College Planning Tip …

Written by  //  01/02/2011  //  Education Tips  //  2 Comments

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday January 02, 2010
 
Time for Financial Aid

Use this month to ready yourself with options to pay for college.

But first, review this checklist for items that should be completed at this time in your college planning process.

Many schools have January deadlines
for college admissions.

Make sure you send a completed application with transcripts, essays and letters of recommendation:
jump to our application submission list: see september

Contact the admissions office of the college(s) to which you have applied to make sure that your information has been received and that they have everything they need from you.
For those who did early submission:
Early admission notices should be received by early January. If no, contact your school to ask when early admission notices will be sent. Make sure you reply to any school request.

If you are accepted, you must notify the college of your decision to attend (with the required deposit money) by mid-January. Watch the deadlines.

If you are taking any college entrance exams,
check your dates:
see test information in the September plan
Are you searching for scholarship money:

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Beware of potential scholarship scams. A general rule to follow is, "if they request money from you in order to get money", they are likely a scam:
Men 18 years or older
must be registered for Selective Service to receive federal financial aid.

You can register online:
www.sss.gov
Next Week
we begin our discussion about the financial aid process. Stay tuned.
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2 Comments on "College Planning Tip …"

  1. Susie Watts 01/02/2011 at 7:37 pm ·

    As a college consultant, I agree that students need to check and make sure that their applications, supplements, recommendations, etc. have been received by the schools to which they have applied.
    The other suggestion I make to students is that they check their email on a regular basis. Colleges usually contact students to let them know if something is missing from their application folder. If they fail to check their email, they may not know that something is missing and delay their application decisions or worse yet, have their applications ignored altogether.

    Susie Watts
    Denver, Colorado

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