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Make Your Money Work For You: Never Pay "Sticker Price" Tuition

College acceptances are just around the corner. The University of Georgia will announce their final Class of 2023 cohort next week and the Ivy’s are right around the corner (mark March 28th on your calendar)! After the excitement and celebrations of acceptances die down, reality tends to settle in—Just how are we going to pay for this?

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College Visit Checklist

Wahoo! You’re starting to narrow down your once overwhelming college list and now choosing your top schools to visit. Spending time on campus can be one of the single best ways to get a “feel” for school culture, environment, and dorm life. Spending a few extra minutes to prepare before you arrive on campus will make your time there more worthwhile as you seek out answers to your questions.

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How to Prepare for Your College Interview

With the wave of Regular Decision college applications in full force, some schools will reach out to applicants requesting more “face time,” generally in the form of an interview. These can take place face-to-face over a vanilla latte or depending on scheduling, can be carved out over the phone. You’re so close to the finish line so treat this next step in the process with as much effort and intentionality as you’ve handled the entire process up to this point.

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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! For today’s final gift in this “12 Days of Learning” series, we want to encourage our hardworking seniors as they make the final push towards the 1/1 Regular decision college admissions deadline.

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Did you know that a U.S. public school counselor now manages an average caseload of 482 students?

According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), public school counselors have a growing caseload of 482, nearly twice the recommended maximum of 250 students. What this means for your high schooler.

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