October 12, 2009 – 7:16 pm
Application season is creeping up on us very quickly. Most of you seniors have probably already started your applications, and hopefully your essays are well on their way toward fully-crafted. Early deadlines will begin popping up in November, and December and January will round out the bulk of your application deadlines.
September 30, 2009 – 8:32 pm
For many students, the college search does not end with the discovery of one top-choice school (this was the case for me; see my post from last year on “the perfect college”). But for some the search does end this way. Some students visit a particular campus, meet a tour guide or current student, or sit in on a class, and things just click – and they know they’ve found their top-choice school.
February 12, 2009 – 12:52 pm
The title pretty much says it all. February 15 is the deadline to file the FAFSA to the federal processor and to complete our Financial Aid Supplemental Application – so make sure you’re getting those forms filled out! If you want more details about the need-based aid process at Richmond, see the website or read my recent blog posts on the subject. It’s not too late to apply, and I highly encourage it.
January 29, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Just a quick update/reminder about where we are in various scholarship and aid processes.
January 15, 2009 – 2:23 pm
Okay, now that it’s January 15 and our application deadline has arrived, all seniors applying to college (and their parents) should begin thinking about the next step – applying for financial aid. This means a few things: (1) consider getting your taxes done as soon as possible to make sure everything goes smoothly; (2) start work as soon as possible filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA; and (3) check whether the schools where you’ve applied require any sort of supplemental financial aid application (you can find ours here).
