Campus Safety on #CollegeCash

As Parent watch students move to their next milestone in life we want to help coach them about safety. Collegecash invited Charley and Tracey Vega from Simple Self Defense for Women to share tips on safety for our kids. [View the story "Campus Safety on #CollegeCash " on Storify] Share → Tweet

Will the FAFSA Changes Affect You?

College students and their parents are accustomed to filling out the yearly Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is usually a pretty straightforward, if not drawn-out, process. But in today’s society students have many different types of home living arrangements which can cause problems when completing these forms. Trying to answer the seemingly-simple question of “who is my parent?” can become a matter of splitting regulatory hairs. Questions about stepparents, adoptive parents and parents in same sex marriages cloud the information students can supply and may affect their... Read The Rest →

Connecting With Faculty Before The School Year Ends on #CollegeCash

Our hot topic for #CollegeCash this week was lead by Ellen Breman who taught us about “Connecting with Faculty Before the School Ends”. Many of our participants were emailing their students with the tweets that Breman was sharing in our chat. Breman and I have had many conversations about how important faculty can be in a student’s life on many different levels. Here is our Storify with some great nuggets.   [View the story "Connecting With Faculty Before The School Year Ends on #CollegeCash " on Storify] Share → Tweet

#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

Say This, Not That to Save Grades Before Finals

Many college students don’t realize that right now, they are in a sweet spot: There is still time to save grades before the end of the term. What most students will do is cram in every waking hour of study. According to professor Ellen Bremen, what most students may not do is use the one tool that could actually help them the most: Their mouth. As 14-year tenured Communication Studies faculty, Bremen became worried about students self-sabotaging their education when a simple conversation could save them. So she wrote a... Read The Rest →

Get your LinkedIn Profile in Tip Top Shape on #CollegeCash

Our guest on #CollegeCash, Viveka vonRosen founder of LinkedIntoBusiness joined us to help parents and students update, setup and teach important LinkedIn skills. Viveka was named one of The Top 20 Women Social Media Influencers  in Forbes and is the creator and moderator of #LinkedInChat on Tuesday nights at 5:00 pm pst. Here is the great information Viveka shared.   [View the story "Get your LinkedIn Profile in Tip Top Shape on #CollegeCash " 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 Chats About Demonstrated Interest in a College

#CollegeCash chat had guest Sia Knight talking about demonstrated interest in college admissions. Sia gave great insight into how demonstrated interest can effect your college admission. It’s true. When students are applying to more colleges than ever before, schools are looking to identify and admit students who will likely enroll if accepted. Colleges really like students who demonstrate an interest beyond simply applying. #CollegeCash is every Thursday night at 7pm PST. Join us to l earn about all topics related to the college process & much, much more! [View the... Read The Rest →

The Trend of Students Applying to College is Higher Than Ever!

My new passion is about enrollment in college, otherwise known as Enrollment Management (or #EMchat).  There are staff members in colleges who crunch numbers and devise strategies and plans to help shape college admissions and meet established goals.  The numbers of universities and colleges instituting offices of Enrollment Management has increased in recent years. Enrollment Management offices provide help and coordination to offices such as admissions, financial aid, registration and other student services.  (Often these offices are part of an Enrollment Management division.) Enrollment Management is an organizational concept and... 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 →

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