Inside the College Admissions Process

There was a great segment on The Today Show yesterday about how the college admissions process works.  Cameras were allowed inside the Grinnell College admissions office as they debated and decided on applicants.  For an inside view, check out this clip from the show.

Senioritis

Call it senioritis or the senior slide, this article points out the pitfalls of letting it overwhelm you.

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/mom-u-02-08/

Good Reading

Whether you have a middle-schooler or a student in the upper school, this article from The Washington Post offers some great advice.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2011/02/8_sneaky_ways_to_ready_middle.html

Education Agenda...Race to the Top of What?

A very interesting opinion piece in today's New York Times: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/race-to-the-top-of-what-obama-on-education/?ref=opinion

The Choice, the New York Times education blog, currently has some financial aid questions and answers that may be helpful to you.

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/fafsaq-and-a-part-5-2/?ref=education

Scholarship Web Sites

Here's an extensive list of scholarship web sites you might want to investigate.  Fastweb is probably the most commonly used one, but the others might be worth checking out.

Need something to read?

The New York Times has an interesting college blog that covers a variety of topics.  Most recently a student wrote about keeping an open mind about her college major, something I think is worth considering.  Though some of the posts are by admissions professionals, many of them are by students currently going through the application process. 

If you have time, you might want to check it out.  http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/