APPLICATION TIMELINE

MONTHLY PLANNER

...for the Rest of Your High School Life.
By Dr. Randall Hansen

FEBRUARY

• Schedule meeting with your guidance counselor to discuss possible college choices.
• Begin to focus on the key 10 to 15 colleges that are a good fit (based on your academics and career choice).
• Stay focused on grades.

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FOR YOUR SAT PREPARATION & ACT REGISTRATION NEEDS

Preparing for a test is definitely no cakewalk! Even if you labor for months and even take all the standardized tests, pre-test anxiety is always an issue. The right counseling and adequate preparation can help combat this problem faced by a majority of students across the country.

What you need for SAT Exams.

Get ready for the mental marathons that are the SAT exams! A good SAT study guide and practice tests are basically what you need to prepare for the SAT exams, which students from all over the world end up spending thousands of dollars. A waste of hard-earned money you might say! However, self-assessment tests are, in fact, the best way to crack the SAT exam...

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TEST-PREP SURVIVAL: ALL THE BASICS AND THEN SOME

By Molly Baab and Jennifer Hall

Standardized tests play an important role in the college admission process … and you can get through them! Read on and prepare for test success.

First Stop: Acronym City

When it comes to standardized testing, there seems to be an acronym waiting around every corner — and for juniors, the SAT, ACT, and PSAT play starring roles...

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ADMISSION TIPS: HOW TO BEAT APPLICATION FRUSTRATION

By Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

One of the most critical stages in a college-bound teen’s life is the process of applying to college. And while many activities lead up to the point of applying to a select group of colleges, the focus of this article is on maximizing your efforts on your college applications.

More specifically, this article discusses six strategies that are absolutely critical to mastering the college application process — and moving you closer to your goal of obtaining acceptance to the colleges of your choice.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Show me the (college) money!

By Mark Brenner, Vice Chairman and Executive Officer, College Loan Corporation

With the holiday season firmly behind us, there's one topic that students and their families across the country should be thinking about this January: money! Money for college, that is. With the New Year comes a new financial aid season and the opportunity to score some big bucks to help with tuition and college expenses.

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