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2023/2024 FAFSA Deadlines Parents Need to Know

College Aid Consulting Services

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. The sooner you file your FAFSA the better your chances of maximizing your financial aid. Important FAFSA Dates to Add to Your Calendar There are three key dates students should circle in their calendars every year: October 1st, June 30th, and September 10th.

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World Mental Health Day 2022

Student Minds

This year's theme for World Mental Health Day is 'Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority'. The Editorial Team have come together to explore what this looks like to them. - Student Minds Editorial Team ✨ How are you making your mental health a priority? ✨ Natalie (Student): After a long time of not prioritising my mental health, I finally got the help that I needed and it was a wake-up call for me to prioritise myself and my mental health.

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Colleges Have a Responsibility to Protect Students’ Best Financial Interests

Ed.gov Homeroom

Students look to their college as a trusted source of information as they determine how to pay for tuition, housing, books, and other basic needs. In today’s environment, students are facing additional financial challenges coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and inflation. Each year, millions of students look to their.

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Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior

EAB

Survey. Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior. Creating conditions for K-12 students to thrive. District leaders are reporting a rise in student behavior concerns, which is preventing progress on pandemic recovery efforts, from academics to teacher morale. That’s why EAB's District Leadership Forum is conducting a nationwide survey on student behavior.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Admissions and Financial Aid Deadlines

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

October is the beginning of the financial aid season, but when does it end? What are your deadlines when it comes to college applications? There are two main types of deadlines families have to keep in mind: admissions and financial aid. These intertwine with each. The post Admissions and Financial Aid Deadlines appeared first on CFAA.

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Freshers week: How does everyone have friends already?

Student Minds

This individual shares their experience starting university and experiencing freshers' week. Everyone seems to have their group of friends already, which makes them feel like they are already an outsider, as well as having to deal with feeling lonely during freshers week. - Anonymous I am a very social person, a people person some might say. I have never really had any problems making friends, and neither have I ever felt lonely, being a twin.

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Strategies for Success in Online Learning

Purdue University Global

In this video log (VLog), Purdue University Global Academic Success Center lead tutor Michele Paulsen and tutor Melinda Hall discuss the roles that metacognition and self-regulation play in learning. Michele and Melinda also share strategies that online learners can use to be successful in their courses. We hope you enjoy this VLog. Transcript. Slide 1.

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Psychotherapy – What is it and does it really Work?

Black Students Mental Health Blog

Psychotherapy or sometimes referred to as ‘talking therapy’ offers support to people struggling with a wide range of emotional difficulties. Psychotherapists facilitate counseling sessions. Therapy may be conducted on an individual basis, couple, family, or group setting, and supports both children and adults. In most cases, sessions typically last 50 minutes, but these can vary slightly in some circumstances.

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The Backlash Continues Against US News College Rankings

Student Research Foundation

The recent revelation that Columbia University – that’s right, that Columbia University, the one that is a pillar of the Ivy League – was misreporting data to USNews has further discredited the college rankings that are published there. . Can anyone continue to believe that the USNews rankings, which once were considered valuable by students, parents, and guidance counselors, contain information that is accurate or reliable?

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6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one

EAB

Blogs. 6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one. On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. But not all the schools I speak with have a clear strategy for how to achieve these lofty grad growth goals. In other words, they haven’t yet created an enrollment management plan for grad programs akin to the strategic enrollment management (SEM) plans most ins

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Building a List: The Real Story

Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The shortest counseling session I ever had lasted four seconds. The student came into my office, and I handed him the (then) paper application for his first-choice school. He said thanks and left, catching the door before it fully closed from his entering the office. Part of me wishes that would be the case for all of my students—finding a place that they love that, from every indicator available, would welcome the chance to admit them.

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Learn Wine Making, Beer Crafting at Your Local Community College

Community College Review

In addition to the new beer crafting program at a North Carolina Community College, we take a look at other schools around the country that teach the fine arts of beer and wine making.

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Is a Spouse Responsible for Student Loans? How Marriage Impacts Debt

Student Loan Hero

Understanding how marriage affects student loans can be tricky. For instance, you might wonder whether a spouse is responsible for student loans incurred before marriage, or what happens after a divorce. Although tying the knot will likely alter certain aspects, such as income-driven repayment plans, most future spouses aren’t responsible for their partner’s student loans.

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How Flexible Thinking and Dynamic Strategy Can Revitalize Your Institutional Planning

EAB

Blogs. How flexible thinking and dynamic strategy can revitalize your institutional planning. The state of the higher education sector is marked by intensifying competition, scarce resources (including talent), and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. In an operational context requiring greater agility, traditional methods for priority-setting and long-term planning fall short.

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The Masculinity Project: We Can Change, We Can Do, We Can Be

CAMPUSPEAK

What if I told you one of the hardest things to be in the world is being a college aged… The post The Masculinity Project: We Can Change, We Can Do, We Can Be appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.

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Green Bandana Project at MTU

MichiganTech MTU Center for Student Mental Health

The Bandana Project was founded on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 2016. The Green Bandana project is a simple – yet innovative suicide prevention campaign and mental health awareness movement that uses backpacks and bandanas to support peers. What exactly is the Green Bandana Project ? Spreading awareness and resources for those with mental health illnesses Ending the stigma around mental health Being an advocate and reinforcing solidarity #letstalkaboutit.

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3 Ways Jacksonville State University Eases Enrollment with Student-Centered Scheduling

Civitas Learning

Jacksonville State University (JSU) recently faced a big decision: embrace its Student Information System’s (SIS) native registration functionality or invest in course scheduling software designed to create a student-centered academic planning and registration experience. To make this important decision, JSU undertook a head-to-head comparison of each solution’s registration experience (from the student’s perspective).

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Federal Debt Relief Program: Questions and Answers

HEAG

When we wrote last month about the Federal Debt Relief Program, we had more questions than answers. Many of those questions have now been answered by the Department of Education (ED). Read on for the details the initial announcement did … Read more ».

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Parent PLUS Loans Lead to Risk-Taking

College Planners of America

Federal Direct PLUS Loans, commonly referred to as a Parent PLUS loans, are available to parents of dependent undergraduate students to pay for their child’s college education. There are no fixed annual or aggregate limits for these loans. The amount that a parent can borrow is the cost of attendance minus other financial aid received. The interest rate on Parent PLUS loans is currently 7.54%.

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Suicide Awareness

MichiganTech MTU Center for Student Mental Health

Suicide does not discriminate – people of all genders, ages, and ethnicities can be at risk. [1] Suicidal behavior is complex, but knowing the warning signs can help save lives. The most recent ACHA Survey (Fall 2019) found that 33% of Michigan Tech Students had experienced thoughts of suicide. These ideas are more common than many people realize.