JLV College CounselingSymptoms and dangers of senioritis
Senioritis is a real thing for many high school seniors. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines senioritis as, “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades.” It is easy to have the high school “finish line” within reach and say, “I’m done,” and neglect or not try as hard to complete assignments or study for tests. However, students need to address senioritis before it has a negative effect on their future. Read More
How to handle college rejection
Rejection hurts. No matter what anyone says, being rejected from a college will hurt. Whether the college is your dream school or the college you called your safety school, it will hurt. Read More
Scholarship Saturday – March 12, 2016
The deadlines for the scholarships that were on this list have passed. To see scholarships that are still accepting applications, visit more recent Scholarship Saturday posts.
Understanding financial aid award letters
Some admissions decisions have come out already, while others will be sent to students soon. For many students, one of the biggest factors in choosing a college in this late stage of the admissions process is cost. If you have not received your financial aid award letters yet, they should be arriving soon. Unfortunately, financial aid and cost can be very confusing for students and their families.
One of the biggest mistakes students and their families make when reviewing financial aid award letters is assuming the award letter with the biggest “award” total is the best. However, this is not always the case. The main reason it is so difficult to compare financial aid award letters is because colleges are not required to use a standardized form. Therefore, here is some help in deciphering financial aid award letters. Read More
Easy Scholarships from Do Something with March 2016 deadlines
“Take action with DoSomething.org to make social change! By signing up for one of our featured campaigns, you’ll not only be doing good, but you could even win a scholarship — which means money to pay for school.”
Do you like making a difference in your school or community? If you do, DoSomething has a lot of campaigns to make a difference, and for participating, you will be entered to win a scholarship! Below are the campaigns with March 2016 deadlines. Read More
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