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The College Tour’s Latest Episode: Welcome to Barry University!
Located in sunny Miami, Barry University offers more than 100 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs grounded in a personalized, values-based education. Their students are known by name, guided by caring faculty, and encouraged to grow academically, personally, and socially.
From championship-winning athletic teams to research symposiums and year-round student activities, there’s no shortage of opportunities for involvement, leadership, and connection on campus. They're also committed to making a Barry education accessible. Barry is consistently recognized as one of the top universities in awarding financial aid packages.
Experiential learning is at the heart of a Barry education, giving students the chance to apply their knowledge in real-world settings from day one. Students at the Barry Ad Company create real marketing campaigns for the university and outside clients. Through their Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), students manage a live investment portfolio valued at $1.5M and with their growing AI Center and DX Lab, students gain hands-on experience in emerging technologies across industries. These opportunities turn learning into action and help students step confidently into their careers.
As National College Decision Day approaches on May 1, Barry knows your guidance is more important than ever. Their admissions team is here to support you and your students with rolling admissions, program-specific guidance, and a streamlined, student-friendly process. And as they look ahead to welcoming the next class of Buccaneers, they'd like to share a message from our Provost.
Barry's team looks forward to helping your students discover their path, find their community, and build a future full of breakthroughs, purpose and possibility at Barry University.
Watch the episode here.
New College Cost Calculators
Applying to college can feel like a high-stakes gamble. How much will college ultimately cost? Colleges may offer scholarships to make school more affordable. But there are also factors, like pricey supplies or transportation costs, that could make college more expensive for many students.
Two new calculators may be helpful:
Niche True Cost: The popular college rankings website Niche has a new tool to help students get a more realistic view of their costs. Students are asked typical questions about grades and family income that influence how much aid they might get. Then the calculator goes further, helping students dig deep and consider all the costs they may face to earn their degree. Perhaps not for the faint of heart. But a helpful dose of realism. [Read More]
MyIntuition: This calculator is simpler — and that’s the point. This “quick college cost estimator” is designed to give families an estimate of what they will pay by entering just a few numbers. It’s not as precise as a true college calculator, but it’s easy to use and lets families know if they will be eligible for substantial financial aid.
What Are “No-Loan” Schools?
Is your dream school a pricey private college? There is hope. Some of the most popular private colleges promise to make school affordable for you and your family if you get accepted. They will reduce their cost with college scholarships and work-study. No student loans at all. BUT every school defines “need” differently. Always check each school’s financial aid page. Policies vary!
How to Find Schools That Meet Full Need? Make a college list with reach, match, and safety schools. Include options that are already affordable or more expensive — but generous with aid. Wondering where to start?
Check out this site.
Start your senior year with a college acceptance already in hand!
With Niche Direct Admissions, it’s easier than ever for students to be accepted to college without having to navigate a complicated and stressful application process.
So how does it work?
High school seniors create an account on Niche.
Participating colleges share their acceptance criteria with Niche.
Niche automatically matches students with colleges.
Once matched, students will instantly see acceptances and scholarships in their Niche account
Seniors, take these quick steps today. It’s a simple way to get noticed—and get accepted—by great colleges without the usual stress or expense.
Learn more here.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Want to play college sports? Creating an account in high school is the first step to becoming an NCAA student-athlete.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes. NCAA schools award nearly $3.5 billion in athletic scholarships every year and provide vast support to help student-athletes graduate at a rate higher than their general student peers.
Register here:
The College Essay Guy’s Latest Free Resources!
Top 7 Extracurricular Activity Fails (& What to Do Instead)
In this video, CEG's Tom Campbell goes over 7 common mistakes when planning your extracurricular activities throughout high school, and wraps things up with some action steps you can take to avoid those pitfalls.
Watch here.
Gap Years: What They're REALLY Like, Why You Should Take One, and Tips from Real Students
Former CEG student Avneet interviews real students who have taken gap years after high school. Hear from students around the world on what it's been like learning, studying, traveling, and working before attending college.
Watch here.
Calculate your Chances of Acceptance into Certain Colleges!
This winter break, kick-start your college list! Create a solid list by evaluating your chances of acceptance. The College Admissions Calculator helps you do this and you can see how your GPA and SAT/ACT scores measure up to previous applicants.
Calculate it here!
College Essay’s Guide to College Fly-In Programs
Reading about a college or university doesn’t quite give you the same feeling you can get by walking on campus and roaming its halls. But of course, many of us don’t have the financial means to jet off to the school of our dreams. Enter fly-in programs!
In this post, The College Essay Guy will talk you through how fly-in programs work, who they’re designed for, and how to apply, along with a list of colleges that offer fly-in programs. Let's dive (or soar?) in.
Read more here.
The College Essay’s Guide to the US Military Service Academies
Gaining admission to a US military service academy is HIGHLY competitive. In this post, you'll learn what each academy is looking for and how to prepare for the admissions process. This guide will help you understand what to expect and how to increase your chances of success.
Read more here.
Ten Ways to Level Up Your College Application Before You Click "Submit"
In this recorded webinar, Tom Campbell and Hanah Lim (CEG director of Workshops & Curriculum), cover ten practical ways you can improve your college application.
Watch here.
Colleges that Meet 100% of Financial Need!
Some colleges promise to meet the financial needs of all accepted applicants, regardless of whether they are in-state, out-of-state, or international students. Keep reading to learn more about what it means to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need and which schools are able to offer this amazing benefit.
Read more and see the list of colleges here.
Want to know if you’re on track to get into a selective colleges? Take this 3 minute survey!
Answer this 3 minute survey (for free) to see if you are on track to get into selective colleges.
https://areyouontracktogetin.com/
What the College Essay Guy Learned about Writing a Memorable Essay
The College Essay Guy has read over 10,000 essays. In that time, he’s learned a lot about what makes a college essay memorable, and makes sure it does its job: demonstrating how a student will make valuable contributions to a campus community. So he put together a 10-min video of what he’s learned reading thousands of essays.
In the video, he covers:
5 Things That Typically Don't Work Well in College Essays
5 Things to Do Instead to Make Your Personal Statement Stand Out
2 Brainstorming Exercises to Help You Do All of This
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhl-zBqol00
ResumeBuilder.com launched resources and tools that could significantly benefit students, especially those preparing for college applications, scholarship submissions, or their first job!
Many students often overlook the professional value of their experiences in class projects, extracurricular activities, volunteer work, and even entry-level jobs. Their resources aim to help students craft resumes that effectively showcase these experiences, highlighting them as well-rounded candidates for college, scholarships, and job opportunities. Students have complimentary full access to their AI-powered resume builder, designed to assist them at the start of their professional journey.
You can explore our resources here:
High School Resume Examples: https://www.resumebuilder.com/high-school-resume-examples/
Create a Resume: https://www.resumebuilder.com/create-a-resume/
Complimentary Student Access: https://www.resumebuilder.com/student-resumes/
A Family’s Handbook to College Admissions
College admissions can be confusing. So we built this handbook to help.
In it, you’ll find resources that answer your biggest questions about what you should be doing and when and why you should be doing it.
We’re hoping it can bring a little more ease, a clearer sense of purpose, and at least a touch more joy to your family’s application process.
Access the Handbook here.
How to Decide Where to Attend College
In this post, The College Essay Guy shares how to analyze and assess your financial situation as it pertains to choosing a college, and how to decide what your heart wants in 1 day, 1 hour, or even 1 minute.
Read the post here.
What Colleges Want: Demonstrated Interest: What is it, why is it important, and how do you show it?
In this episode, The College Guy is joined by Christine Bowman, Assistant VP for Admission at Southwestern University. Ethan and Christine get into:
What is demonstrated interest and how do colleges track it?
How important is demonstrated interest to a student’s chance of getting in?
How might students find out if a particular school considers demonstrated interest in their admission review?
What are some practical ways you can demonstrate your interest to colleges?
Listen to the Podcast here.
The College Tour’s Series: Welcome to Dorm Tours!
Can you guess the #1 topic that incoming college students want to know more about?
What will my future home look like?
How much storage will I have under my bunk bed?
How many people am I sharing a bathroom with?
Due to high demand from students and counselors, we have created a new digital series; Welcome to Dorm Tours, the digital series where real college students open their doors to give students and parents a personal look at their dorms, residence halls and more.
Check out some dorm tours here:
https://www.thecollegetour.com/dorm-tours-serie
Top Colleges With No Application Fees!
Read the list here
The College Essay Guy’s Guide to:
Finishing Your College Apps in 2 Weeks Even If You Haven't Started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqBFTBmfDy0
5 Ways to End Your College Essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ4bJlJvA3Q
New Podcast Episodes and 70+ Supplemental Essay Guides!
https://www.youtube.com/@Collegeessayguy
Five College Application Resources from The College Essay Guide
Supplemental Essay Guides for 70+ Colleges
How to Craft a Successful Common App Activities List
Step-by-Step Video Courses, get access to 30+ hours of video lessons & step-by-step guides for students.
How Colleges Evaluate Applications (Webinar Recording)
How to Write a Great "Why Us?" Essay
Find the resources here:
Tips for Building Your College List
Your college list should contain 4-8 colleges you’d like to apply to, which includes:
At least one college in your home state;
Two colleges where your grades (and if it applies, test scores) are above the averages for most of the students admitted there;
A couple of dream schools you can’t quite figure out how you’ll get into or pay for;
All colleges above must be ones that you’ll be happy to go to!
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Want to play college sports? Creating an account in high school is the first step to becoming an NCAA student-athlete.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes. NCAA schools award nearly $3.5 billion in athletic scholarships every year and provide vast support to help student-athletes graduate at a rate higher than their general student peers.
Register here:
NCAA - Understanding Eligibility
NCAA’s Eligibility Staff is sharing a recording of their latest one-hour webinar. Staff discussed requirements student-athletes must know in order to be eligible to play Division I or II sports. A question-and-answer session was held at the end of the event, with Eligibility Center staff on hand to answer submitted questions.
Click here to watch the recording. The NCAA will be hosting more webinars for student-athletes and high school administrators in the spring.
Learn more at:
Guide to College Majors
As you start to research colleges and career opportunities, explore Niche’s Guide to college majors. These pages are filled with information on what each major entails, plus possible career paths and popular colleges for each one.
Help with your College Essays
This video has several pointers and activities to help you brainstorm ideas and work through writer’s block to write the best essay you can.
College Planning Guide by Johns Hopkins
The College Planning Guide is a great starting place to approach the college search and application process. It offers application tip videos, examples of successful essays with feedback from our admissions committee on why they worked, and opportunities to connect with current Hopkins students.
Public Service Careers That PAY for College!
Get to know the public service careers that pay for college degrees. Students who are considering a career in public service may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Read about the careers here.
Public Service Careers That PAY for College!
Get to know the public service careers that pay for college degrees. Students who are considering a career in public service may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Read about the careers here.
College Resources for EMHS Students from Stars College Network!
The Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network is dedicated to working with high schools and access organizations to widen pathways to higher education for rural and small-town students. Join admissions counselors from STARS College Network member schools to find your perfect college fit! We’re a network of 16 top colleges and universities committed to improving access and affordability to higher education for rural and small-town students. Learn more about how to prepare and plan for the future and access free college counseling resources.
https://starscollegenetwork.org/
College Wise Resources for College Applications!
Visit College Wise for everything you need to know about applying to college! There are videos and articles on topics such as building a balanced college list, college stats you should care about, overused college essay topics, college visit guide and much more!
Visit College Wise here.
Come Travel Across America with Campus Towns USA!
Come Travel Across America with Campus Towns USA!
In this digital series, viewers will discover the different towns that colleges call home. The stories about these locations are told by real students living in these locations right now! This series is a great tool for prospective students as they start researching colleges and thinking of where they would like to live when attending college.
Start touring here!
College Essay Guy’s All-Time Greatest Guides for Students
Be sure to bookmark this page for his College Application Hub!
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/college-application-hub
College Essay Guy’s Top 10 YouTube Videos
7 GREAT College Essay Tips to Help You Stand Out: Our most viewed video. Basically a crash course intro to the personal statement.
How to Write an Outstanding Personal Statement: This is a pretty solid walk-through with tips on brainstorming, how to pick a topic, and even how to end. Great for essay workshops.
Values Exercise: One of our most popular exercises, and pretty foundational to the CEG approach for viewing the entire application. Tons of uses, and takes just a few minutes.
Essence Objects Exercise: One of our favorites for generating a wide range of personal statement topics.
19 College Application Tips: A crash course on some of the *other* parts of the Common App (besides the personal statement) including developing a balanced college list, the additional info section, and appealing financial aid.
How to Write an Awesome “Why us” Essay: A fun walk-through of the supplemental essay most frequently required by some selective schools.
How to Create an Outstanding Common App Activities List (w/ examples): A three-part guide to up-leveling the Common App activities list in less than 30 minutes. One of the guides counselors refer to most.
The Ultimate Guide to the College Interview: Tips + Common Questions: This accompanies our super comprehensive guide (linked in the video description) and begins with the important question: how much do college interviews matter, and for whom?
How to Write Great UC Personal Insight Questions [Crash Course]: This is the short version of our comprehensive course on the UCs (linked in the video description + included in CEG Live), with a walk-through on how to write each of the 8 prompts.
How to Write a Scholarship Essay (Coming soon! To be notified when this video is published, subscribe here): A guide to writing each of the Top 10 most common scholarship essay prompts; see video description for the accompanying guide + sample essays.
Get a playlist of all 10 videos
Supplemental Essay Guide
What do the essay prompts really mean And how should you approach them? Experts break them down by each college’s supplemental essay prompt!
https://www.collegeessayadvisors.com/supplemental-essay-guide-2023-24/
College Success is a Free Online Course That Will Help Students Understand and Prepare for College!
Outlier.org, an online education platform dedicated to reducing student debt and increasing access to quality higher education, launched College Success, a free online course designed to help college students thrive. “Students face extraordinary challenges when they enroll in higher education,” said Dr. Angel B. Pérez, NACAC CEO. “College Success will help students learn the hidden curriculum of college and remove barriers they so often face,” he said. Learn more.
New College Admissions Decoded Episode: The Myriad Possibilities of Community College
There are many ways to take advantage of all the opportunities community college provides. Hear experts debunk outdated stereotypes and stigmas about community college and their advice for helping students take advantage of this pathway to higher education. Hosted by NACAC Board Member Eddie Picket, experts include Candice Mackey, college counselor at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (CA); Jen Nuechterlein, college and career counselor at Hunterdon Central Regional High School (NJ); and Claudia Leotaud, counselor at Santa Monica College (CA).
Tuition-Free Higger Education for Every New Mexican!
State helps New Mexicans navigate tuition-free college with new website.
https://www.reachhighernm.com/ is a one-stop resource that guides New Mexicans to learn more about the New Mexico Opportunity and Lottery Scholarships, search and apply to public colleges and universities, and helps students maximize scholarship opportunities.
Inside Admission Podcast
Season One of Inside Admission Podcast
Listen here:
https://insideadmissionpodcast.com/
College Scorecard
This week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released updates to the College Scorecard to make this interactive web tool more helpful for students and families considering colleges. The revisions will allow individuals to easily compare colleges across costs, graduation rates, and post-college earnings.
College Scorecard changes also include an annual refresh of the cumulative loan debt of student borrowers at the institution-level as well as by field of study within each institution. The tool additionally features federal student loan repayment rates at the institution.
College Scorecard shines a spotlight on affordability, inclusivity, and outcomes, over exclusivity and colleges that leave students without good jobs and with mountains of debt.
Mindful Admissions Podcast
The Strive to Learn team demystifies college admissions topics that can confound even the savviest of students: financial aid, SAT/ACT testing, educational planning, college admissions essay writing, scholarships, and much, much more. Hear from their expert college counselors as well as frequent guest stars and guiding voices in the field of college admissions!
Check out all of their episodes here https://www.strivetolearn.com/podcast and wherever you listen to podcasts!
NM COLLEGE GUIDE
Need more information about our awesome colleges and universities in New Mexico? Check out New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) College guide.
https://hed.state.nm.us/nm-college-guide/
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PODCASTS
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PODCASTS
The NACAC (National Association for College Admissions Counseling) Podcast Network brings together the best shows about college admission — all in one place. With the creation of the College Admissions Decoded podcast series, we’re excited to announce the launch of the NACAC Podcast Network, a new audio destination that is home to eight great shows representing a wide range of perspectives. Together, this collection covers the scope of college admission from the student, family, counselor, and college perspective. Be sure to listen in!
The NACAC (National Association for College Admissions Counseling) Podcast Network brings together the best shows about college admission — all in one place. With the creation of the College Admissions Decoded podcast series, we’re excited to announce the launch of the NACAC Podcast Network, a new audio destination that is home to eight great shows representing a wide range of perspectives. Together, this collection covers the scope of college admission from the student, family, counselor, and college perspective. Be sure to listen in!
COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES (CTCL)
CTCL provides you with free college resources
Finding the Right College:
Start by asking (and answering) important questions, as outlined in CTCL's helpful brochure "How to Choose the Right College for You," available here..
Next, identify possible matches by specific interests (location, major, etc.) with the CTCL Search Tool.
UNIVERSITY HEADQUARTERS
University HQ is a free educational resource helping students determine their best career path options. Explore degrees, different majors, degree requirements and more!
Click here to sign up
COLLEGE POINT BY COLLEGE BOARD
CollegePoint is a free program that offers high-achieving students from moderate income households (80,000 annual income or less) an extra layer of support that will help them on their journey to college. Students can get one-on-one support from individual advisors via text message, phone, email, Skype and Google Hangouts to help students apply to, enroll in, and graduate from top colleges.
Students enrolled in CollegePoint have access to a personal college advisor during the spring of their junior year and through their senior year of high school. They can contact their advisor to discuss and get support with anything college-related, from the application process to essay writing support and financial aid.
For more information and to sign up click here.
SEARCH FOR ONLINE COLLEGES
AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org is committed to students' success. They have created an open-use guide aimed to help students navigate college fundamentals, focusing on core topics such as program options, financial aid, and internship best practices.
Visit their site and start searching for the online college that fits your needs and interests!
Career Info
Career Info
Tips for all things related to resumes for high schoolers
Tips for all things related to resumes for high schoolers
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Interest Inventories and Profilers
Everyone has skills and talents (interest), sometimes students need a little help pin pointing those interest. Explore your interests and My Next Move:
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