Category: College Acceptance

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Don’t Eat Off Other People’s Plates; Then Don’t Apply to Other People’s Schools!

You are not a carbon copy of your friends and your college list should not be a copy, either!

Your friend has their academic stats and strengths — and you have your own. Your cousin loved their extracurriculars and you enjoy completely different activities. Your father’s co–worker’s son is a country campus mouse and you are a city campus mouse. All these comparisons to say that you CANNOT and SHOULD NOT apply to certain colleges just because other people do.

How would you react to a parent exclaiming, “My daughter wants to change her college choice based on what her friends think of it!”

1) Who cares what her friends think? They have only 17 years’ experience in the world as she does and don’t know any more about anything than she does. But one thing she does know more than they do is about herself.

2) No matter her choice, those “friends” will be dispersed throughout the country. They won’t be holding her hands to all her classes and—

3) They won’t be paying her bills. How lucky for her that best fit and less debt coincide!

4) She doesn’t have to wait until she’s immersed her new life as a college freshman to mute and unfriend those critics; no time like the present!

5) Only SHE can live her life. She should not select a school based on what others think.

You need to find colleges that are best fits for you.

EVERY STUDENT’S COLLEGE SEARCH IS NOT ALIKE… But you’ll find your way with our “Talking College Search” online course. Get UNLIMITED 24/7 access to all the lessons in the webinar course that will help you put together a list of colleges that will accept you and won’t be a surprise to your bank account. Learn all aspects of the application process. It’s like having your own consultant to see anytime you want on your computer or smart phone.

Don’t follow someone else’s path; do your own college search journey right! Enroll here: https://goodapples.teachable.com

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Our College Search Course is LIVE! Enroll Now!

Learn all aspects of the college admissions process with the “Talking College Search” online web course.

College admissions time! But how do you figure out how to apply to college? Drag your tired self to information sessions after a long day at school and work?

Pay to meet with high priced consultants to the stars who don’t know their clients and try to turn the students into something they’re not and could never be?

The time and energy and money can be spent much better by learning how to apply to college through our “Talking College Search” ONLINE course.

On-demand, unlimited access to 6 Topic Sections, 18 Lessons and with real-life experiences as examples:

  • how to create a list of colleges,
  • how to approach the essays,
  • how to find the schools more likely to accept you,
  • how to find the schools that are the best deals,
  • how to interpret acceptance and financial aid reward letters.

Take this Course to:

AVOID SURPRISES: learn how to take control and be prepared for the outcomes.

AVOID AGGRAVATION: learn about pitfalls so all goes smoothly!

KEEP FOCUSED: learn about all the deadlines, the forms, and the steps to take.

KEEP IT REAL: learn your advantages and your limits. That includes financial limits.

AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT: the end goal is to get into the college that is the best fit.

Bonus Workbook is included and contains worksheets, reference charts and definitions!

Buy for less than the price of one college application (you did know that there are application fees? If not… then you really need this course.

Go to goodapples.teachable.com. Do your college search journey right!

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Not Too Late to Find a College This Year

Still Looking for a College? It May Not Be Too Late

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released the list of colleges and universities nacacnet.org/openings that are STILL accepting applications two weeks earlier than usual.

There were more than 770 schools on the list with open seats in 2020!

So what kinds of colleges and universities are on the list? Both public and private schools can be found, religious and secular, even schools with Division I athletics programs! The search filter makes it easy to find schools by state, and even by country. Interested in Aruba, Australia, Canada, France, Ireland or Japan? Or perhaps you may be interested in one of the 12 universities in the United Kingdom? American schools on the list go from Alfred University in New York to Xavier University in Ohio.

To search the NACAC 2022 College Openings Update, go to nacacnet.org/openings.

Are you a high school junior or sophomore and are afraid that you’d have to make a last–minute choice like this? Good Apples NYC’s “Talking College Search” online course https://goodapples.teachable.com guides you to find a list of colleges that are the best fit for you. For less than the price of one application fee, take this course to help you figure out which schools on the list that still have openings.

(Best to take the course before high school senior year in order to avoid the panic of finding a school after May 1)!

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How Would You React: Student’s Impulsive Decision?

Four parents have extremely shocked expressions on their faces.

OMG! How would you react?

“Without our knowing, our daughter said yes to her ‘Dream’ college that will charge us $50k a year after scholarships. Meanwhile she had a full-ride offer to another school!”

Well, maybe you’ll yell first. Next, sit down together. The school of her dreams gave her grants and scholarships and brought down the cost for the parents to $50,000 a year. Another college offered enough grants and scholarships that cover the entire cost of tuition, room and board. There would be no cost to the parents, no loans after graduation.

This is certainly an example of a family not communicating. Or maybe both student and parents were pie-in-the-sky when applying, and, upon seeing the acceptance and financial aid reward letters, only the parents came back down to the ground. Hard.

This is why taking our “Talking College Search” online course before making a college list would’ve saved this logistical headache of having to back out. This course helps get into a realistic mindset. Learn from 6 Topic Sections, 18 Lessons, 3 Hours — all for less than the price of one application fee. Enroll now!

http://goodapples.teachable.com

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Scholarship Spotlight: 19 Grants for Hispanic Students

The reason many students don’t finish and earn a degree is because they run out of money. Financial aid doesn’t cover all their expenses and many families are unaware of all the expenses beyond tuition and the dorm. Strategize and plan your scholarship applications so that you find some to apply to each year.

Time to focus on scholarships that are looking to help Hispanic Students:

  • Ascend Educational Fund  for first- and -second generation immigrants who live in New York City regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status. Scholarships range from $2,500-$20,000 and is sent directly to the college equal installments over a two or four year period, depending on the type of school. http://ascendfundny.org/scholarship/
  • Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders for full time students in a four-year ($1,000 scholarship) or two-year ($500 scholarship) college who demonstrate a verifiable need for financial support. At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply (DACA or Undocumented). https://www.ushli.org/dr-juan-andrade-scholarship-for-young-hispanic-leaders/
  • United Health Foundation National Association of Hispanic Nurses Scholarships range $1,000-$5,000 for those enrolled in an accredited LVN/LPN, associate, diploma, baccalaureate, and graduate nursing program and have been a member of the NAHN for at least six months. Special scholarship for male nurses, too. https://nahnnet.org/about/awards
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund for high school seniors, undergrads, students transferring from community college to four-year universities, and graduate students. Awards $500-5,000 https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
  • Univision NATAS Scholarship reserved for Latino or Hispanic students planning a career in the television (Communications, Filmmaking/Video, Journalism, Music, Performing Arts, Photojournalism/Photography, TV/Radio Broadcasting).  $10,000 award. https://theemmys.tv/scholarships/
  • NATAS Inclusion Scholarship students pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry who identifies as black, indigenous, or a person of color. $10,000 award. https://theemmys.tv/scholarships/
  • LULAC National Scholarship Fund awards range from $250-$2000, for three groups – top performers, the net tier and other students whose motivation and sincerity are instead measured – https://www.lnesc.org/lnsf
  • ExxonMobil Engineering Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding Hispanic high school seniors in the western part of the United States who plan to pursue a degree in engineering at U.S. post-secondary institutions. Sponsored by the Exxon Mobil Corporation, LNESC awards one (1) national scholarship of $20,000, paid over four years, and twelve (12) $2,000 local scholarships to qualified high school seniors. https://www.lnesc.org/exxonmobillnesc-scholarship
  • NBCUniversal/LNESC Scholarship Program Latinx citizens and permanent residents who are rising sophomores and juniors in a colleges with an interest in the media and entertainment industry. The Program awards ten (10) $5,000 scholarships. https://www.lnesc.org/nbcuniversal-scholarship

Check the deadlines and put them on your calendar. Don’t wait until last minute to apply!

For some scholarships, many will apply, and few will win one. Regardless, it could be you; you’ve go to be in it to win it! Good luck!

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The Legacy Edge Starts to Dull…

Grandfather and granddaughter look at a computer

Thousands of students apply to colleges each year and those who apply to schools that their relatives attended in the past get extra points towards their application in admissions. That’s called being a legacy admit.

Inside Higher Ed conducted a survey of admissions directors in 2018 and found that 42% of private institutions and 6% of public institutions said they consider legacy status as a factor when selecting applicants for their freshman class. But not every school does this; some of the largest public universities do not give points for having relatives who are alumni, and other colleges are beginning to drop it. As schools reduce the number of students admitted due to legacy, it increases the admissions chances for students who don’t have connections, and whose parents or grandparents didn’t attend college — also known as “first generation college students”.

Johns Hopkins University, University of California and California State University recently announced that they will not consider legacy admissions anymore. And in May 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill to prohibit the use of legacy as admissions criteria for all of its public colleges and universities.

Colleges make some sacrifice when they don’t admit as many legacies: there will be less freshmen who are familiar with the traditions and culture of the school; less students with built-in spirit; less donations by doubly-grateful alumni. A school that is low on funding might want rely more on legacies.

Since historically, college alumni in the past were fairly wealthy and not diverse, legacies admitted also tend to be from more wealthy families and not as diverse as the pool of students without connections who apply nowadays. Some colleges like Princeton University have accepted four times as many legacies to regular applicants.

Just for financial reasons, to end legacy preference is a major event in college admissions.

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How Would You React? A Full-Ride?

How would you react? “Without our knowing, our daughter said yes to her ‘Dream’ college that will charge us $50k a year after scholarships. Meanwhile she had a full-ride offer to another school!” Well, maybe you’ll yell first. Next, sit down together. The school of her dreams gave her grants and scholarships and brought down the cost for the parents to $50,000 a year. Another college offered enough grants and scholarships that cover the entire cost of tuition, room and board. There would be no cost to the parents, no loans after graduation!

This is certainly an example of a family not communicating. Or maybe both student and parents were pie-in-the-sky when applying, and, upon seeing the acceptance and financial aid reward letters, only the parents came back down to the ground. Hard.

This is why taking our “Talking College Search” online course before making a college list would’ve saved this logistical headache of having to back out. This course helps get into a realistic mindset. Learn from 6 Topic Sections, 18 Lessons, 3 Hours — all for less than the price of one application fee.

Enroll now! https://goodapples.teachable.com

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