Hello Parents! In less than one year, your Class of 2018 student will be done with their college applications and will begin receiving their early action application results. Here are a few things that you’ll want to start focusing on to ensure that they’ll be ready to begin the applications! Project their GPA Schools will […]
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Great news: the Common Application has confirmed that juniors can create a Common Application account now and fill out the basic information, which can be rolled over for the 2016-2017 application cycle. Think about how great it will be to have that part of the application done, leaving you time to focus on essays! The
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2016-17 Cal Grant Income and Asset Ceilings Here are the 2016-17 Cal Grant income and asset ceilings. The Cal Grant is income, asset and GPA based. Check the respective family size. The income includes taxable (adjusted gross income) and non-taxable income (i.e. pre-tax contributions towards retirement accounts). Common Mistake: parents assume it’s just their taxable
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February 2016 Lectures, Seminars, and Other Events Follow the links to register for these free events! UCSD: 1) Origins of Genus Homo Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny Date: Friday, February 05, 2016 https://calendar.ucsd.edu/DisplayEventDetail.asp?iEventID=189104&iSubCatID=&iRoomID= 2) William S. Lerach speaks on “The Holocaust Litigations: Is Holding Corporate Evil Accountable an Impossible Dream?” Department
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Looking for some volunteer opportunities?! Here are a few that are ongoing or coming up in the near future 1) RanchoBernardo Community Council – Student Representative (must be a resident of RB) – click here for app 2) SDDepartment of Parks and Recreation: http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/parks/volunteer.html 3) FeedingAmerica – San Diego: http://feedingamericasd.org/get-involved/volunteer/individuals-families/
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Do the classes I take in high school matter? How many AP classes should I take? Answer: Here’s my typical former-Admissions-Counselor answer: It depends! When selecting high school courses, always start by making sure you are choosing those that are considered “approved” A-G courses. You want to be sure that you are meeting the minimum
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Senior year is well underway and many students and parents have turned their attention to the world beyond high school. Perhaps you’ve always had college in your sites for your child. Maybe you have been encouraging extra-curricular activities since middle school. It’s finally time to start compiling all that work and play into a brag
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Many parents (mistakenly) believe that the last year or two of high school is the time to be thinking about college. However, planning for college, and particularly how to pay for college, should start much earlier. In fact, there are things that your child should start doing in the early stages of high school that
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