College Experience Our Counselors Answered: Can students still get a job after graduation? 2answers for this question Megan DorseySAT Prep & College AdvisorCollege Prep LLC Can students still get a job after graduation? What do employers want? They want energetic, enthusiastic, hard working people who can think, analyze, and respond to the situations in their workplace. You don’t need a business degree to do this. I believe you can develop critical thinking, reading, writing, interpersonal, …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: Should students only major in Art if they want to be a professional artist? 3answers for this question Megan DorseySAT Prep & College AdvisorCollege Prep LLC Should students only major in Art if they want to be a professional artist? I am not a professional artist, never have been, and my major is in Art & Art History. My goal was to attend law school, so I knew I could …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: What are the pros and cons of learning online vs. live on campus? 1answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What are the pros and cons of learning online vs. live on campus? To go from high school to college at home deprives the student of the college experience. However, for someone who’s so introverted that they dread stepping foot on a campus, …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: How can a prospective student make the most of his/her legacy? 2answers for this question Benjamin CaldarelliPartnerPrinceton College Consulting, LLC How can a prospective student make the most of his/her legacy? Maintain a relationship with the school over time and apply early. If you do not apply early your legacy advantage basically goes away. The reason schools like legacies is because they are likely to attend and do well since …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: How important is networking with admissions reps and alumni for a legacy student? 2answers for this question Benjamin CaldarelliPartnerPrinceton College Consulting, LLC How important is networking with admissions reps and alumni for a legacy student? It is just as important if not more important for legacies to let admissions reps know about their interest. Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. How important is networking with admissions …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: Will students only be in huge lecture halls? 6answers for this question Jessica BrondoFounder and CEOThe Edge in College Prep Will students only be in huge lecture halls? No! This depends on what classes, you take, the size of the school you attend, and what level of classes you take. Generally, introductory level classes (101, etc) will be very large, especially in classes like economics, psychology, etc. The higher up …
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College ExperienceOur Counselors Answered:What if students’ parents are pressuring them to major in something more “practical?”3answers for this questionReecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc.What if students’ parents are pressuring them to major in something more “practical?”Tell the parents to change jobs or careers because in your opinion what they do is no longer practical. Just tell them to chill out – it’s your life!Sarah GloverStudentMercy CollegeWhat if students’ parents are pressuring …
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College ExperienceOur Counselors Answered:Do other students or professors treat first gen students differently?6answers for this questionNancy MilneOwnerMilne Collegiate ConsultingDo other students or professors treat first gen students differently?The only way someone is going to know you are a first gen student is if you choose to share that information. You might get preferential treatment if you do share it, simply because everyone wants to see you succeed. There is nothing negative about being a first …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: Do freshmen get picked on? 4answers for this question Nancy MilneOwnerMilne Collegiate Consulting Do freshmen get picked on? In this day and age of anti-bullying policies, I hope freshmen don’t get picked on. Depending on the culture of the school, there may be “traditions”; but they should certainly be good natured and nothing negative. Often freshman are housed together, tend to stick together, so there really is no opportunity for …
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College Experience Our Counselors Answered: Can I afford to study abroad? 11answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. Can I afford to study abroad? It all depends if you can afford whatever expenses you will be required to pay on your own. Better to know in advance than to be hungry & homeless in Europe or elsewhere. Helen Cella Can I afford to study abroad? It usually doesn’t …
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