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Understanding financial aid award packages - part 2
This is a three-part article which reviews each of the financial award options that may be available to students. Families have until May 1st to accept a schools offer of admission and financial aid....
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Understanding financial aid award packages - part 3
This is the final of a three-part article which reviews each of the financial award options that may be available to students. Families have until May 1st to accept a schools offer of admission and...
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Dealing with the college wait-list
April 1st through 15th marked the traditional time period where the majority of college bound students discovered their admittance status. Unlike the class of 2008 that was hit with the largest number...
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Opportunities for students who have been denied
Now that the deadline for students to accept their admissions offer has passed, colleges are evaluating the number of spaces that are still available in their fall class. While many schools will...
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Test optional colleges
An article in today's issue of Inside Higher Education announced another ranked school that was going test optional. St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, home of the NH Institute of...
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Planning summer activities
As the school year quickly comes to an end, it's easy for high school students to want to shut down and relax through the summer. While rest and relaxation is important, summer is also a great time...
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Common Application adds new schools
The Common Application announced that they will be adding 27 new schools to its member list this year. This brings the total number of schools utilizing the Common Application to 414 schools....
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CFNC launches new improved site
The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC.org) launched its new and improved web site this summer. CFNC is a free service for all residents in the state of North Carolina that helps students plan...
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Area universities to host open house (Photos)
With the new school year underway, most high school seniors have already begun the process of completing college applications. While it's always best to visit a college before you apply, there's still...
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Both UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Wilmington will notify all students of early admissions by next Wednesday, February 1, 2012. While some paper and email notifications have already been sent out by both...
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FAFSA Day 2012
Now is the time for current high school seniors, as well as current college students, who need financial aid to be filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). As its name states,...
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Should you be filing a FAFSA?
It’s the new year and for parents of high school seniors and college-aged kids, it signifies the arrival of this year’s FAFSA. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, FAFSA is the Free Application...
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Don't forget to complete the CSS Profile!
While most parents and students are aware of the need to complete a FAFSA form in order to receive financial aid, many often overlook the additional CSS/Profile that is required by many private, and...
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FAFSA day coming soon!
On Saturday, February 23, 2013, the state of North Carolina will be holding its annual FAFSA Day. This is a day set aside for families to get free assistance with filling out this form. The service is...
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NC public school juniors to take ACT
On March 5, 2013, all North Carolina Public School Juniors will take the ACT test at their home school. This is one of the two admissions exams required to gain entrance to college - the other is the...
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Start planning for summer now!
Though it's still technically the middle of winter, it's actually the perfect time to start planning for summer. For high school students, it would help if that plan included some type of academic...
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Are AP courses worth the effort?
As students begin planning their course selections for next year, families need to understand the full importance of taking AP classes. AP classes are college-level courses, normally taught at the...
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Understanding financial aid award letters pt.1
*This is a multi-part article that provides clear steps to determining your families out of pocket expenses to a college once you have viewed your school's financial aid award offer.At this time, most...
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Understanding financial aid award letters pt.2
*This is the second of a multi-part article that provides clear steps to determining your families out of pocket expenses for a college once you have viewed that school's financial aid award...
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Understanding financial aid award letters pt.3
This is the third and final of a multi-part article that provides clear steps to determining your families out of pocket expenses for a college once you have viewed that school's financial aid award...
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