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6 Colleges that Offer Scholarships to IB Diploma Graduates
March 30, 2017 | BS/MD Admissions Consulting International Baccalaureate
6 Colleges that Offer Scholarships to IB Diploma Graduates

Colleges across the United States are getting on the IB train, offering scholarships to diploma graduates with high scores. From internship opportunities to mentoring programs, there are many colleges that go the extra mile to make sure that students transition…

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A Few Reasons Why We Love Agnes Scott College
March 23, 2017 | College Search
A Few Reasons Why We Love Agnes Scott College

The world of higher education is much bigger than Ivy League colleges that elbow their way to the competitive lists like U.S. News & World Report and Forbes Magazine. Colleges That Change Lives, for instance, features small to medium size…

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5 Tips For International Students Applying to a U.S. University
March 16, 2017 | BS/MD Admissions Consulting
5 Tips For International Students Applying to a U.S. University

Students applying to universities in the United States often tend to underestimate the time it takes to apply for admittance to a university or college. If you want to avoid making the same mistake, you need to set a schedule…

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3 Ways High School Students Can Graduate with College Credit
March 8, 2017 | BS/MD Admissions Consulting
3 Ways High School Students Can Graduate with College Credit

Many high school students are graduating with college credit. This not only allows the student to graduate college early, but also helps to save a great deal of money on tuition. In Georgia, three options are offered to ambitious students…

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Kristen Moon discusses tuition insurance at Newsday.com
March 4, 2017 | Scholarships and Financial Aid
Kristen Moon discusses tuition insurance at Newsday.com

Tuition insurance can cover costs, but not if Junior flunks out. Tuition InsuranceTuition Insurance It’s tough enough to pay your child’s college tuition bill. Worse still, if he or she doesn’t finish the semester. Given the amount of money involved,…

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Top 5 questions to ask before taking on student loan debt
March 2, 2017 | Scholarships and Financial Aid
Top 5 questions to ask before taking on student loan debt

Many high school seniors will soon be deciding where to go to college and making difficult choices about whether to take on student debt to attend a particular school. Below we have answered the top 5 questions you need to…

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Kristen Moon gives the scoop on dual enrollment on Straighterline.com
February 28, 2017 | BS/MD Admissions Consulting
Kristen Moon gives the scoop on dual enrollment on Straighterline.com

What is dual enrollment, and is it something aspiring college students should do? If you are a high school student who wants to get some or all of your college core courses completed by the time you graduate high school,…

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Kristen Moon gives the scoop on a new college financing option at Newsday.com
February 26, 2017 | Paying for College Press
Kristen Moon gives the scoop on a new college financing option at Newsday.com

How to pay for college is the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question. Recently, there’s talk about a new option called income-share agreements. They are similar to the government’s income-based loan repayment plans. Students promise to pay a fixed percentage of their future income…

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10 Universities Offering FREE Online College Courses
February 24, 2017 | BS/MD Admissions Consulting
10 Universities Offering FREE Online College Courses

College admissions counselors look at more than the GPA of applicants. There would be several applicants with perfect 4.0 GPAs, and admissions officers only know too well how many students take easy courses to inflate their GPAs. This is why…

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Kristen Moon talks with U.S. News: Should students attend medical school in Europe?
February 22, 2017 | Medical School Admissions Consulting
Kristen Moon talks with U.S. News: Should students attend medical school in Europe?

There are pluses and minuses to consider. Matching with a U.S. based residency is a major consideration. "In the medical field, students who attend school abroad have a stigma associated with them: 'They were not good enough to get into…

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