Applying to Colleges
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Financial Aid Applications
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on April 1, 2008
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How can we get more parents to complete the financial aid applications so that high school seniors can go to college? I am disheartened at the fact that there are so ...
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- Tell them to ask their parents for the tax forms so they can fill it out. Maybe even suggest that you sit with the highschooler at their home or suggest a meeting at ...
- I am just starting to look at colleges for my oldest son. I would like to know about where such applications can be found. You can bet I will be filling them out!!! ...
- Well, let me tell you, I have done all I could to encourage my daughter to apply for financial aid and scholarships. I started bugging her before the end of her junio...
"Do You Have Small Children?"
Asked by E.S. from New York
on December 15, 2012
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I was asked this question during a job interview today. If I were a cartoon my eyes would have done that spring-popping thing. I was also asked on the application my m...
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- And when I owned a fully licensed child care center with over 60 kids enrolled I am "sure" that I went to school and learned what and what I could not ask in an interv...
- It is illegal to ask that during the interview. The best thing to do is to try and answer the question they are trying to get at "If you wondering if I am able to comm...
- By law, they aren't allowed to ask you, but I actually agree with Momof4, that, as an employer I would want to know. It would make a difference to me when I was calcu...
What Do People Usually Do?
Asked by Y.I. from Dallas
on November 30, 2007
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My daughter is in junior college and we are trying to plan for the junior and senior year at a regular college. What do people usually do to pay for college? She won'...
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- If i had all my graduate education to do over again - I would have secured a scholarship and NOT have gotten financial aid through the government. I have had a very d...
- First apply for FAFSA on the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. Even if you do not qualify many of the school loans require that you apply for FAFSA first. Second go to ...
- Go to the financial counselor if she doesnt know which college she wants to go to go to the junior college she goes to now and the financial office should be able to h...
Graduate School
Asked by C.A. from Boston
on August 10, 2008
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I am looking into graduate schools for Education. Has anyone done this recently? Is it much different from the College Admissions process? Or is it basically the same ...
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- I have done research recently and you should check out Lesley, they have a great masters program that you can take one weekend a month and sit for your teachers certif...
- C., Congrats on taking this step. There are lots of schools in MA, including the ones listed, but also BU, Salem State, Curry College, Harvard, etc. My best advic...
- Hi there, Do you currently have your teaching certificate? I don't know where you live, but I did the ETEP program through the University of Southern Maine- an intens...
Stanford or Ivy League Schools
Asked by R.M. from San Francisco
on December 29, 2011
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Does anyone know someone who has been accepted to an Ivy League or Stanford recently? What did it take for them to get in? My kid's applying and we need all the tips...
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- I don't want to sound negative, but minority group status is what gets the job done. My son was #4 in a class of over 600, had lots of leadership, comm...
- okay, so please dont laugh at my response, my kids are 4 and 1 so I dont have any experience but I was watching a show once about genius kids or something and this one...
- A friend does interviews for Brown and says that she wants to hear a student tell her why he or she wants *Brown* over other schools. What is unique about Brown that w...
18 Year Old, the Job Hunt, and Hair Length
Asked by K.D. from Raleigh
on September 30, 2010
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My 18 year old son has graduated from high school. He is taking a class at a Tech school but also wants a job. He has been looking ever since he graduated and hasn't h...
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- Birds of a feather flock together. See who is already working at a particular store, do they look similar to your son. What is the culture at the company? If you only ...
- Well, as an employer myself I do look at how applicants present themselves, I do have a problem with long hair, only because in our line of work may be a hazard. I goo...
- Appearance could be part of it. He also needs to try be self assured and friendly. How often is he following up on his applications? My son went through this and the...
Entering the Job Market
Asked by M.G. from Seattle
on April 18, 2011
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I've been out of the workforce for 4 years. I can honestly say I've made mistakes in my past and have quit (inappropriately) the majority of jobs I held. I only have 5...
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- Start editing your resume and looking for work before you need to start. Get your resume looking as professional as you can. Personalize a coverletter for each job, ...
- Try registering w/a temp agency or placement agency. They will test your skills - people, organization and computer through interviews w/their staff and putting you o...
- You have great advice to use a temp agency. I also recommend putting in a lot of time and effort into finding a position. This means every day doing research, applyi...
I Think I Am Going Insane
Asked by K.B. from Birmingham
on March 19, 2008
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My son is 17 and is planning on going to college next year. He has been accepted into the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. I have filled out all the paperwork, b...
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- I know the feeling. I have a daughter that has registered at AUM and it's the same thing. The fees never end.
- I have two children currently in college and yes the cost for this and that is enormaous. You will get thru it all, I'm almost thru the first year, just three more to ...
- Hey! I'm from Enterprise, AL. My co-worker just sent 2 sons to UAB and had to pay all kinds of fees. She had to buy each a $250 meal ticket for the school food and on...
Seeking the Best School in Gilbert or Chandler Area
Asked by H.C. from Phoenix
on February 17, 2009
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I am looking for a school in Gilbert or Chandler that is excelled and possibly a college prep school. I just want your opinion on the best school. I've heard talk ab...
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- Hi, I just wanted to throw out another suggestion. Polytechnic Elementary. It is the first of the University Public Schools; public schools opened by ASU's Educatio...
- My daughter goes to Benjamin Franklin and she absolutely loves it. I really like the school too. Even though she is in Kindergarten, they have already started readin...
- Hi, I definitly have an amazing school to recomend, that's Dobson Academy. It's a wonderful school! It's in Chandler on Dobson and Warner Road. I would encourage you t...
Thinking About Going Back to School. Where to Start?
Asked by R.B. from La Crosse
on February 7, 2011
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I have been out of school for 15years. I never went to college after graduating high school. My son would have been a week old and I thought being a mom to him was mor...
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- Go to the websites for schools you want to attend. I suggest starting out to get all your general education credits at a community college and then transferring (it i...
- R., congratulations on thinking about going back to school! I can't tell you how many times google has helped me out. When I'm looking for a college that has a progr...
- Hi R., I am a returning student after 15 years and seven children later. Yeah it was rough the first semester but it all came back after awhile. I started at a communi...
