by Lee Norwood | Oct 17, 2021 | College Admissions
By Jill Janofsky, Achieve College Counseling, LLC www.achievecollegecounseling.com Baltimore, MD The height of college application season comes with its own unique set of stressors, not the least of which is navigating financial aid and scholarship applications. I...
by Lee Norwood | Sep 10, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
Paying for college is an interesting maze to navigate. The MOST money you will ever get toward a college degree is from the institution itself in the form of financial aid (based on need) and merit aid (based on your application and attributes). Our goal is to help...
by Lee Norwood | Aug 11, 2021 | College Admissions
“It is beautiful, and I cannot wait to enjoy the palm trees when I look out my window.” You can do that in lots of schools. “The city is one of the most vibrant in the world.” Duh… “When I stepped on campus, I felt at home.”...
by Lee Norwood | Jul 13, 2021 | College Admissions
This is a MUST LISTEN TO podcast. So many of our families live and breathe the college rankings put out each year by US News & World Report. We think that this is not a good way to judge a college or university. When determining how “good” an...
by Lee Norwood | Jul 8, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
A resume is a proactive communication piece and organizes your activities and accomplishments based on common themes. The document can be very effective in getting across your unique competencies; it’s more than just a laundry list of activities on a form (like the...
by Lee Norwood | Apr 26, 2021 | College Admissions
Guidelines for Making a Final Choice of College By Erin Barnes on April 20, 2020 For families of students recently admitted to college, the coming weeks are critical to the final choice of a college. With a spring enrollment deadline looming, important decisions must...