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Another Set of Eyes When your child asks if you would read his or her college essay, the temptation to change and rearrange might be overwhelming…BUT, just like you hold yourself back from that second (or first) piece of chocolate cake, you’ve gotta show some willpower in this situation as well.
Knowing how to give constructive and POSITIVE feedback that won’t damage your child’s self-esteem is a skill we all could benefit from mastering. “Don’t Second Guess Your Child’s College Essay Ideas” will help on the editing front. You’re on your own when it comes to the cake.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step… Sometimes the college admissions journey seems like it goes on for a thousand miles. And for many high school seniors, every step of that journey can contribute just another bit of emotional, physical, cogitive or behavioral stress.
Parents should be vigilant to the changes that this highly-charged process can produce in their children. “Signs of College Admissions Stress and How to Help” lends insight that can lead to understanding the pressures some students endure, and offers solutions about how to handle situations of varying degree.
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This workshop will walk step by step through the online FAFSA form and explain how your EFC is calculcated, which assets are included and identified as parent vs. student assets, should you use the IRS DRT, the pros and cons of using the new FAFSA mobile app, what documentation you need if selected for verification and more.
The recorded workshop, is led by Luanne Lee, a certified College Financial Planning Specialist with over 13 years of college planning experience in the financial services industry.
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Whether we like it or not, the financial aid season is upon us. So to help ease the pain, we recorded our workshop on filling out the CSS Profile.
Now's the time to make sure your CSS Profile form is submitted correctly. This workshop, led by Christen O'Connor, Associate Director of Financial Aid at Dartmouth College, explains the philoshopy behind why colleges ask the questions they do. As she walks through the form, Christen shares the most common mistakes families make, so you can avoid them.
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Do you want to make sure that your son or daughter answers each section accurately and appropriately, and submits the right information to portray his or her strengths?
We recorded our workshop, led by Marisa Meddin (Founder of Talk College To Me) “Conquering the Confusing Common Application: How To Avoid Filling out The Common Application Incorrectly.”
During this workshop Marisa showed exactly what information to include and exclude in each section to ensure your senior submits the strongest possible applications.
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NEED HELP WITH ESSAYS? As a subscriber to Road2College get a discount to use Prompt's essay review service. This is the service many private college counselors use for the clients they work with. Send a copy of your student's essay to get reviewed. Your student will get honest, constructive feedback on everything from the essay topic to the structure and grammar. |
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Debbie Schwartz
Founder, Road2College
I'm a parent, like many of you, trying to navigate college admissions and paying for college. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, I'm working to give families the education, data, and tools to make smarter financial college decisions. |
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