College Funding Resource http://www.collegefundingresource.com Legally sharing insider information with parents and students (TM) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Where to Look for College Scholarships http://www.collegefundingresource.com/where-to-look-for-college-scholarships/ http://www.collegefundingresource.com/where-to-look-for-college-scholarships/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:59 +0000 Dee http://www.collegefundingresource.com/?p=1286 by Dee Bishop

Applying for scholarships for your soon-to-be college aged student can be a daunting task. One problem is where to find potential scholarships to apply for. Here are some ideas to help you look for applicable scholarships for which your high school student can apply.

Scholarships are available on local, state and national levels. Typically, local scholarships have less competition…

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If you have a son or daughter who is going to be entering college soon, you’ve probably begun to consider scholarships as a means to help finance his or her college tuition. Here are ten tips to give you a competitive edge in the scholarship search and application process.

  1. Search everywhere for scholarships for which your child might qualify.…
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There are a number of myths, which surround scholarships, and because of these, a lot of students and parents miss out on the ability to get a scholarship. Always investigate any information you think may be bogus or questionable and you may find yourself nicely surprised about getting a scholarship.

Here are a few of the more popular misconceptions…

]]> http://www.collegefundingresource.com/scholarship-myths/feed/ 1 Ten Reasons Not to Hire a Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS) http://www.collegefundingresource.com/ten-reasons-not-to-hire-a-certified-college-planning-specialist-ccps/ http://www.collegefundingresource.com/ten-reasons-not-to-hire-a-certified-college-planning-specialist-ccps/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:59:30 +0000 Felicia http://www.collegefundingresource.com/?p=1237 1. I feel confident that colleges will give me all the money I need for my kid’s education just based on my applying for financial aid.
2. I prefer the service I receive from my current advisors who do not specialize in college funding.
3. I have plenty of time to attend college fairs at my kid’s high school, search the internet…

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by Audrey Johnson

Deadlines 
Test Registration

As a home schooling family, it was our responsibility to make arrangements for the PSAT through a local school. The College Board website provides us with all the information we need to register for the SAT and SAT Subject Tests. There are regular registration deadlines (postmark/submit by), U.S. late registration periods,…

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by Audrey Johnson

Dates

It is my son’s junior year in high school, and the calender is filling up with important dates for him to remember. The first set of dates deals with college admissions testing.  Each college has requirements for admission, which could include submitting scores for the SAT (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html) or ACT (http://www.act.org/). . The…
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In this week's Pop corn Friday video, we have Douglas Christiansen, Vanderbilt's associate provost for enrollment and dean of admissions at Vanderbilt University explaining the financial aid process from a college's perspective.

It is giving you some of the factors to consider when applying for financial aid.
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Answer: SAT or ACT.

The scores students receive on each standardized test are supposed to be an indication of the student's ability to be successful in college.

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