Posts Tagged ‘college tips’
Anna Benjamin, Oberlin ’26-Where Are They Now?
Meet Anna Benjamin, a 2022 graduate of Bloomington Jefferson High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Anna is currently attending Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. Anna was drawn to Oberlin for many reasons, including its academically rigorous curriculum and its history of being politically active. Anna is majoring in Politics and Hispanic…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Holly Swiglo, Oberlin College & Conservatory ’27
Holly Swiglo is a 2023 graduate of Roseville Area High School in Minnesota. She is in her first year at Oberlin College and Conservatory for Environmental Studies. Holly always knew she wanted to major in environmental studies. When she was in high school she started an environmental club and then worked both at school and…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Lucas Eggers, Macalester College ’25
Written by CIT Consultant Tiffany Eggers Lucas Eggers, from Rochester, MN, is a current junior at Macalester, a liberal arts college in Saint Paul, MN, majoring in Geography and minoring in Classical Archaeology. A 2021 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding school in Connecticut, he is happy he returned to the Midwest for college.…
Read MoreCIT ConsultantTips: Building the College List, Part Two
Jay: Have a family conversation about how much your family has budgeted for college & look at colleges that fit that budget. A quick way to do that is to use the Net Price Calculator on each school’s website. If you find that the college does not fit your budget, remember, there are dozens of…
Read MoreCIT Consultant Tips: Building the College List, Part One
Anne: Your teachers’ words are likely familiar–check your sources! Don’t believe everything you read online. Make sure you are assembling research from a number of sources–school representatives, college guide-books and real students who can give a first-hand account. Susan: At the outset, embrace the idea of exploring colleges with which you are completely unfamiliar. A…
Read MoreCIT Students – Where are they now?
Lyla Dixon, a 2021 homeschool graduate who grew up in San Diego, recently contacted her CIT consultant to share the good news of her upcoming graduation and plan to pursue a master’s program in finance. Lyla faced challenges during her college search due to closed test centers and restricted campus tours during Covid-19. But Lyla…
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of July 24, 2017
The #1 college shock, according to other families – What’s the biggest financial surprise awaiting families of college-bound students? Check out the answer from a Money Magazine/Barnes & Noble college survey. 6 questions you need to ask on your college tours – With many families using summer break to visit colleges,…
Read MoreCollege Prep Experts Share Tips on the Search Process and the Art of the Essay
CIT was featured in the August 2016 edition of St. Croix Valley Magazine.
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