370 - Top 5 Tips For College Admissions - What Are They Looking For? How Can You Get Into Your Dream School?

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What are colleges looking for when admitting students? How should you view college rankings? Need advice on how to get into your dream school?

Welcome to part 2 of my interview with Mark Stucker, a college admissions counselor! He dishes on ways to make your college search, applications, and acceptances easier, plus goes into more detail on his own podcast Your College Bound Kid.

Check out part 1 of this interview about his formula for matching students to colleges using 5 key areas – academic match, social match, emotional match, career match, and financial match. Then in part 3 of the series he goes deeper into how the net price calculator can be used to anticipate the overall cost of 4 years of undergrad, and many other nuggets of advice to help you graduate debt-free!

Also, let me find some scholarships for you! Schedule a FREE Scholarship Strategy Session with me to discuss how I can find you between $10,000-30,000 in scholarship opportunities! Plan a time on my calendar here –> https://calendly.com/moneyandmentalpeace

Can’t wait to dive in, LET’S GO!!!!!

Mark’s Podcast: Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews - Apple Podcasts

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