Posts by Susan Whalen
VIDEO: CIT Founder Jay Benanav On Timing Your Financial Aid Appeal
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Read MoreVIDEO: HS Juniors! Three Things To Do NOW To Ensure Strong Teacher Rec Letters
Juniors have experienced online learning and cancelled or shortened extracurricular activities as a function of the pandemic. Many report that they tell they hardly know the teachers who have taught them this year, and worry that their core teachers don’t know enough about them to write great letters of recommendation. Don’t despair! CIT Consultant Robin…
Read More1 MIN VIDEO: Strategic Thinking About Loans, Beyond the Federal Loan
What if the Federal Loan isn’t enough for your student? Strategic thinking about loan options beyond the federal loan — with important cautions for parents — from College Inside Track Manager of Education and Partnerships Cozy Wittman. An additional resource from CIT President Chris Wills: Four Last Chance Financial Aid Strategies For Parents
Read MoreU of Minnesota To Offer Free Tuition to Lower Income Residents
University of Minnesota regents in February approved a free tuition plan for students of families learning less that 50k per year. The offer applies to student who will study at the flagship campus in Minneapolis (where tuition will run approximately 15k per year), along with the University’s campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. …
Read MoreWatch Shanti when she learns she has been accepted to a pre-med program!
How does it feel to get your first college acceptance? Watch Shanti when she learns she has been accepted to a pre-med program! Shanti Dayton acceptance
Read More“How Many AP or IB Classes Should My Child Take?”
It’s that time of year: high school students are arranging their class schedules for next term. One of the most common questions we hear is: “How many AP or IB classes should my child take?” Q: Kelly will have completed four AP classes by the end of this year, as a junior — AP US…
Read MorePick One! Project-based Applicant Development
College Inside Track consultant Greta Van Ochten discusses the work of Pick One, College Inside Track’s project-based client development program. Pick One kicks off this week with a client webinar, for students in 9th through 12 grade. Tell me about the CIT Pick One program. College applications are increasingly asking questions related to…
Read MoreDeferred at your Highly Selective School, Encouraged to Choose Early Decision II? Here’s What To Do
Deferred at your highly selective school, with an option to choose Early Decision II? Here’s what you need to know. Colleges have seen record numbers of qualified applicants during the 2020/2021 application cycle, upwards of 25% at many Highly/Most Selective Colleges. Admissions officers have speculated a number of reasons for this much higher rate of…
Read More1.5 MIN VIDEO: “Why Was I Deferred, and What Do I Do About It?”
The admissions landscape for seniors now includes a record number of deferrals. “Colleges defer for one of two reasons,” says CIT Consultant Lessa Scherrer. “Either they need more information, or they’re not sure you’ll enroll.” Watch this quick video for best strategies for dealing successfully with your deferral. “Why Was I Deferred, and What Do…
Read More“Uh oh!! I have to put my deposit (for X) down NOW at a college?!” Liar Liar #3
Q: “I have to put my deposit down NOW at a college, or we’re going to lose our chance at the best (dorm room, parking spot, first year courses …) A: CIT Consultant Suzy Fallon’s advice to parents who are feeling the pressure to put down money NOW: Resist the pressure! “If you’re even remotely…
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