Archive for September, 2009
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I am a home schooled student and will be in my junior year in august how do I find applications for scholarships for homeschooled students? When do i need to apply for college?
Shorty:
Almost all schools accept applications from home-schooled students, so long as you are able to demonstrate that you were home-schooled according to the applicable laws in your state. You’ll also be required to submit standardized test scores, which the schools will use to determine whether you are prepared to successfully perform college-level work.
Otherwise, there are no special procedures for home schooled students – you apply just like everyone else – following the directions carefully with regard to the submission of documents that support your home schooling curriculum.
The college hunting season begins in your junior year. You’ll probably want to take the SAT or ACT for the first time in the spring. That’s also a good time to attend local college fairs, where college reps from all over the country attend to provide information about their schools and their programs.
The bookstore (and your local library) have lots of big thick college guides with a wealth of information about thousands of US schools – ranging from information about academics and admissions to the social and party scene. Whether you’re looking for a quiet, serious atmosphere, or a raucous, free-spirited party school, these books can help you narrow down the list of colleges that are worth following up on.
Students used to write away for information, but nowadays, every school has a fancy website that offers everything you need to know about the school. You can read about how to apply, and how tough their standards are, you can read and see pictures of the housing options, you can determine the costs of attendance, and you can read about the academic programs that each school has to offer. That’s a great advancement, because all of the information is free, and you don’t have to wait for that big packet of info to arrive in the mail.
Schedule a serious talk with your parents about the financing of your college program – and remember – a college education is an optional and very expensive purchase, just like a home or a car. There are car options that cost $10,000, there are car options that cost $30,000, and there are car options that cost $200,000. Education works exactly the same way. Come up with a college budget, and focus your attention on schools that you will be able to afford. Williams College in Massachusetts is an absolutely outstanding university, but if you don’t have $200,000 to spend on a 4-year degree, you probably shouldn’t waste your time applying. You need to know if your school budget is $5,000 a year, $15,000 a year, or $30,000 a year – before you begin applying.
If your SAT or ACT score wasn’t as strong as you’d like to hope, take it again in the Fall – by September, or so, you should have a final list of colleges that you want to apply to. Aim for 4-6 at most – you should always have a few, but there’s no point in applying to too many, either.
Start thinking about – and talking to people you know who might be willing to write letters of recommendation for you. You’ll need those with your application, and it’s polite to give your recommenders time to prepare these, rather than hitting them up at the last minute with an emergency request.
Start your applications in October of your senior year – and get to work on all of the essays, both for the colleges and for the scholarships. If the schools that you are interested in are nearby, make the time to attend their open house programs, where you can tour the grounds, and attend helpful info sessions, often with Q&A. Watch your application deadlines very carefully, and make sure that all of your applications are in the mail (or otherwise submitted) by mid-December, latest.
November is time to start reading up on financial aid. Familiarize yourself with the Federal Student Aid system (http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/FundingEduBeyondHighSchool_0910.pdf ), and start pulling together the documents that you will need.
Come February and March of your senior year, you’ll start receiving contacts back from the schools – if they’re writing for more info, be sure to respond to them promptly. These are the months when acceptance letters start to arrive.
Make absolutely certain that you submit your FAFSA application before your school’s priority aid deadline. This will be somewhere between February and April, most likely.
I hope that helps – good luck!
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Even though I have, like, 6 years, i have my heart set on becoming a nutritionist and would like to know what are the required college courses and what i would have to get a degree in?
This is from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs however, it may be the same for multiple colleges. :
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS – BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE SCIENCE
Allied Health Completion Option
General Education Course RequirementsCredits
ENGL 131 & 141 Rhetoric and Writing I & II (Complete Competency Exam after ENGL 141) 6
HSCI 206 Health Science Statistics (Can Sub w/PSY 210) 3
Humanities Electives (two–Choose from LAS list) 6
PSY 100 General Psychology 4
SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 4
General Education Electives 7
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Health Science Prerequisites
BIOL 201 & 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II 8
CHEM 101 & 102 Introduction to Chemistry I & II 8
MATH 104 College Algebra or higher math class (Pre-req score 12+ on Algebra Diagnostic Exam) 3
Science Electives (Choose from LAS list) 4
Social Science Electives (two – Choose from LAS list) 6
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Health Science Core Requirements
Required core course:
HSCI 401 Health Science Research (Pre-req/Co-req HSCI 206, Jr/Sr level, fall & summer only) 3
Select core courses – Choose three of the following:
HSCI 420 Health Behavior Change (Pre-req PSY 100,HSCI 463, fall & summer only) 3
HSCI 452 Health Teaching 3
HSCI 463 Culture and Health (Soph level, spring & summer only) 3
HSCI 329 Principles of Management and Finance 3
HSCI 330 Professionalism and Ethics (fall & summer only) 3
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Allied Health Option Requirements
Upper Division Electives 9
Accredited Allied Health Program Portfolio (Credits granted through CO Articulation) 40
(Can be Respiratory Therapy, Radiation Technology, Dental Hygiene, etc.) 49
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS = 120
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR
BETH-EL COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
MODEL DEGREE PLAN – BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE SCIENCE
Allied Health Completion Program
First YearCredits
CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry I (Pre-req high school algebra) 4
ENGL 131 Rhetoric and Writing I (Pre-req ACT English score 19 or SAT Verbal 450) 3
General Education Elective 3
Hum Elective (Choose from LAS lists) 3
CHEM 102 Introduction to Chemistry II (Pre-req of CHEM 101) 4
ENGL 141 Rhetoric and Writing II (Pre-req ENGL 131 or 29+ on ACT English or 650 SAT Verbal) 3
Social Science Elective (Choose from LAS lists) 3
MATH 104 College Algebra (Pre-req 12+ on Algebra Diagnostic Exam) 3
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Second Year
BIOL 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (fall only) 4
Humanities Elective (Choose from LAS lists) 3 Health Care Science Core Course (Choose from Health Care Science Core Courses) 3
PSY 100 General Psychology 4
BIOL 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Pre-req BIOL 201, spring only) 4
Upper Division Elective 3
Social Science Elective (Choose from LAS lists) 3
SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 4
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Third Year
*HSCI 206 Health Science Statistics (Can be taken during Interim) 3
Health Care Science Core Course (Choose from Health Care Science Core Courses) 3
HSCI 401 Health Science Research (Pre-req/Co-req HSCI 206, Jr/Sr level, fall/summer only) 3
Upper Division Elective 3
General Education Elective 4
Health Care Science Core Course (Choose from Health Care Science Core Courses) 3
Science Electives (Choose from LAS list) 4
Upper Division Elective 3
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Fourth Year
Accredited Allied Health Program Portfolio (Credits granted through CO Articulation) 40
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS = 120
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Is CD/DVD better than print, or the other way around? Also, if I were to have a website displaying my portfolio online, would that be acceptable?
I have looked at admissions pages for several colleges, but none say all too much about this… I’m just wondering what the best way would be.
Thank you!
I’ve read a book that’s called "How they Got into Harvard" and it includes the grades and the things 50 students did to get into Harvard. The book talks about sending CD’s along with your papers to the school and how it is a good idea. So yeah be creative and do all you can do to get into where you wanna get into! Send them CD’s and your website and everything you have. Show them that you are different and have extras and prove it.
Good luck.
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I am an NYC resident and will be a 1st time student going to community college. My tuition for community college is $1,575.00 per semester. I was given a total in financial aid(Pell, and tap) $2,839.50. For the fall and spring semester. Is that going to be enough money for me to pay for college tuition? I am confused on how tuition work?
Also are classes covered under tution meaning its not 2 seperate fees?
your tuition depends on the classes your taking. i’m sure its somewhere around what you stated. if you add it up for both fall and spring it comes up to 3150. so your going to owe 311. and that’s not including books, you do know that right?
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Education DVD – Join the father-and-son admission counselor team of Howard and Matthew Greene as they walk you through steps to help you pay for your own college tuition. With higher education costs rising, see what other families have done and listen to real college financial aid instructors as they give you the means to take your future into your own hands with Paying For College, a PBS Home Video release. – Paying For College (DVD)
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