• College Bound Fundamentals
• Topics Covered

• Why a high school class rank has lost value
• Why most colleges do not use a student’s weighted grade point average
• College application essays
• Letters of recommendations
• Resume portfolios
• College group versus individual visits
• How to dress on a college visit
• How to prepare for a college visit
• Questions to ask on a college visit
• Setting parameters in your college search
• Warnings to consider when beginning your college search
• FAFSA
• Federal Loan Programs
• Federal Work Study Program
• How to find scholarships
• What does “stacking” scholarships mean?
• How to subjectively compare schools
• How to objectively compare schools
• How to set a realist budget for college
• How to compare financial aid packages
• Preparing to negotiate scholarship offers
• When to negotiate scholarship offers
• How to negotiate scholarship offers
• Making the final decision on where to go to college
• Beware of college (life) coaches
• Setting the right foundation before a student enters high school
• The ideal high school timeline for a college bound student
• Recommended majors
• College fairs
• Maximize your time when colleges visit your high school
• The advantage of early college visits
• Developing reading skills
• Family reading ideas
• Learn how to study
• High school guidance counselors
• Recommended high school teachers
• Recommended high school classes
• Advanced placement (AP) classes
• Dual-credit classes
• The importance of high school grades
• High school semester exams
• PSAT
• ACT vs SAT
• ACT superscore
• ACT goal setting
• After school activities
• Learning disabilities
• The “optional” trap
• The six-year path
• Financial lesson – graduate on time
• Ready for life?
• Summer school advantages
• First semester of college
• College advisors
• Recommended college courses
• Recommended college professors
• Living arrangements
• Homesick hints

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College Bound Fundamentals

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