Archive for November, 2009

Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: your Résumé

Your résumé is a very important part of your college application. Oops, you haven’t done one yet?—well, you need to!

Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: the College Application Essay

The smartest people are open to suggestions for improvements!

Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: the SAT Subject Test

November and December are the last dates this year to sign up for SAT Subject Tests.  Most selective colleges do require you to take SAT Subject tests.  These are tests that evaluate your learning or achievement in areas like English, math, history, or a language.  College Basics has some last minute advice regarding SAT Subject [...]

How to Save Money When in College

It’s not a time when you’re going to be flush with money, not by any stretch of imagination. So it’s best to minimize your expenditures and tighten your purse strings when you’re in college. More importantly, you need to minimize your borrowings because that is what ends up putting you in debt. And, with all [...]