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Could Community College Be The Best Right Now Option For Your Student?
The key to getting top money for athletic scholarships is understanding the rules your student needs to follow to sign up with the appropriate organizations. The NCAA is the keeper of all rules for scholar athletes. As an example…
Expert College Essay Writing: Comprehensive Tips and Consultation
The College Essay: Your Personal Canvas The college essay is more than just words on paper; it's a canvas where students paint their aspirations, experiences, and personalities. In the competitive world of college admissions, a compelling essay can be the difference...
Crafting a Winning College Application: Expert Strategies and Guidance
The Power of Strategy: College Application Strategies. Every college has its unique culture, values, and priorities.
Choosing the Right College Admissions Expert: Advisor, Counselor, or Consultant?
Embarking on the college admissions journey is akin to navigating a vast, intricate labyrinth. Each turn presents a new challenge, from selecting the right courses and crafting compelling essays to preparing for interviews and understanding financial aid.
Meghan Sheriff- Helping Your Student Succeed
Shellee and Meghan discuss: - The importance of the college essay - Why are students intimidated by writing their college essay - Seniors need to be independent and feel confident in being vulnerable in their essays About Meghan: Meghan Waldron Sheriff is a secondary...
Brooke Romney- Modern Manners
Brooke Romney is a writer, speaker and leader of an online community who helps moms of teens and tweens create meaningful, healthy and enjoyable relationships with their children through practical application, education and community. Her goal is for every family to...
Insider Secrets To Get Into Top Colleges Using Scholarships
College ready can lead you to where the brilliant scholarships are- not the little scholarships. We want you to be successful. We want you to have the opportunity to graduate debt free. Starting sooner than later is ultimately the first secret to success.
Preparing For College: Curate Your College List
Sometimes students have a dream school that is at the top of their list. Other times, students see their college list as a blank canvas, waiting for the right parts to form a masterpiece. At College Ready, we believe that students should have a balanced college list of schools that includes a good mix of reach, target, and safety schools.
Katie Trowbridge- Curiosity 2 Create
In this episode, Shellee and Katie discuss: - Katie helps students think for themselves and watch the way they think and say - Students do not learn real life problem solving in school so they struggle when entering the real world - Katie works with teachers to help...
Do Your Scholarships Qualify You For the Best Colleges?
There are certain things that will affect how much money you get in college scholarships. The important thing to remember is everybody’s competing to get in. The other piece most people don’t understand is that there’s money to be had if you stand out. I often help families…
Chris Abkarians- Revolutionizing Student Loans
On this latest episode, Revolutionizing Student Loans, Shellee interviews Chris Abkarians. They discuss everything about college, the cost of college and how to avoid going into severe debt to graduate. About Chris: Chris Abkarians is a co-founder of Juno, a...
Shahar Link- Go Beyond Your Expectations
Shellee and Shahar discuss the importance of taking the SAT/ACT and even though it is optional, it is important to do well on them to help your chances of getting into a good school.About Shahar:Mindspire was founded by Shahar Link, who has been teaching in high...
Preparing For College: 7 Things To Do During The Start Of Your Senior Year
Senior year entails a lot of things: college applications, SATs and ACTs, dances, sports, and finishing up your final classes as a high schooler. When it comes to preparing for college, College Ready has some advice for seniors too. Read on to learn about 7 key things to do during the start of your senior year.
Jeff Nelligan- How You Can Raise Resilient Kids
Shellee and Jeff discuss:No nonsense tips for getting kids ready for college,Jeff's experience with his three sons Prepping your children and preparing them for life after in collegeJeff's Bio:'I am the father of three boys and a well-known commentator in the world of...
One Critical Call For Your Student’s College Future
Getting you that return on investment all while enjoying your students senior year is the benefit of working with college ready! Enjoy the process, it can be fun and it can be successful with our help…
Making Your Essay Work For You
Our Certified College Consultants take a personal approach to getting to know their students and working with them through each step of the application process—even the essay. For extra essay help, we offer editing services as well as options to meet with a consultant for brainstorming and drafting essays…
Michelle Hardeman-Guptill: How Do You Handle Trauma?
Shellee and Michelle discuss: - Our world is full of trauma and a lot of people don't know how to talk about it - Keep the door of communication open with your kids - We are not designed to handle stress alone, you need someone to talk to or lean on - Signs of...
Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi- The Japanese Secret For Focus and Academic Excellence
Sensei came to the U.S. in 1992 and settled in Oregon. With her love of the Abacus and a passion for working with children and teaching, she founded the Japanese Abacus Math School, JAMS, in 2001. There’s no greater sense of accomplishment than seeing a student’s face...
Lisa Blaisdell- Love All Stages of Your Life
Lisa is a parent of a previous College Ready student and an entrepreneur for over 20 years helping companies grow to multimillion dollar businesses. She loves coaching mid-age women to be their best self. Lisa and Shellee discuss: - Life has so many different stages...
How to Get the Best Price at your Desired College
College Ready works with many families each application season, and a common question is: “Can our family afford college?” At College Ready, we like to say yes to families. Your student can afford to go to college, but that is only true if the cost of college is properly planned. It’s also important to know that there is a difference between the sticker price and the net price of college tuition. Read on to learn more about how to get the best price at your desired college.
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