College Applicant

The Lowdown on Test-Optional Colleges — If you follow education in the news, you may remember reading an article (or at least seeing an article title) about colleges implementing test-optional admissions policies or colleges dropping their SAT or ACT writing requirements. These articles are becoming more and more common as colleges across the United States changes […]

The Lowdown on Test-Optional Colleges

This entry was posted in Admissions on November 5, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Take Advantage of College Orientation — As summer progresses, incoming college freshmen (and transfer students!) are getting closer and closer to orientation. At small colleges, orientation often occurs shortly before the start of the semester, maybe a week before everyone else arrives back on campus—you’ll meet your RA, move in to your dorm room, and have […]

How to Take Advantage of College Orientation

This entry was posted in Admissions on July 25, 2018 by Hannah Holley

How to make college an investment — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Andrew Rombach. We would like to thank him for his submission and credit him as the author of this blog post. Andrew is a content associate at LendEDU, a financial product marketplace and consumer education website. Andrew graduated from college in 2016 […]

Why You Should Look at College as Your First Major Investment

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on July 13, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Decisions to Make Before College — The summer between your senior year of high school and your freshman year of college feels like the end of an era, and it is. When the summer is over, you’ll be starting a life in which your parents take a backseat role, especially if you’re attending a college that’s […]

Decisions that You and Your Parents Should Make Before College

This entry was posted in Growth on June 11, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College — The time has finally come: You’re leaving your childhood home to forge your own way at college. Of course, that’s not to say you won’t come back over breaks, or even for a year or two after you graduate, but going to college marks the first step in becoming an […]

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College

This entry was posted in Growth on June 4, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre College y University? — Al revisar vocabulario educativo con mis alumnos, claramente siempre surgen palabras tales como university, college, undergraduate, school, curriculum y demás. Las traducciones muchas veces suelen traer a confusión su correcta definición y como traductor de nuestra página web, me he dado cuenta de cuán diferentes nuestros sistemas educativos pueden llegar […]

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre College y University?

This entry was posted in Admissions on April 30, 2018 by Mauro Schimf

Choosing a College — When it comes time to decide where to apply to college, there are many factors to consider. You’ll want to weigh the importance of location, family, cost, and your plans after graduation. Although not a comprehensive list (there may be additional questions you want to ask yourself when choosing a […]

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Choosing a College

This entry was posted in Admissions on April 4, 2018 by Hannah Holley

How to Spend Winter Break in High School — Winter break is that beautiful period between semesters when your obligations are few and you have the ability to do whatever you want, for as long or as short as you want, every day. You’ve finished the previous semester’s finals and chances are, you weren’t assigned much schoolwork to complete […]

Using Your Winter Break Wisely in High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on December 16, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Advice for Incoming College Students — When I went away for college, I thought I was prepared to be on my own. Needless to say, I wasn’t. I wasn’t ready to be fully responsible for myself (including cooking and doing laundry); I wasn’t ready to handle money alone; I wasn’t ready to have the freedom to choose whether […]

Things I Wish I Knew before I Left for College

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on December 7, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

How to Set Short-Term Goals, Long-Term Goals, and Smart Goals — Why do goals matter? We have all made goals at some point in our lives. Whether it was to lose weight, earn money, or pass a test, setting goals is a common occurrence for most people. What you may not realize is how important these goals truly are. By setting […]

Goal Setting: Why It’s Important and How to Succeed

This entry was posted in Preparation on September 20, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

The Dos and Don'ts of Your College Application — On Monday we talked about the types of applicants that colleges are looking for. Yes, they want you to be well-rounded, but it’s more than that. Colleges are looking for well-rounded students about which there is something unique. Maybe you’re the student who has great grades and test scores, but also […]

The Dos and Don’ts of Your College Application

This entry was posted in Admissions on September 14, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

What Types of Applicants Do Colleges Look For? — Applying for college is overwhelming, and the added stress of making sure that your application stands out is exhausting. How exactly do you show a school that you deserve to be admitted? This post shares what many schools are looking for and will be followed by a post on Thursday […]

What Types of Applicants Do Colleges Look For?

This entry was posted in Admissions on September 11, 2017 by Shannon Whitney