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Hear from College Coach graduates and their families regarding their experience working with our admissions consultants. Learn our insider tips on topics such as writing the college admissions essay, preparing for the SAT and ACT, finding the right school, and more. Get to know our college admissions experts by viewing their video bios.
For more tips, read our free guides:
The Top Five Myths and Mistakes about College Admissions: info.getintocollege.com/white-paper
Avoiding the Pitfalls of College Essay Writing: info.getintocollege.com/pitfalls-essay-writing
College Coach provides expert guidance on the college admissions and finance process. All College Coach admissions consultants are former senior admissions and financial aid officers from some of the top colleges in the country.
For more information about our services, call us at 877-402-6224 or email getstarted@getintocollege.com. You can request more information by visiting info.getintocollege.com/contact
For more tips, read our free guides:
The Top Five Myths and Mistakes about College Admissions: info.getintocollege.com/white-paper
Avoiding the Pitfalls of College Essay Writing: info.getintocollege.com/pitfalls-essay-writing
College Coach provides expert guidance on the college admissions and finance process. All College Coach admissions consultants are former senior admissions and financial aid officers from some of the top colleges in the country.
For more information about our services, call us at 877-402-6224 or email getstarted@getintocollege.com. You can request more information by visiting info.getintocollege.com/contact
What is Demonstrated Interest? (2024)
You might have heard that “demonstrated interest” is important to the college admissions process, but you’re not sure how, exactly, to demonstrate interest. Check out this short video, which breaks down the possibilities.
For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
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4 Reasons to Complete a FAFSA (or Not) (2024)
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Not sure whether you should file a FAFSA or not? Watch this short video to learn the advantages and disadvantages of completing this financial aid application. For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
5 Reasons to Have a Job in College (2024)
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Not sure if you should work a part-time job while in college? Consider these 5 things you gain by working. For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
Does a Teen Need to File a Tax Return? (2024)
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Does your teenager need to file a tax return? Find out here! For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
How to Write the "Why This College" Essay (2024)
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Many colleges ask applicants to respond to a supplemental essay question about why they would like to attend that university. Sounds simple enough, but many students don’t understand how to write an effective “why this college” essay. Get our tips here! For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
What's the Difference Between a 401(k) and an IRA? (2024)
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Should you save for the future in a 401k or IRA? 401ks and IRAs are both retirement savings accounts, but there are significant differences between the two. Learn what separates them here. For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
What Are Apprenticeships? (2024)
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What are apprenticeships? Learn about these rewarding career education programs here. For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
What is a "Brag Sheet," and What Goes On It? (2024)
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What is a “brag sheet,” and how can it help you in the college application process? Find out here! For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
Child-Friendly Budgeting Tips (2024)
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How do you teach your child to manage their money responsibly? Find out in this short video! For more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
Is "Buy Now, Pay Later" Too Good to Be True? (2024)
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Are “Buy Now, Pay Later” programs too good to be true? Learn what to consider before buying on credit. And for more information on Bright Horizons College Coach, visit our website at www.getintocollege.com.
Studying Outside of the U.S. (#GettingInPodcast / 08-29-24 / Segment 2)
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In this segment of "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation," college admissions experts Sally Ganga and Marjorie Southworth discuss the pros and cons of choosing to pursue higher education outside of the U.S. and why it may be a great fit for some students. You can catch the full episode on the VoiceAmerica Variety channel, and, to never miss an episode, make sure you subscribe to the show on...
Supplemental College Essays (#GettingInPodcast / 08-15-24 / Segment 2)
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In this segment of "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation," college admissions experts Sally Ganga and Kimberly Ortiz discuss how to approach supplemental college essays. You can catch the full episode on the VoiceAmerica Variety channel, and, to never miss an episode, make sure you subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or our channel right here on CZcams. For m...
Student Loan Repayment Update (#GettingInPodcast / 08-15-24 / Segment 1)
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In this segment of "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation," college admissions expert Sally Ganga and college finance expert Michelle Clifton discuss updates to student loan repayment for federal loans. You can catch the full episode on the VoiceAmerica Variety channel, and, to never miss an episode, make sure you subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or our cha...
Getting Involved in School Clubs (#GettingInPodcast / 08-29-24 / Segment 3)
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In this segment of "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation," college admissions experts Sally Ganga and Jen Simons discuss how to engage with clubs at your high school. You can catch the full episode on the VoiceAmerica Variety channel, and, to never miss an episode, make sure you subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or our channel right here on CZcams. For more...
College Application Activity Lists (#GettingInPodcast / 08-15-24 / Segment 3)
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In this segment of "Getting In: A College Coach Conversation," college admissions experts Sally Ganga and Alexandra Rendon discuss how to craft effective activity lists on college applications. You can catch the full episode on the VoiceAmerica Variety channel, and, to never miss an episode, make sure you subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or our channel right h...
Preparing to Pay for College as a Senior (#GettingInPodcast / 08-29-24 / Segment 1)
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Preparing to Pay for College as a Senior (#GettingInPodcast / 08-29-24 / Segment 1)
How to Apply for Financial Aid in 10 Simple Steps (2024)
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How to Apply for Financial Aid in 10 Simple Steps (2024)
Who Qualifies for Financial Aid? (2024)
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Who Qualifies for Financial Aid? (2024)
Listener Questions (#GettingInPodcast / 08-01-24 / Segment 2)
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Listener Questions (#GettingInPodcast / 08-01-24 / Segment 2)
Are You Ready to Pay Your College Bill? (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 1)
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Are You Ready to Pay Your College Bill? (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 1)
Jesuit Colleges (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 2)
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Jesuit Colleges (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 2)
Colleges in and Around Portland, Maine (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 3)
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Colleges in and Around Portland, Maine (#GettingInPodcast / 07-18-24 / Segment 3)
Skidmore College (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 2)
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Skidmore College (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 2)
What Can You Do with an English Major (#GettingInPodcast / 07-04-24 / Segment 1)
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What Can You Do with an English Major (#GettingInPodcast / 07-04-24 / Segment 1)
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 1)
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 1)
The Advanced Placement (AP) Curriculum (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 2)
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The Advanced Placement (AP) Curriculum (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 2)
Dual Enrollment Programs (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 3)
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Dual Enrollment Programs (#GettingInPodcast / 06-20-24 / Segment 3)
Rumors About Colleges (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 1)
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Rumors About Colleges (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 1)
Rumors About the College Application Process (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 2)
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Rumors About the College Application Process (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 2)
Rumors about Paying & Saving for College (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 3)
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Rumors about Paying & Saving for College (#GettingInPodcast / 06-06-24 / Segment 3)
IF it did not matter the questioned would not be asked,,,leave it blank...!!!!!!
Hello during my application process, I've mistakenly say that i earned my high school diploma in 2024, meanwhile i earned it in 2023, should i send an email to the office ??
affirmative action is always alive :(
How about if the parent is highly degree'd - do they use that against you? If so, does it hurt to leave it blank?
Yah those eyes and that parched smile tells me everything I need to know. Stay safe yall.
Stop the BULL SHI. You’re the problem!
Not “might” it absolutely will. I literally seen past managers look at job applications and judge and disqualify the applicant immediately based on their race or religion
Sure
Rusty Allen of Richmond Virginia
It will be much better to show the exact point on the form
If it doesn’t matter then why do you need that info? This is the biggest piece of bs in history
Exactly 💯😂
My prent earns a Small buisness, do i still need to report the earn income from my parent buisness
What if it’s in a LLC ? and will offer from Opendoor be a good place to get value from. As selling properties have tremendous costs and near 180 days on market.
Hi there, I am filling out a CSU application for college and it is asking me to input my Parents' adjusted gross income (AGI) for 2022 and my Parents' untaxed income and benefits for 2022. I know the AGI can be found on line 11 of the 1040 form on the 2022 Individual Tax Return, but I want to confirm where I can find the amount for the untaxed income and benefits? Is it line 2a where it says “Tax-exempt interest” or is it line 2b where it says “Taxable interest”? Line 2a is blank, but line 2b has an amount. Which one would I put? Thank you!
As a science student what exam can I give similar to SAT?
The ACT is a similar test to the SAT and includes a Science section.
In my daughter’s school most teacher limit the number of references to 10-12. My daughter provided all of her references with her resume as well as completing any forms they required.
I was accepted off the wait list at my #1 school. Super excited! My #2 school has lower cost of attendance (tuition, room and board). In addition, my number two school offered a 4000 per year merit scholarship. Can I submit a letter asking to be considered for a merit scholarship? Any downside?
Now that you've been accepted, there's no downside at all. Be prepared, however, with waitlist offers, colleges often expect very quick responses, and may tell you that you have to make a decision based on your current offer (or lack thereof). Still, however, it's worth a shot! Good luck!
What if you took classes outside of high school like at UCSCOUT or community college?
Our high school uses Naviance so you can create a “Scattergram” that compares your GPA and test scores with other students from our school who applied to a college in the past. You can see where your dot lands in the big picture of students from your school who have been accepted. It doesn’t let you know about their rigor, extracurriculars, etc. but if your grades & test score fall outside of their typical acceptance then you need to move on.
So- it’s worthless if your combined family income is above $101k - it can in fact harm your ability to get merit or talent aid ?
No, there is no particular cutoff at $101k. Financial aid eligibility is highly dependent upon the cost of the college. The higher the price of the college, the higher your income can get while still retaining need-based financial aid eligibility. At the most expensive colleges, family income can be well over $200k and, depending on other data points outside of income (family size, assets, etc.), you still may qualify for some financial aid. And no, applying for need-based aid typically has no affect on merit aid. In fact, merit aid disproportionately goes to students with high family income.
Do you have or will you be doing a similar program on getting into other types of audition programs, like acting or musical theatre? I couldn’t find one on. Thanks
May I know for example , that my investment has current market value is $500K as today, but I only put my money is $30K in the begining years ago so how I can report my investment value now? because the market is changed all the time, may be negative tomorrow? thanks
You are asked to report the value as of the day you're completing the form. It might have been different yesterday and might be different tomorrow, but what is the value today?
So let's say I have $5,000.65 in my bank account. This is still a college account from when I first started college. I don't have a 401K, or a savings account. For the question of "Current balance of cash, savings, and checkings account" I would put in $5,000?
Correct.
@@CollegeCoach thank you!
All "A"s equates to fully indoctrinated
All "A"s translates to proper indoctrinated
Just wondering - when you plug in the purchase year and purchase price....what if you refinanced to add on and you have a new mortgage number? Do you plug in the refi date and the new mortgage amount?
It should be your original purchase year and original purchase price, and your current mortgage debt and current monthly payment. Hope this helps!
Thank you for sharing this. I am trying to navigate through Naviance for my students. Thank you.
HI there. Thanks for these videos. Since filling out CSS profile and FAFSA, an investment has tanked significantly. Also, I overestimated the value of a retirement account also somewhat significantly. Can I change this in both css and fafsa or how would you suggest I handle that? Thanks in advance.
You can "correct" a FAFSA if you made a mistake, but you can't "update" it based on a change of circumstances. We'd recommend sending an email to the financial aid office(s), explaining the circumstances and asking that they take them into consideration.
Community College then transfering to the best University for your major is the obvious best path for most. Leave this ridiculous rat race for Ivy Admissions to the prep school families who have been paying $50k.a year since elementary school. In a way they have prepaid for their children's inflated HS grades.
I accidentally put independent but I’m dependent how would I change it
Do we include royalty payments in the other untaxed income?
Only if not already included in your taxable income reported on your tax return.
I’m prt of the category of students that applied to public state schools (EA) and already got admission. However, I got my acceptances before they got to see my semester 1 grades and obviously my semester 2 grades. I’ve had a cumulative unweighted 3.7 gpa over grades 9-11, but my semester 1 gpa this year is 3.2. I haven’t completely tanked it, but I did go from averaging an A- to a B/B-. Is it possible that my acceptances get revoked? Thank you for the video, it was very informative.
Hey! I realized that my parents submitted that they own a business when in reality my dad is an employee. He doesn’t know English. However, I only realized now but I submitted it for 2023-2024 in January of 2023 and my financial aid package for my university is way higher than we can pay, higher than his yearly income. Is there any way that I can fix this issue now as I am started my spring semester of my freshman year?
Please reach out to your financial aid office and explain what happened.
I Correct the mistake in Css profile. Now , I am not able to add colleges in it. It's been 24 hours. Please help me how to solve this problem . I am really in need
You should reach out to College Board customer service.
For bank account errors i would just send an email or wait for idoc?
I would email each financial aid office.
@CollegeCoach thank you for replying, I got lucky and used my one correction. I thought I could not use ot past a certain date but I was wrong, thank you anyways.
Short and to the point. Great video!
Must the email be sent to the admissions office or financial aid office
If asking for more merit scholarships, admissions. If asking for more need-based aid, financial aid. If you're not sure or both might be in play, it doesn't hurt to include both offices on your email.
Good information
Hello i get accepted at Sebelas maret University in indonesia but my scholarship only coverd my tuition fee and the indonesia language course so i have to pay for my accommodation in the dormitory and my everyday life but i can't do that due to the war that started in my country Sudan since April what can I do? and where i should ask for support
We are not experts in Indonesian universities, but would recommend you reach out to the school--admissions or financial aid office.
if i made a mistake on the css and missed it will it impact my admissions etc? i'm submitting tax forms with idoc but i'm paranoid it'll look bad if i made a mistake 😭
The Financial Aid office will not share with Admissions that there were errors on your Profile application, please don't worry--just make sure you get all required information and documentation to the Financial Aid offices so they can process your financial aid package.
I have a question if this is a small mistake. For my self submitted course work (they’ll receive my official transcript after my counselor inputs it herself) I accidentally left out that in the second semester I am taking Economics. I put everything else correct but forgot to change US Government Honors (semester 1) to Economics for semester 2. Is that a huge deal? Or will they notice on my transcript it states I will take it next semester
I submitted my css profile already and i made some pretty big mistakes like i added extra zeros after amounts in some places. i was trying to use the 'correct css profile' option in college board but i only see the option to review and i cant edit. what to do? i already emailed my school about this and is waiting for a reply. help me please.
hey, you should be able to make a one-time edit. if you’ve already went back and edited it for something even once, you’ll only be able to review it after that. maybe email college board? or the universities and tell them what mistakes you made? but yeah you cant edit it more than once. sorry
i didnt even edit it more than once still i can only review it and not edit its so frustrating because rn im only applying to one school but by december ill be applying to 10-12 schools so uk @@juniorkagabo3741
it will be really weird to edit email the mistakes to every school and they will think im good for nothing @@juniorkagabo3741
If you've used up your 1 edit, you can simply email the college financial aid offices with the changes you need to make.
actually i didnt edit it so idk why is it not letting me edit it @@CollegeCoach
I inserted a wrong social security number for my student. How can I fix it?
This might not hold up if you're competing with others. If there's a menu of choices and two other students make pancakes, one does great the other does mid, the ok pancakes might outshine the zero pancake chef. If only 2 get picked it might get tricky to decide. If you're terrible at pancakes then sure, don't bother, but the debate is when you fall somewhere in the middle, no? It's all about who you're being compared to
Trop bien la vidéo
I made a mistake while entering the income tax amount. I added some amount but later i found out that we dont pay any tax. What should i do?
You should be able to make a one-time edit to your existing Profile from your College Board dashboard. But if you need to make changes beyond that, you can just email the financial aid office.
Would I just email the financial office of the college and list out the changes? Or should I send the acknowledge meant report, but I can’t seem the find the acknowledgement report- is it on college board? I made really big mistakes like birth year and financial support from parents. I’m not sure what to do. How do I send the acknowledge report as well, theough mail or email?
They recently changed the Profile so that you can submit one-time corrections through the Profile website itself. But if you need to make changes beyond that, you can just email the financial aid office.
AP seminar question was the most important crucial question that I heard about college admission process. Obsessed parents.
Hello, I have a question on whether of not this is a small mistake. I have taken a course at another high school outside of my own. When I requested the official transcript, I noticed that each semester from the "Other" school is only 0.5 credits while my high school uses 5 credits. I had mistakenly entered 5 credits instead of 0.5 credits for each semester. The rest of the information is correct, but there is just this error on the amount of credits per semester. Luckily, out of my early schools, only one uses the "Courses and Grades" section. Would it be worth emailing the one college that uses it to let them know that each semester at the "Other" school is worth 0.5 credits and not 5 credits? Thank you.
It seems to be a small typo so I don't know if its worth emailing the colleges over it.
Hello! Although this error likely won't result in any major issues with your application review, I do think it's a good idea to send a quick email to the admissions office to let them know about the mistake and ensure they have accurate information on file. Best of luck as you navigate the rest of the admissions process!
@CollegeCoach thank you so much for the help!
Hey, I have not paid for the CSS and I need to change some schools which are women's only schools to co-ed. How do I do that? please
You should reach out to the CSS Profile for support: cssprofile.collegeboard.org/contact-us