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John Lennon's Take on: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

2012-01-29T09:11:39-05:00

January 29, 2012 Z. Kelly Queijo "What do you want to be when you grow up?" You've probably been asked this several thousand times throughout your young life, though the wording changes slightly when you're in college: "What do you want to do with your life?" If you answered "Be happy" what kind of reaction do you think you'd get? We addressed this topic to some degree in a recent #CampusChat on how to be the perfect job seeker. Our discussion went from being proactive in searching for jobs and networking to making choices in college that lead specifically to...

The High School Plan: Commit to Graduate

2012-01-27T07:17:51-05:00

January 26, 2012 Z. Kelly Queijo "Where do I want my student to be four years from now?" Those were the first words I heard as I entered the packed high school auditorium where orientation for rising 9th graders was being held. I stood along the sidelines listening as the principal continued with his address encouraging the restless 8th graders and their parents to "make a plan." The next words he spoke were golden: "It's too early to be obsessing about college, but not too early to be thinking about college." I was moved by the wisdom of his words...

Become a Campus Rep Intern at Smart College Visit

2012-01-26T06:00:00-05:00

Why intern at Smart College Visit? To gain real-world experience working in the field of marketing and public relations/communications while building a publishing portfolio. The Smart College Visit blog publishes blog posts, longer articles, surveys, "how to" guides, college features, videos and audio podcasts for the college-bound audience. Interns learn what it's like to work with an editor, adhere to an editorial calendar, meet deadlines, and how to write for specific audiences. To learn how to work in a professional, virtual environment. Since our interns represent the college and universities where they are enrolled, all internships are virtual. By working...

College Visit Video: Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN

2012-01-24T22:18:10-05:00

#TravelTuesday, January 24, 2012 Our College Visit Video Showcase features Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Click the image to access the video. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter @VanderbiltU. If you can't visit a college in person, then visiting by video is the next best thing! It's also a great way to explore campus before planning your college visit travel. Enjoy the video, then explore these pages to learn more about Vanderbilt: College Profile and Plan Your Visit. Related Reading: Top 10 Tips for Dressing Smart for your College Admissions Interview Share your's: Do You have a College Visit Story? Take...

College Mom Minute January 2012

2012-01-23T03:15:00-05:00

Got a minute? Whether you're just beginning college visits with your teen or have put the college admissions process behind you, listen up and get great parent survival tips from our College Mom Minute audio podcasts with Dr. Nancy Berk, author of COLLEGE BOUND AND GAGGED: How to Help Your Kid Get into a Great College without Losing Your Savings, Your Relationship, or Your Mind. Cold Cases --Care packages that count Shhh --Time for a break FAFSA--Another rite of passage --Or...Knee deep in numbers Resolutions --A new year means new resolutions....

Takeaway Tweets & Transcript from #CampusChat: How to be a Perfect Job Seeker

2012-01-22T12:27:16-05:00

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The Google Scholarships

2012-01-20T08:25:01-05:00

January 19,2012 Z. Kelly Queijo Like many parents with college-bound teens, I often "google" the word "scholarships." My query returns 93,600,000 results and when I browse the first few pages of scholarship links, I notice what's not there--Google's own scholarship opportunities. While it's likely that these are included in the links to services that aggregate scholarships or facilitate matching students to opportunities, I thought I'd take a moment to share Google's scholarship links here. My own kids think it's geeky that I subscribe to the Google Student Blog, but I've found it to be an incredibly easy-to-read technical, and informational,...

Become a Featured School on Smart College Visit

2012-01-19T08:56:59-05:00

January 2012 How to Become a Featured School and Look Smart on SmartCollegeVisit We're accepting requests from 4-year colleges and universities to become a SmartCollegeVisit featured school over the next few months as we roll out new features to enhance travel planning for college-bound teens and their families. Our integrated marketing approach to representing your school on our site and through our connected social media channels expands your online presence. Become a beta client and take advantage of these three smart ways to get your college featured on SmartCollegeVisit: Sign up for a Smart Visit Profile for your college. Email...

#CampusChat: How to be a Perfect Job Seeker with Stuart Mease

2012-01-18T10:45:43-05:00

January 18,2012 Tonight's #CampusChat topic is "How to be a Perfect Job Seeker" and my guest co-host is Stuart Mease, author of The Perfect Job Seeker (available on Amazon). You made it into college and when your junior and senior years come around, you've got to start working on finding a job when you get out of college. Finding a job is not a passive process and, as Stuart demonstrates in his book, it's better to be fully engaged in the process. This not only helps you find the right job but it lets your future employer know that you...

Travel Tuesday: Will You Fly or Drive?

2012-01-17T07:56:51-05:00

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Z. Kelly Queijo It's "Travel Tuesday" (a designation on Twitter for travel related tweets posted on -- you guess it -- Tuesdays! Travel Tuesday Tweets carry the hashtag "#traveltuesday" or "#TT" (case does not matter). In honor of #TT, our post today provides travel planning resources for the college-bound. Planning Campus Visit Travel If you're planning spring college visits, then you're likely already in the throws of making hotel reservations and wrestling with the answer to "Will I fly or will I drive?" To help you evaluate costs related to college visit travel, we've provided the...