Countdown to College Radio

Kim Clark, senior editor at U.S. News and World Report and developer of the FinancialAidLetter.com web site, describes why financial aid award letters from colleges can be confusing and even misleading, and tells us what families need to know to to understand what the colleges are really offering.
http://www.FinancialAidLetter.com

Benita Goldman of Eastern Michigan University’s Academic Programs Abroad, discusses their summer programs, which offer students the opportunity to travel through major cities of Europe or Asia accompanied by professors of political science, history, art, and more, earning credit and broadening their understanding of other cultures past and present. Programs are up to 70 days long and students can earn up to 12 units of college credit.
http://www.emich.edu/abroad

Benita Goldman of Eastern Michigan University’s Academic Programs Abroad, discusses their summer programs, which offer students from any college the opportunity to travel through major cities of Europe or Asia accompanied by professors of political science, history, art, and more, earning credit and broadening their understanding of other cultures past and present. Programs are up to 70 days long and students can earn up to 12 units of college credit.
http://www.emich.edu/abroad

Show host Beth Pickett gives an overview of demonstrated interest—the ways in which students show colleges how much they are really interested in attending a particular school—and how that can influence the student’s chances of gaining admission.
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