The Price of College Tuition

Here are two ways to think about the price of college tuition:

1. Sticker price is the full price colleges list in their brochures and on their websites.

2. Net price is the price students actually pay. Net price accounts for the fact that many students receive grants or scholarships. So it can be considerably lower than sticker price.

Quick example. Say you go to a school where the sticker price is $25,000 a year. You get a $10,000-a-year grant. The net price for you — the part you have to pay for through loans, work and family contributions — is $15,000 a year.

Read more HERE.

Class of 2016 may be UNC’s smartest class ever

"From the class of 2016, 91.2 percent of students reported scoring 4.0 or higher on a weighted 4.0 grade point average scale, and the average SAT score was 1938 out of 2400...UNC’s class of 2017 might be slightly larger, but the admission rate will continue to drop further in the future."

NC State Freshmen Set SAT record; Class of 2016 is also smaller

"Of the 20,000-plus applications submitted to University Admissions, half were accepted. This year marks the first time in the University’s history the acceptance rate was so low. Out of the accepted applications, 4,316 freshmen enrolled. The class of 2016 represents 99 counties in North Carolina, 41 states and 20 foreign countries."

"For the first time in the University’s history, the incoming freshman class averaged more than 1200 on the critical reading and mathematics portions of the SAT. The class of 2016’s average score of 1219 represents a 28-point jump over the class of 2015’s average score of 1191."

"The class of 2016 boasts 206 valedictorians and 95 salutatorians. More than half of the incoming freshmen completed AP or IB courses in high school, averaging about 4.4 AP classes per student."

Click HERE to read the full article in NC State's student newspaper The Technician.

NC students hold steady on ACT college exam

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam held steady for North Carolina's high school seniors, but the results may be skewed by the fact that just one in five chose to take the test.

Read more HERE.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/22/2283858/nc-students-hold-steady-on-act.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

NC State Freshman Profile: Where do you fit in?

Many of our students express interest in NC State, which "continues to set new records year to year with the total number of applications received. Over 19,400 freshmen applications were received. After careful consideration, offers of admission were sent to approximately 10,000 students. Based on historical data, the expected class is 4,600."

Read the "Admissions Facts for First Year Students" at
http://admissions.ncsu.edu/how-apply/admission-profile/pdf/facts.pdf

Upcoming SAT Prep Opportunity

Using Your SAT Score Creatively

Rather than only using your score to get into a college, you can use it to save money. A number of private and college-specific scholarships are available for high, and even average, scorers.

Read more at the Debt-free Scholar Website: http://www.debtfreescholar.com/2009/03/using-your-sat-score-creatively/

Duke AHEC Health Careers Festival

On Saturday, September 8, 2012, on the campus of Duke University Medical Center, the Duke AHEC Program will host a 1/2 day of hands-on, high energy presentations designed to increase awareness of health and science career opportunities among middle & high school students as well as their parents. 

A sample of health care professions to be showcased:

• Veterinary Medicine;
• Speech Language Pathology;
• Medicine;
• Respiratory Therapy; and others!
  
  Parent sessions topics:  
• Health Careers:  Future Forecast!
• Panel on available Youth Enrichment Programs
• Applying for & Financing College
• Preparing your Son/Daughter for the SAT/ACT
• More information and a registration link can be accessed here:   http://dukeahec.mc.duke.edu/health/middle.html

How parents can help in admissions process

Many parents feel as if they’re walking a tightrope as they navigate their way through the college admissions process with their children.

How do you empower your kids to take on this new and exciting project and still make sure everything gets done? The college admissions process is chock full of details and deadlines: testing registration, transcript requests, campus visits, essay writing, letters of recommendation, transmitting test scores, etc. Many, if not most, 16- to 17-year-olds enter the process ill-equipped to juggle so many things simultaneously.

There are some areas where it’s OK for parents to get involved.

It’s just fine for parents to:

Help plan campus visits: Discuss the trip details, especially if it involves multiple colleges. Schedule the visits on the college websites and make flight and hotel arrangements as needed.

Discuss college fit: Help your children to understand the kind of college experience they’re looking for. Talk about size; distance from home; benefits and drawbacks to an urban, suburban and rural environment; their academic needs; fraternity-sorority life; sports atmosphere; and special opportunities such as undergraduate research opportunities, internships, study abroad, interdisciplinary majors, clubs and extracurricular activities.

Read the entire article here.  

130-point Increase in SAT Scores via online class

From a student of our four-day webinar earlier this spring:

"I just wanted to let you know that i did improve on my SAT from a 1210 to 1340. Thank you for all your help. I also wanted to let you know that i got accepted and will be attending Western Carolina University. I am very excited."

Our real-time webinars that students take via the Internet DO WORK!
A+ can help YOU increase your scores, too.
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