8 Strategies for Starting Your College Application Process

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ibrahim bah 7:20AM January 25, 2012

This is such a good article with very useful information! This is also a great time of year for students to begin searching for scholarships for the upcoming school year. By starting the process now, you will have a huge head start on the competition! Scholarships are a great source of money to pay for college, but most people don’t have the time or energy to look for them. And even if they do, there is so much information out there that it can be totally overwhelming!! I spent my son's entire senior year searching for scholarships, and yes, it paid off! As a result of all my hard work and the experience I gained, I founded Scholar Dollars. We provide personalized scholarship searches for students and focus on locating more obscure and local scholarships that are harder to find, which means that our clients have a better chance of winning! You can find more information at www(dot)Scholar-Dollars(dot)com. Of course, the ultimate result and money won depends on the student’s motivation, determination, and commitment, but the money is there if you are willing to work for it!

Tracie Joyner of GA 11:08AM July 20, 2011

This is a great article, it really helped!

J. of MA 4:39PM July 08, 2011

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Peter Van Buskirk is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and consultant who gives direction to college-bound students. A 25-year veteran of the college admissions process, Peter is former dean of admissions at Franklin & Marshall College where he also had responsibility for financial aid and intercollegiate athletics. He wrote Winning the College Admission Game, a bestseller in its genre, and The College Planning Workbook, a popular hands-on resource for students. Peter also created TheAdmissionGame.com that features his own College Planning Blog and Best College Fit™, a suite of online college planning resources. E-mail him at TheAdmissionsInsider@usnews.com.

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