FAFSA: Understanding Financial Aid

Beyond applying and being accepted into college, the next hurdle that students must tackle is figuring out how to pay for college.  That is where the FAFSA comes in.

Obviously, this is a crucial part to going to school, as most colleges will not let students walk into classes without dropping a dime.  Financial aid is the most significant contributor to students 

The FAFSA is a form that your college use to determine how much aid their students will be awarded.  This post will discuss the FAFSA and how students should approach it.

For the love of Education: See Your Guidance Counselor!

Hello Students!

This may seem like an obvious thing to do, going and talking with your high school guidance counselor.  Looking back on my own experience, I really wish I would have done this when I was in high school.

I figured, since I did not plan or know anything about college, I would not need to visit my guidance counselor.  Well this thought was wrong!

Did you say... Scholarships?

Hello Students,

So we are thinking about college, and applying for schools and filling out the FAFSA for financial aid. This is good, as paying for college is obviously important!  Do not think though that your financial support stops with the FAFSA.  There are a variety of options students can pursue such as scholarships and grants.

This post will discuss the difference between scholarships and grants, and will help you students to research scholarship opportunities!

Are you a Can't-Miss Student?

Hello Students!

Hopefully after reading a few of my posts, you have begun to think about your college options.  The wheels in your heads are hopefully turning and have you dreaming about your future!


So you have the SAT/ACT scores, and you have GPA you need to get into the schools you want, that's great!  So now what?  What more can you do?

The goal of this blog is to help you learn how to make yourself into a Can't-Miss Student that colleges would love to have on their campus!  Here's what you need to know:

Testing For College: Choosing Not to Test

Hello Students!

This is the last installment of our 3-Blog span covering which test is the right option for you guys to take when it comes to College acceptance tests.

This blog will cover the unknown option, choosing not to take the SAT or ACT.  Well this does not seem like a likely option, or on that is too good to be true, it is an option students have!  And students like optionHowever, this is not the right option for most students, I will discuss which students this would benefit the most.

Testing for College: The ACT

Hello Students!

Today's post will continue with the theme of looking at College acceptance tests that we started last week.  Today we will look at the ACT.

We will be looking at what you as a student taking the test should expect, and whether or not it is the right test for you.

Testing for College: The SAT

Hey Students!

Glad you are back to check out the next installment of Let's Go To College!  Today's posting, and the next few, will be about the variety of options you have when it comes to College acceptance tests.

We will be looking specifically at the SAT for this post, and the ACT and the option of "Not-Testing" the next two after.

Today will be a basic introductory post about the SAT's and what you as a student should expect.

Higher Education Begins Here

The purpose of this blog is to inform students in a more casual tone about their opportunities for college.  The goal is to have teachers and parents relay the information from my blog to their students, and to have their students check out the blog for themselves.

When I was in high school, I was not provided with the tools to attend college.