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Navigating Financial Aid: A Guide for High School Seniors and Underclassmen
As high school students begin preparing for college, one of the biggest concerns is how to afford higher education. With tuition costs rising every year, understanding the different types of financial aid available is essential. Financial aid comes in various forms, each with its own benefits and considerations. In this guide, we’ll break down the…
Considering a Gap Year? Here’s What You Need to Know
Taking a gay–a break between high school and college–can be an incredible opportunity for growth, exploration, and clarity. But is it right for you? Let’s break down the pros, cons, and practical steps to plan a gap year. Why Take a Gap Year? (The Pros) Personal Growth: Travel, volunteer, or work to gain independence and…
Figuring Out Your College Major: A Guide for Students Who Feel Lost
You don’t need to have your entire life figured out by your senior year of high school. The pressure to choose a major—and by extension, a career path—can feel overwhelming, but here’s the thing: college itself is designed to help you explore. This guide isn’t about forcing you to pick a major today. It’s about…
How to Connect With Your Professors
Hey all, Welcome back to The College Blog! Today’s post is about connecting with your professors. As I talked about in the previous post on the changes of class structure, your professors are extremely important to your success, academically, and career-wise. It is vital that you form connections with your professors—and, like I talked about…
SLA Scholarship Folder
Check out the College Office’s scholarship folder. It’s a good place to start. It’s never too early to start!
9th Grade Scholarships
It’s never too early to look for and apply to scholarships! Here is a database that can be used to begin your search for scholarships that freshman students are eligible to apply for. Be sure to check back in as we often update the list!
Smart Money Choices
Hey all, Welcome back to The College Blog! This post is covering smart money choices. When you get to college, you’re considered an adult—you navigate your social, academic, and medical life independently, but you also start to come into your own financially. With college comes, almost always, some level of student loans, and from that,…
Email Etiquette
Hey all, Welcome back to The College Blog! This next post is about something that is so incredibly important in the age we live in, both in secondary education and beyond; email etiquette. While this is something already drilled into me from before freshman year of high school, there are adults out there who get…
Transitioning from SLA to College
Hey all, Welcome to The College Blog! I am a recent graduate of SLA (‘24), and I am currently enrolled as a freshman at Haverford College. I am writing to all of the prospective college students in the hope of creating something I didn’t have when I was in your shoes; a guide to things…