Archive for November 2010
Don?T Let The Economic Crisis Derail Your College Plans
November 30, 2010 | 
Author The current economic crisis may have students and families thinking that a college education is out of grasp. But before you give up on your plans to pursue a college education consider the following strategies:
1) Develop A College Funding Plan— College planning really is a family undertaking. Families should be having open and honest discussions about college plans, career interests, what the parents can reasonably contribute to college expenses and what contribution the child may be expected to make starting when their child is a high school junior. Make it clear if the child is expected to work during the summer and/or school year to pay for college or take out student loans. Will the parents be willing to assist in the repayment of those student loans? Revisit the plan annually or as circumstances change. This is particularly important in an economic environment such as we are experiencing now.
2) Meet & Greet with the Financial Aid Director—When there is a sudden change in the family’s financial situation, such as a loss of a job, foreclosure or bankruptcy, the family should make an appointment with the Financial Aid Director or Associate/Assistant Director ( the decision makers) at the college the child will be/is attending. Financial Aid Administrators have the ability to make professional judgment adjustments with documentation, which will take in to account these circumstances. Often this provides the student additional financial aid or makes a student eligible for aid who may not have originally qualified. I have many times used professional judgment for such circumstances, as a Director of Financial Aid. In the case of a job loss the family would need to provide a copy of the layoff letter and provide a copy of any anticipated unemployment benefits. When a family has experienced a foreclosure, the family would also need to provide documentation showing the foreclosure.
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Which Religious Home School Program Do You Prefer Abeka or Seton
A lot of parents are weighing the choice of home schooling due to the worries about the education their kids are getting in either public or private schools. As time passes home school programs are a seemingly much better choice. There are other manners of home schooling and the selection you choose will decide your curriculum.
Many of the parents that consider home schooling check into home school programs that practice a more spiritual curriculum. There are various home school programs that are grounded in religious belief, nonetheless the two most in demand are Abeka and Seton. Though both programs are spiritual based they are fairly different.
Originated by Doctor Anne Carroll in 1980, The Seton home school program is a highly popular form of Catholic home schooling. Doctor Mary Kay Clark became the director of Seton In 1985 and Seton carried on it’s growth and presently has an enrollment of more than ten thousand students. Students that are enrolled in the Seton program and graduate from Seton’s high school program get a diploma unlike other home school programs. Seton is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Seton provides a Catholic curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve and thinks that the home schoolers of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Seton requires that enrolled students have tests every quarter and assignments must be sent in for grading. Items graded by parents also constitute a portion of the student’s grade. Upon enrolling with Seton a you will get day-to-day lesson plans along with testing and academic guidance.
Posted in Homeschooling | Tags: Abeka, abeka home school curriculum, Christian, Doctor Anne Carroll, Doctor Mary, home, home school curriculum, Kay Clark, mary kay clark, Prefer, program, Religious, school, Seton | 1 Comment »
Psychology Career Interview Tips
Interview tips may relieve recent psychology graduates that are anxious about interviewing for jobs. While a student’s grades may be stellar and extra-curricular activities may be numerous, the market can be tough and a successful interview is the one conduit to getting an actual job. But it is possible to have a leg-up on other candidates in the psychology field by preparing for the interview in advance, utilizing interview tips and learning how to shine on a job interview.
Rehearsing for the Interview
Consider some of the questions an interviewer may ask before heading off to an interview. Research the hiring association and jot down some helpful reminders in case one of the questions asked regards the organization. Rehearse answers to some of the more frequently asked interview questions as well. Questions often asked of candidates include:
• What are the candidate’s strengths?
• What are the candidate’s goals?
• Why did this person leave their former organization?
Answer Questions Intelligently
While this may be a no-brainer, candidates can often come across poorly by answering questions improperly. Practice answering questions to some of the above questions and perhaps even ask a friend or family member to listen and evaluate the answers. Speak slowly and make eye contact with the interviewer. Take a breath (or two) before answering the question and think about the answer before blurting it out. Watch out for body language in an interview. Slouching in a chair, leaning on the desk, shoving one’s hands in their pockets or fidgeting with clothing may be construed erroneously.
Dress for Success
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Paying For College With College Scholarships and Student Loans
It is getting harder to pay for a college education these days, but it is by no means impossible. Getting college scholarships is still the best way to go, and there are plenty of them still around – even though money may be getting tighter. Here are some tips about how to get money to pay for your college education with college scholarships and student loans.
GET AS MANY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AS YOU CAN
The best way to go to college is to go free. College scholarships can enable a student to go to college without cost – if there are enough of them. In order to get as many as is needed to go without cost, you will need to apply to as many scholarships as possible. Of course, you want to only apply for those college scholarships that you have a good possibility of actually winning.
Finding the right college scholarships to apply to will require some work – and possibly some imagination, too. There are college scholarships for just about everything you can think of these days – and possibly some that are almost out of reach of the imagination, too. You can find them for academics, sports, hobbies, uniqueness – like a special last name or for left-handers, etc., your locale, and some that are just plain weird – like the duct tape prom college scholarship.
In order for you to learn about what college scholarships are available, you will need to do some homework. This includes researching them online, in the library, letting scholarship groups help you (be careful of these – some are scams), talking to your school counselors, and more. You can also look at the Web sites of the colleges that you are interested in, and they will show you what college scholarships are available there.
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What is Your Skincare Philosophy
What is your skincare philosophy? Do you care what you put on your skin? Keep in mind that what you apply to your skin gets absorbed into the bloodstream. Some people do not care what type of product they apply to their skin, so long as it works. While other people are very careful with what is applied to their skin. One way to look at it is, if you care what you put inside your body then you should also care what you put on it.
The best skincare philosophy you should employ is one that contains natural creams and lotions. Using natural ingredients is much safer and more effective than using synthetic or chemical based products.
You may change your skincare philosophy when you hear what is contained in some of these products. For starters, cosmetic companies have been using mineral oil as an ingredient for a long time. They use it for a couple of reasons. It makes the skin feel soft and it is a cheap additive.
However, it will clog your pores, which can lead to skin conditions such as acne breakouts. This is not something you want happening after using a cream or lotion for your skin. Another ingredient that may change your skincare philosophy is fragrances. These are added because the cosmetic companies think that a cream or lotion should smell perfumey. However, fragrances can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions. Therefore, it is another ingredient to avoid.
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StudentScholarships.org – A Career in Sociology
I am very interested in Sociology for several reasons, and my success in achieving this goal has become close to an obsession with me. I will also study Human Resources, because this is part of the goal. Sociology is the scientific, systematic study of human behavior of groups and societies. Human Resources is meeting the needs of people.
For me learning and studying both of these courses will give me a degree in helping others such as I, who would like to get out of their present circumstance which could mean any number of difficulties that they are up against. Homelessness, abuse child/spousal unemployment, trouble with drugs and or alcohol are but some of the few struggles that we face on daily basis. I personally went through some of these troubles myself, and remained lost for a long time. If it wasn’t for the help of counselors, and the human resource agencies that were available to me I would not be in school right now, nor would I have a place to live.
By going through my own life problems and dealing with them, it is easier for me to see what others are facing, and I can be empathetic yet still offer my experience and hope to them, since it seemed my own situation was hopeless.
Today I have a place to live, attend college, work thirty hours a week, I am on the board of directors at the Santa Cruz Homeless Resource Center, and am actively involved in a 12 step program. For two full semesters I was also on the student senate at our college. Most of my goals I attribute to the help that I received, and taking a sociology class in our college. It was the people that were around that affected me to take action in the career that I have chosen to take.
Posted in Sociology | Tags: career, dreams and miracles, homeless resource center, human resource agencies, life, Sociology, StudentScholarships.org, Success | No Comments »