#CollegeCash Summary with College Abacus

Our guest for CollegeCash was  College Abacus, we had a great twitter conversation about college cost in the United States. Abacus is  free  service parents, students and counselors , that helps  compare  projected college financial aid packages across schools and to identify schools within families  budgets.   [View the story "CollegeCash Summary with College Abacus" on Storify] Share → Tweet

Admission Our Hot Topic on #CollegeCash

Tonight our #CollegeCash friends and families got together to share the stress and advice of the college admissions process. We had special guest Dr. Nancy Berk to help calm the nerves of many of our friends. [View the story "Admission Hot Topic on #CollegeCash" on Storify] Share → Tweet

#collegecash Summary: Deciding on a College

Last night, we welcomed @collegeprowler as our guest on #collegecash. College Prowler helps students choose their school and make the most of their college experience When searching for a college, each student has something he/she is looking for.  Once those factors have been identified, they can seek out colleges with those stats.  On average, most people are looking at tuition, acceptance, and location stats.  The question should not be: “What stats am I looking for?”, but “What stats are important to me?” As far as student reviews go, they hold different... Read The Rest →

Admissions Collegecash Summary

This week, we welcomed Karen Pull, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Kettering University. Kettering is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) university, where ALL students participate in a paid co-op program. Karen has worked in admissions at several universities in the Midwest and Florida. She loves to talk with students and parents about the college preparation process. Following are her tips and advice regarding the admissions process. If you are a high school senior and still don’t know where you want to apply to college, be aware that there are... Read The Rest →

#CollegeCash Open House

Our #CollegeCash Twitter Seminar will be held in the ever popular Open Mic Night format! I’m excited about our very special Open House version…. Thursday will be “Bring a Friend” night. Invite a friend who currently has a junior or senior student to participate and you will receive a VIP invite to an exclusive Google hangout! I’ll be hosting a live Google hangout where you and your friend have the floor to ask me any and all financial aid questions you might have. You will have complete uncensored access to... Read The Rest →

Your College Budget

  For most students, college is the first time that they have been away from home for any length of time. It may also be the first time that they have managed their own budgets. If you find yourself in this position, there are several practical steps that you can take to survive college without running out of money. • Before you can set up a budget or spending plan, you need to know what you have to work with. Most of your college spending will be known upfront. You... Read The Rest →

CollegeCash Summary Open Mic Night Graduating Tips

I would like to thank all of u for supporting our community and welcome all our new online seminar participants.  What I enjoy most about social media platforms is the engagement, networking and amazing guests. As our community on Twitter grows my vision of providing a space for us to connect, engage, learn & support each other  continues. This week’s topic covers the responsible things to do before graduating   [View the story "CollegeCash Summary Open Mic Night Graduating Tips" on Storify] Share → Tweet

Scholarship Pre-Planning CollegeCash Summary

Our guest hostess was Monica Matthews for our #CollegeCash twitter Seminar last night Monica Matthews is the author of “How to Win College Scholarships” found at http://how2winscholarships.com.  She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares this passion with other parents and their students.  Her scholarship tips have been featured on several websites and she has been dubbed the “Go To” expert on college scholarships. College Scholarships:  Plan Early, Win More! Start Early and create expectations-As your children grow, use phrases like “when you go to... Read The Rest →

How Students Should Approach Networking Using Social Media

As we enter into this exciting graduation season, this week on her #CollegeCash chat, Jodi welcomed special guest Lori Ruff, The LinkedIn Diva™, who is a Forbes Top 50 super-connected Social Media Power Influencer.  Lori travels the globe to demonstrate how to effectively and efficiently harness the business development power of social media. We started off the chat discussing why new grads need social networking.  Lori explained that not only do new grads need social networking in and after school, but that they need to transition that networking from the... Read The Rest →

Double-Header #DadChat and #CollegeCash Summary

Last night was our first Double-Header for #DadChat and #CollegeCash. In the first hour of Bruce Sallan invited me to guest host on #DadChat to discuss financial aid and the college student.Bruce Sallan, author of “A Dad’s Point-of-View: We ARE Half the Equation” and radio host of “The Bruce Sallan Show – A Dad’s Point-of-View” gave up a long-term showbiz career to become a stay-at-home-dad. He has dedicated his new career to becoming THE Dad advocate. He carries out his mission with not only his book and radio show, but also his column “A Dad’s... Read The Rest →

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