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College Preparedness
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Unlocking College Admissions: The Impact of Personalized College Prep Support
With college admissions more competitive than ever, HelloCollege founder Kevin Krebs explains how tailored guidance empowers students to reach their highest academic and career potential.
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How To Overcome Financial Barriers to College
This article provides you with a roadmap to overcome barriers that may discourage you from accessing or completing your academic program.
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How College Students Can Prioritize Mental Health While Living on Campus
Meera Menon is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Ohio State University Medical Center where she specializes in young adult mental health. She offered her top tips for college students looking to manage the stressors of higher education, as well as how to find and access mental health resources on campuses across the country.
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Support for LGBTQ+ Students Is Critical
With nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills being heard in state capitols nationwide, college-bound students may seek campuses in more accepting communities to find peers and politics that embrace their identities.
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The Importance of Equity in Financial Education
As young adults emerge into adulthood and enter the complex landscape of personal finance, they face numerous choices and challenges.
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The SAT: A Reason to Say “Yes”
Colleges are almost always looking for a reason to say “yes.” It may not feel that way to nervous students and families, but admissions officers open every application hoping to see evidence that a student is prepared for higher education, and all the ways that they’re ready to hit the ground running as a newly admitted college student.
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5 Tips to Help You Plan for Paying for College
The end of the school year is quickly approaching. But the excitement of summer break may be overshadowed by a more pressing question: How will I pay for college next year?
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How to Support Your Teen in Making Post-Secondary Decisions
Planning for life after high school can be exciting and daunting for teens. Choosing the right career, choosing the right school, applying to schools — the list of decisions and preparation tasks goes on and on, and can put a lot of pressure on our teens. As a parent of three now adult children, I have experienced this firsthand.
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How Parents Can Get Their College-Bound Students Ready for Applications
Our panel of experts shared their top tips for aspiring higher ed students (and their parents) who are looking to bolster their college applications.
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College as an Investment: Which Majors Deliver the Best Bang for the Buck?
A college education is likely to be one of the most expensive things any of us will ever buy. For the 2023-24 academic year, the average cost of college tuition was roughly $41,000 for private schools and $23,000 for out-of-state students at public schools, according to US News and World Report. And, of course, that’s just the average. For one year. For just tuition. The actual sticker price for many, including books, housing and the rest of it, will be much, much higher.