Reducing Costs and Paying Down Student Loans

What every college student (and their parents) need to know about reducing costs while in college and paying down student loans

There are many options for reducing college costs while in college. In this newsletter issue, we offer up 4 ideas, but there are a whole lot more – and we’ll give you links and resources to check them all out. Read on! It’s worth it.

College Preparation: Attitude for Success

On March 04, 2018
In Careers, Choosing A College, College Planning, College Success, Colleges

What behaviors, attitudes and skills are essential for success in your college career?

It’s a fact that what high school teachers expect from students is different from the expectations of college professors or instructors. And now we’re learning that a student’s behavioral preparedness can be as important, if not more, as their academic preparedness when it comes to success in college.

Preparing for College- Guest Blog

Going to college now isn’t just about picking a major and then wait for a great paying career to fall in your lap. Too many students are graduating with debt waiting for them, the average being $26,000 after four years of school. The best way to secure your future is to plan now for future college success. You’ll need to carefully select a school, plan how you are going to pay for it, budget for what you need and be ready after graduation to begin paying back your loans.

Criteria for Choosing a College

On February 02, 2018
In Choosing A College

Choosing the college you will attend to prepare for your future is extremely important.

This choice shouldn’t be based on the fact that your best friend is going there, what fraternities or sororities are available or because that’s where “so-and-so” went when they were your age.

It’s not a coin toss, it’s a process!

Completion of Professor’s Road Trip – New Beginnings 2018

It’s been a whirlwind of a college trip for the professor; and he’s happy to be back home decorating his nest for the holidays. Over this past year, The Professor has introduced us to many different institutions of higher learning across the country. The schools the owl visited this year have one goal in mind – to graduate students in four years.