Posts Tagged ‘college lingo’

Five Minute FAFSA from Fastweb

Friday, November 26th, 2010

The My College Guide Guru has seen it all — and responded! Our ever-wise and all-knowing Guru tells us that, based on your recent emails, it’s the season for Financial Aid questions! This older video from Fastweb is not only relevant and informative (it will answer many of your FAFSA questions) – it’s also fun!

Find out about the FAFSA, the free application for federal student aid, like what it is, why you should fill it out, and how to get started. You can’t receive aid if you don’t even bother to try! Don’t worry – it’s easier than ever before. You would like free money for college, wouldn’t you? Watch The Five-Minute FAFSA on YouTube or below.

Thanks to Twitter follower MichaelCCR for bringing this hilarious yet information-packed video to our attention!

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Understanding College Admission Lingo

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

B Tal / Brian Talbot

Applying for college can seem like entering a foreign land. There are terms, forms and processes that are new to you and may even be out of the norm for your parents. As you would try to learn some basic language or sentences if you were traveling to a foreign country, you need to spend some time learning the college lingo when maneuvering the college admission process.

Learning the college application and admission language can benefit you in many ways. Learning and understanding the meanings of the various terms prepares you to approach and complete your applications with knowledge. This knowledge can be a powerful tool because it can help you prepare your application properly. Knowing the language can also help submit a complete application package.

Finally, when the acceptance or denial letter arrives in the mail, understanding terms such as wait-list and early-admission set proper expectations and prepare you for the next step—applying to additional colleges, waiting for the response from other colleges or preparing for your journey to college after high school graduation.