College Admissions Guidance
Artificial intelligence’s impacts are transforming higher education at an unprecedented pace. An essential part of your college search and selection process should be thinking critically about how AI will shape the programs, majors and potential career paths you’re considering. Choosing a major without considering the effects of AI is analogous to someone becoming a professional candle maker just before electricity was invented.
https://www.veritasai.com/veritasaiblog/10-ai-certifications-you-can-take-in-high-school
Please please please read this piece on the Dark Side of those viral college acceptance videos. He hits it square - they represent everything that’s wrong with the current admissions landscape.
Didn’t get as much as help from a school as you were expecting? Knowing the Whys and Hows of the appeals process might get you a little more.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/appeal-financial-aid-award
Colleges aren’t always transparent when it comes to letting you know how much you’ll actually have to pay to go there. In fact, these letters can be confusing and misleading. Make sure you know how to break them down.
https://www.nitrocollege.com/blog/how-to-read-your-financial-aid-award-letter
MeritMore is a dynamite tool that allows you to quickly find colleges that are likely to award merit aid, and to then see data about that aid.
Honors Programs offer a variety of enrichment opportunities and can take the college experience to another level. Look into the requirements and see if one might be right for you.
Show a little love to the schools you’re interested in. To some it might not matter much; to others, it could help put you over the top.
Make sure your information is error free to ensure smooth processing and the maximum amount of aid you’re entitled to.
https://www.nitrocollege.com/blog/5-common-fafsa-mistakes-that-can-cost-you-money
Not all financial aid award letters are created equal. Check out my slide deck detailing the essential ingredients and how to make sense of less than perfect award letters.
https://www.couriercollegeprep.com/collegefunding
This template is the gold standard: https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fy-2025-26-annotated-college-financing-plan-undergraduate-108458.pdf