The College Whisperer™ | Navigating The Road To College

The agony of defeat has been well documented, at least by ABC Sports. The agony of deferral? Not so much.

Those who apply to college Early Decision/Early Action wait with great anticipation -- not to mention high anxiety -- for that early word from colleges. The "yea" or "nay." The official "thumbs up" or "thumbs down."

Then comes that letter -- or email. "Congrats. You're in!" Jubilation. "Sorry. You're out." Devastation.* Or that vast chasm of uncertainty, the dreaded, "We can't make a decision at this time. You're deferred."

As anyone waiting for anything out of their own control can tell you, not knowing is often worse than knowing -- even when the "knowing" is not necessarily the news you wanted to hear.

Why deferred?

Well, for one thing, the pool of applicants is ever-increasing (hence the competitive and selective nature of the admissions process), and though the "deferred" applicant's credentials are clearly good enough to be considered, admissions wants to see how you measure up against other applicants in the Regular Decision/Rolling Admissions pool.

And so, the wait goes on -- and on, and on.

What to do if your acceptance (or, dare we say it, denial) is deferred?

First, that pint of Forbidden Chocolate ice cream would sit well right about now. Then, take a deep breath, relax, and double down on those colleges you really want to get into.

From our colleague Allen Grove at About.com College Admissions, aside from not hitting the panic button [Stay Calm and Carry On. It's Only College!], here are a few things you can do to possibly improve the odds of ultimate success:

7. Sample Letters

The College Whisperer™ would add a number 8 (which, if memory serves, brings us back to where we started): Consume a pint of Forbidden Chocolate ice cream (or substitute your fav comfort food).

Above all, keep in mind that you are still in the running for that seat in next fall's freshman class. Do not fret. Never despair. And (this is where the * comes in), even should you be denied, it is not -- I repeat, NOT -- the end of the world [that, my friends, comes on December 21st ;-) ]. Like that once-in-a-lifetime vacation spot that is fully booked, or that chic restaurant that doesn't have a reservation until sometime in the next century, there are other -- and often better -- choices.

With over 3000 accredited colleges and universities in this country, you will surely find solace -- as well as great programs, good food, and a comfy bed requiring extra long sheets -- at a school you will be delighted to call "home" for the next four years!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . .

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Or about FAFSA!  

FAFSA -- the Free Application for Federal Student Aid -- must be completed (on or after January 1) for the consideration of a financial aid award (both need-based and merit) from almost every college, including those schools requiring the submission of the CSS Profile.  

WHO MUST FILE FAFSA:
1. Those who will be first time students (Freshmen) in fall, 2013;
2. Those who will be returning students (Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate) in fall, 2013;
3. Students who want to be considered for scholarships (need-based and merit), grants, Work-Study and federal Direct (Stafford) loans;
4. Students who have been awarded or will seek a scholarship, grant, or federal Direct loan from or through any college for the 2013-14 school year.  

In short, if you plan on being in college during the 2013-14 school year, and you want to receive financial aid, in whatever form, you MUST submit FAFSA! [The FAFSA must be submitted EVERY year.]  

WHEN MAY I COMPLETE AND SUBMIT FAFSA:
On or after January 1, 2013.  

Keep in mind that every state has a FAFSA filing deadline (the federal FAFSA filing deadline is June 30), AND most colleges have their own deadlines for submission.   Also, many colleges make financial aid awards on a first come, first awarded basis. Submit your FAFSA early during the filing period if you want to maximize your financial aid award.  

WHAT CAN I DO NOW:
1. Prepare documentation. You will need the following in order to complete the FAFSA:

• Student's driver's license and Social Security card
• Income tax returns or as close an estimate as possible
• W-2 forms and other records of money earned
• Current bank statements
• Records and documentation of other untaxed income received such as welfare benefits, Social Security income, veteran's benefits, AFDC, or military or clergy allowances
• Records of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investments
• Current mortgage information
• Business or farm records (if applicable)

2. Estimate your federal student aid. Use the FAFSA planning tool, FAFSA4caster, to get an estimate of eligibility and your expected family contribution.  

3. Get a Federal Student Aid PIN. All students applying for federal aid MUST obtain a Federal Student Aid PIN. Parents of dependent students must also secure a PIN. YOU CANNOT COMPLETE OR SUBMIT FAFSA WITHOUT A PIN!   Apply for your PIN (or duplicate PIN, if you are a returning student who has lost the PIN) HERE.  

4. Go to the videotape. Get an overview of the FAFSA process by watching a brief yet informative online video.  

5. Speak with your financial advisor, college planner and/or Guidance Counselor. Don't go it alone. The FAFSA is the most important financial aid form you will complete. Don't just submit it. Submit it completely and correctly!  

Remember, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take! Don't miss out on getting money for college. Complete and submit FAFSA as soon as possible on or after January 1.

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . .
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How many, among the college-bound crowd, remember the TV game show Password, let alone Allen Ludden, the show's host (also known as Betty White's husband)?

That's all right. How many students applying to college actually remember the required passwords -- let alone user names -- for all the websites they visit?

Passwords. The bain of the Internet age!

"Oh, no worries. My computer saves all my passwords." Yeah, except when it doesn't. Or it crashes. Or it conjures up a laundry list of user names and passwords, none of which seem to work.

"Ha. I use the same password for every site." Sure. Except when you can't. As in the website that insists you use a combination of caps, characters and special symbols, or creates a password for you comprised of hieroglyphics. And what about that "unique" password that no one else in the universe could possibly have -- until you are admonished that "this password is already in use." Damn!

Yes, the scourge of the password. You'll need it for almost everything you do in furtherance of the college application process. Common App. College Board (just try to remember that correct user name/password combo when you're in a rush to send your SAT scores the day before deadline). Scholarship search engines. The pesky college websites themselves (like you'll ever need those). And the list goes on, virtually endless.

Trust us. You will lose, forget, misplace and/or incorrectly enter logins and passwords (for which you will invariably blame mom, dad or your younger sibling, who, evidently, ate the post-it note upon which the password was hurriedly scrawled).

How to avoid the frustration of the, "What was my login again" syndrome? Easy. Get a composition notebook (or, for the environmentally conscious, a decomposition notebook :-), and write down your user names and passwords for EVERY site you visit.

Then, you'll never miss a beat -- or an opportunity -- saving time, effort and quite a few gray hairs.

And with so many pages to fill in that notebook, there will be plenty of room to pen a page for each college you apply to, every scholarship website, all the sundry places you will go on the world wide web, but can scarcely remember, even when they've been bookmarked.

Computers and space-age gadgets are great -- when they work. True. But there's nothing like that old-fashioned notebook (not unlike that pocket calendar) when it comes to preserving that most critical information -- let alone your sanity.

So, do yourself (and your college counselor, who, while you sit there fumbling for that errant password, will think to himself, "I told you so") a favor. Go out and buy that composition notebook today. [Disclaimer: Neither The College Whisperer™ nor College Connection hold stock or any pecuniary interest in paper or notebook commodities.] You will, without a doubt, thank us later!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

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Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . .

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With college costs rising, and the amount of student debt ($1 trillion and climbing) off the charts, it is not only the fiscal cliff we hear about on the news that concerns us. The college fiscal cliff looms large on the horizon, and, for some, the abyss below beckons as parents and students hover, not unlike Wile E. Coyote, suspended over that void which threatens to suck every last dollar out of both wallet and bank account.

While we have little (okay, we have some) control over college costs, there is much we can -- and should -- do to both contain expenses and find the money to pay for such piggy bank breakers as tuition, room and board and that semester abroad in Australia.

Here are a few of the tried and true, no nonsense means of avoiding the college fiscal cliff (or, at least, softening the landing should you fall therefrom):

1. Save. Save. Save. Ben Franklin may have said, "A penny saved is a penny earned," but doubtful he ever saw a tuition bill the likes of which your son or daughter will be faced with. Saving for college, once a luxury, has become a necessity. Opening a 529 plan, even with as little as $25, starting young (say, when the kid is fresh out of the womb and gets a Social Security Number), and continuing to fund that account (even in small increments) through the college (and graduate school) years, will go a long way in helping to ease the pain of college debt. Consider, too, the tax benefits of 529 plans, such as New York's College Savings Plan.

2. Public vs. Private. While some private colleges are true bargains -- just as some publics can be very expensive, particularly for out-of-state students -- consider the bang for the buck you may get choosing public over private colleges. And don't neglect your own state's university system, especially those like underated SUNY, where academics and extracurriculars often rival the privates.

3. Search and Apply for Scholarships. It's true. There are billions of dollars in free money available to students applying to and already attending college. And, contrary to popular belief, students DO get scholarships and grants, in considerable sums, sometimes enough to cover the cost of a full ride, and at least in amounts sufficient to pay for a semester's worth of books. Of course, you have to know where to look for scholarships, whether by way of online search engines (Fastweb, Zinch, College Prowler, to name a few), the high school guidance office (yes, that's part of what these folks get paid for), the colleges you are applying to (and certainly, the one you will attend), and in your own backyard (no, not the proverbial money tree, but rather, local civic and community organizations, neighborhood banks and businesses, fraternal and social organizations, and maybe even the company you work for). The key is to know where to look for those scholarship opportunities, and, once found, to apply, apply, apply (did we mention, apply?) for as many scholarships as you may qualify for! 

4. Start Early. Stay Late. While high school seniors make up the bulk of those frantically searching for scholarship money, there are scholarship opportunities for high school juniors, and even for freshman and sophomores. And college students take note: Those tuition bills keep on coming after the freshman year, so you have to keep on mining those scholarships and grants even after you pass through those ivy-covered gates.

5. Submit Financial Aid Applications. Too often, students (and parents) neglect to do anything more in terns of financial aid than submitting the FAFSA form (if they even do that). Well, you're not likely to see a dime from the colleges -- let alone from Uncle Sam -- if you don't take care of the paperwork (or, more likely, the online equivalents). Complete and submit FAFSA, for each school, and for every year you will be in college. Complete and submit the CSS Profile, for colleges that require this College Board administered financial statement. Complete and submit any and all college-specific financial aid forms. [Check college websites and/or contact the respective colleges' financial aid offices.]

6. Get A Job. Work Study is often an option to help pay those tuition bills. Typically, you need to submit FAFSA to be considered. Work during the summer, when you can, and consider a part-time job during college. Every little bit helps!

7. Federal Loans and Grants. Low interest (3.4% for undergraduates) Stafford Loans. Perkins Loans. Federal and institutional grants. Again, complete and submit the FAFSA, enabling the colleges to calculate your financial aid award. which, in most instances, will be comprised of a combination of scholarships, work-study and student loans.

8. Use The  College Net Price Calculator to Determine Costs. Virtually every college website has a Net Price Calculator, through which students and parents can calculate college costs. Do the math. Then compare costs at all colleges you are interested in.

9. Calculate Federal Aid. You can get a rough estimate of how much federal aid you are likely to qualify for by using the FAFSA4caster. It is free, and can be accessed well before the time comes to complete FAFSA (on or after January 1).

10. Pay Attention To deadlines. Just as there are deadlines in applying to college, similarly, there are deadlines in applying for financial aid. Federal deadlines. State deadlines. College deadlines. The old adage rings true today: "You Snooze, You Lose!''

11. Review And Compare Financial Aid Awards. Does the school meet your entire need? Are you being offered scholarships that never have to be repaid, or loans that have to be paid back with interest? Who is offering the best financial aid package. And don't be afraid to go back to the colleges, before you accept either the offer of admission or the offer of financial aid, and ask for more. [The worst they can do is say, no!]

12. Don't Go It Alone! Paying for college, like applying to college, is not only stressful, it can be confusing and frustrating as well. Just filling out the requisite forms, knowing when, where and how to apply for scholarships and loans, and how to go about the task of maximizing potential awards, can be daunting. Help is available, whether through your high school guidance counselor, the colleges' financial aid office or from your independent college counselor. Ask and, yes, you shall receive!

Yes, the fiscal cliff that threatens the financial security of a nation is just around the bend. The college fiscal cliff, take note, is not that far behind. As the folks in Washington must act, taking prudent steps and enacting sensible measures to avoid going over that cliff and into the economic void, so, too, must students and parents act, with all deliberate speed, cool heads, and a feasible financial game plan, to head off that insidious college debt.

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . .

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While most of us know just how expensive college has become, it is not until we are embroiled in the long and tedious application and admissions process that many of us begin to realize just how expensive simply applying to college can be.

Aside from the cost of sending SAT and/or ACT scores to each college you apply to, there is typically a fee, ranging in price from $25 to more than $100, for each college you submit an application to. Holy cow! You can go broke even before you are accepted!

There is, of course, some relief, aside from the occasional fee waiver which may be offered to select students. In fact, there are hundreds of colleges that offer free (yes, we said FREE) applications, and others that offer reduced fees for special circumstances (i.e., legacies, siblings). Why, some colleges even offer free applications to students who simply visit the campus (well worth the trip from anywhere :-), and many will waive the fee, if only you are bold enough to ask.

Our friends at porcelina.net have compiled a rather extensive (though not necessarily exhaustive or all-inclusive) list of colleges that offer free or reduced fee applications. Here are the links:

Free On-line Applications (General)

Free for Legacies and Siblings

Free or Reduced for International Applicants

Free During Certain Time Periods

Free If Student Visits Campus

Free If Submitted During Campus Visit

Free with Alumna/us Recommendation

Free in Special Cases

Reduced Fee On-line

Of course, you should visit the college websites for specifics, and confirm the manner in which your application is to be submitted (online, paper, college-specific application, Common App, by a date certain) in order to avail yourself of the free or reduced fee offer.

Also, watch your mail and email, as colleges that ordinarily charge a fee to submit applications routinely solicit students who fit their profiles (thank you, College Board, for selling our names, scores and personal info) to submit a "priority" application, fee waived. [Hey, if it's free and they want you to apply, go for it!]

With costs of getting into -- let alone going to -- college mounting, students, and their soon to be broke parents, should look to save any way and everywhere they can. Nipping the college application fee in the bud is a great place to start!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . . 

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First came Naviance: The Musical. Now, from the folks who didn't bring you the SAT or ACT, Admission: The Movie.

As we find ourselves in the midst of this wacky and wild college admissions season, what better time to take a well deserved break and head to the local cinema. [So what if the price of a movie ticket and refreshments is more than the cost of submitting your college applications? Sit back and enjoy the show!]

And don't forget the popcorn...

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

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For those who simply can't stand the pressure of deadlines (and face it, who among us relishes deadlines?), the good news is that, for the most part, the hustle and bustle of Early Action, Early Decision, Restricted Early Action, and other niceties (or not so niceties) of the "get 'em in while they're hot" college application process is nearly over.

The waiting game now begins for those who submitted their applications early (good luck!), and the next chapter of the college admissions game book opens for those who, for whatever reason, opted to forego the early bird menu.

While some may fret at not having submitted their applications by whatever "early" date (or dates, for schools that have an "Early Action II" deadline, whatever that is), there's still time, and more than a vast number of quality colleges with admissions officers standing by, for that Regular Decision and/or Rolling Admissions application.

Consider colleges that accept applications -- without a cutoff date -- until the incoming class has been filled (which can sometimes be just before classes begin in the fall). Here's a link to a list (current as of this writing, but not necessarily all inclusive) of schools that fit the so-called Rolling Admissions bill:

www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/12798/Education++History/Colleges+with+Rolling+Admissions.aspx

Check the websites of the colleges you may be interested in (look under "Prospective Students" or "Admissions") for the particulars and policies.

You may also want to check out the list of Common App member colleges, where deadlines can be gleaned. Some schools are truly rolling, while others have Regular Deadline dates as far into next year as August (when the kids entering college in the fall of 2015 will start applying).

Granted, waiting to apply later down that proverbial road does have its disadvantages. For one thing, on-campus housing options may be limited, or non-existent, for late entrants into the game. So, too, could prospects for favorable financial aid awards be foreclosed, particularly from colleges that dole out the bucks on a first come, first served basis. [Yet another reason to complete and submit the CSS Profile (for those schools that require it) as soon as possible, and to submit the FAFSA to all colleges early on in the new year (on or after January 1).]

Yes, the heart of the college application feeding frenzy may be just about over for somewhere in the neighborhood of 30% of the freshman class of 2014. For the other 70%, now chomping at the bit as they approach the starting gate, let the college admission games begin!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . .

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No Big Deal!

Sure, somewhere in the neighborhood of 30% of prospective college students will be accepted via Early Action/Early Decision. Yes, had you applied Early Action, (a) most or all of your college applications would have been completed and submitted before Thanksgiving, (b) you would have increased your chances, though only slightly in most instances, of being accepted by the college of your choice, and (c) you'd have an admission decision in hand (or in your email inbox) sometime between December 15 and January 15.

So what?

30% of the freshman class already filled? That leaves 70% wide open. College applications submitted before Thanksgiving? Ha! I dream up my best essay topics while in a Tryptophan-induced sleep. Better chance of getting in to the college of my choice? Well, better to have taken the time to completely and accurately prepare that perfect application than to tempt fate by rushing it, submitting the half-baked and not quite ready for prime time. Having admissions decisions before Christmas (or at least by Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)? No matter. Patience is a virtue. Anyway, good things come to those who wait. [And as The College Whisperer™ often says right here on this blog, while the early bird may catch the worm, it is typically the second mouse that gets the cheese!]

No worries, then, if you haven't quite completed your college application, put the finishing touches on that personal statement and supplemental essay questions, or started to search, in earnest, for scholarships to pay for tuition, room, board and Fraternity/Sorority dues.

Why, considering colleges that are Common App members alone, there are 488 among them that have submission deadlines (including Regular Decision and Rolling Admissions) on or after November 15. [The bulk of Regular Decision deadlines fall between December 1 and January 1. Some extend well into the new year!] Then, too, there are financial aid deadlines, some mandated by the states, others set by the colleges themselves.

Haven't started yet? Okay. While it is certainly not too late, time -- and college application deadlines -- wait for no one.

Get going on those college apps, but don't just get them done for the sake of submitting. Have them completed, and submitted, properly, and then, actually get into the college of your choice!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of The College Whisperer™.

Who knows what peril lurks in the college application and admissions process? The College Whisperer™ knows. . . 

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While most colleges and universities have said they will remain flexible on Early Action deadline dates, this in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and Nor'Easter Athena, some have held fast to the original deadlines, while others have extended to a date certain.

Here's the latest on application deadline extensions from our friends at The Choice, the college admissions blog of The New York Times:

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/colleges-extend-early-admission-deadlines/

Stay up to the minute on all things college during the frenzy of the application and admission season with The College Whisperer™ (and don't forget to duck :-)!

Plan. Prepare. Prevail!

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