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High School Senior College Planning

March 6th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday March 07, 2010
 

Learn about options to pay for college:

 

If you applied early to your college,

you should have received your acceptance notice and Financial Award Package from your school:

see the April Plan

 
What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

More information available:

 

 


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High School Senior College Planning

February 20th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday February 21, 2010
 
Building Good Credit

Before making a decision about credit cards, student loans, and other credit financing, take a brief moment to view our affiliated member site on credit card and debt management:

(links go to our member site at SayGoodCredit.com)

Credit Management
summary review of credit management and how to start and develop your own credit skills.

Topics include:
introduction: about credit
types of credit
what is credit management
Applying for Credit

establishing credit
maintaining good credit
repairing your credit

Debt Management
learn tactics to manage and avoid debt.

Topics include:
about debt management
how much debt
solving your debt problems

Budget Management
develop important budgeting skills while in school.

Topics include:
why budget
what’s in the budget

 

What to Do About Credit Cards:

Banks and other student loan companies will be marketing you with credit card offers. Their objective is to get you onto their credit card system so that they have you as a customer for life.

You will need a cash card for school. Many college-town merchants will not accept checks and you don’t want to carry around cash. But beware! Many students get into big debts with easy use of credit cards.

 

What Type of Credit Card for School:

  1. Pre-paid credit:
    see how to use pre-paid cards to manage and budget your student funds. They work just like credit cards. But they limit your spending by the amount of money you load to the card:

    view how to use pre-paid cards to manage student loans

 
What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

More information available:

 

 


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HS Senior College Planning

February 13th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday February 14, 2010
 

About Advanced Placement

Have you considered taking Advanced Placement Exams or the CLEP to test out of preliminary college courses such as pre-algebra, history and others? The tests are coming up. Why spend the time and cost to attend college courses you don’t need. So get yourself ready:

The exams are administered each year in the Spring with some preparation required prior to the exam. Check with your high school for exam administration, enrollment and information.

  • Information about the advanced placement program:
    the collegeboard administers the AP exams. This site has all the information you need including test programs and dates:
    www.collegeboard.com

  • View our advanced placement prep/study guides:
    includes prep planning books and other reading materials that can help you with these exams:
    click here for advanced placement materials
 
What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

More information available:

 

 


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HS Senior Weekly College Planning Tip

December 5th, 2009 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday December 06, 2009
 

CLEP Testing / Some Holiday Shopping

Consider taking and preparing for the Advanced Placement Exams or CLEP tests, if applicable. This allows you to test out of some college courses that can save you time and money.

The exams are administered each year in the Spring with some preparation required prior to the exam. Check with your school for exam administration, enrollment and information.

  • Information about the advanced placement program:
    the collegeboard administers the AP exams. This site has all the information you need including test programs and dates:
    www.collegeboard.com

  • View our advanced placement prep/study guides:
    includes prep planning books and other reading materials that can help you with these exams:
    click here for advanced placement materials

 

How about some Holiday Shopping
with these on-line shopping centers:

  • First thing:
    get this discount card designed for students. Using this card can save you money at many locations tailored for students and their families:
    www.studentadvantage.com

  • Ideas for:
    Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister, and the entire family
    our affiliated holiday shopping site for the entire family:
    www.nBuy.com/holiday
More information available:

 

 


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