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Use the Summer Months to Your Advantage

College-bound high school students should use the summer months ahead to build their qualifications and become the kind of student most sought after by college admission officers. Students should engage in the “right” activities to build their résumé and enhance their student qualifications.

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College Pre-Enrollment Steps

College-bound students and parents - Here’s what to do next to prepare for enrolling into college in coming fall. Include very handy list of tasks to complete.

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Now More Than Ever, Consider Private Colleges and Universities.

Here’s a pretty convincing argument for including private colleges and universities in the list of schools you should consider applying to next fall.

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The Freshman Perspective

Fun article about high school freshman’s spring semester. Worth the read.

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What To Do On College Campus Visits This Spring Break

Great article on everything to do during campus visits. http://bit.ly/gM5CrJ

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Parents: Don’t Make The Mistake Of Having Your Child Face The College Admission Process Alone

College-bound students need help from parents. The parental assistance I’m talking about doesn’t include parents completing their child’s college application, rather, parents should help with associated simple, time-consuming tasks; tasks I like to call “tedious but necessary.”

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Parents: Complete a Health Care Proxy For Your College-Bound Son or Daughter

A Health Care Proxy is a medical power of attorney that allows the person appointed by the student (presumably the parents) to be their health care agent. The appointed agent is authorized to make medical decisions on the student’s behalf if the student is severely injured or rendered unconscious.

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Be Sure to Clean-Up Language and Photographs on Facebook.com

High School Seniors: An important task to complete before the college application process gets into full swing next month is to clean-up all personal information you and your friends have posted on internet social network websites that involve you.

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A Practical List Of Items To Take To College

 

If you’re an incoming college freshman, it may seem a little early to start thinking about the things you need to take with you to college. However, there are numerous things to consider and inventorying items you need sooner than later is a really good idea.

To help you with this process, MyCollegeCalendar provides a checklist of suggested items for college.

 

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Get Your Personal Finances In Order For College

Students leaving for college this fall need to do more than secure money to pay college tuition and fees; they also need to organize their personal finances in preparation for living away from home.

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