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Learn to Navigate the College Admissions Process
         Ask the Right Questions       Discover Your Unique Self

  Find the Right College for You
 

Learn how to:
 

Know yourself: Discover your strengths and determine your goals.

 
Evaluate your needs:  LD?  Are you looking for a college or university with a program that supports learning disabled?

 
Optimize: Decide which high school classes you need to    maximize your chances.
 
Keep organized:  Our calendar and timeline help you keep your cool with every step.
 
Handle financing: Plan how to handle college tuition & expenses.
 

Search: Select colleges and universities that are the best fit for you.
 
Investigate:  Delve into college life through college fairs, college nights, and college visits. Learn to ask the right questions and recognize what suits you best.
 

Support: Get persuasive teacher recommendations.
 

Prepare: Prep for the PSAT, SAT, or ACT

 

Package yourself: Write the best essay, choose your extracurricular activities, let your application reflect your best self.
 
Decide: Should you apply early decision? Do you need a resume, portfolio, audition?
 
Scholarships: Athletic, corporate, regional or minority scholarships.
 
Apply for financial aid:  Loans, grants, Federal or private?  Learn how to complete the universal  FAFSA application as part of your college admissions process.
 

In the News

USA TODAY 5/1/2006       "High school juniors and seniors aren't lacking information about colleges. Just the opposite. They are flooded by a torrent of information they can't sort. With one harried college counselor for hundreds of students, confusion and misinformation abound. If given better college advice, students would send out fewer but wiser applications."

 

 

   

                      ____________For High School Students_
Balancing the pressure and the excitement

  • Where do I start my search?          Get the answers
  • How do I select and get into the right college or university?
  • It’s hard enough just to succeed in high school, how do I stay on track and meet all the collegeCollege admissions timeline simplifies getting in admissions deadlines?
  • How do I start looking for college financial aid?
  • With all the many websites, books, magazines, counselors, catalogs, college fairs, how do I separate the myths from the facts?

                                                                      

                           ___________ For Parents_
 So many questions

  • How do I help my              Learn how to sign up                    college bound teen separate the emotional clutter from the critical steps of the  admission process?
  • How can we keep track of our admissions timeline and calendar deadlines?
  • How do we best approach college fairs & college visits?
  • How can I understand and get through the maze of  financial options? Can we qualify for financial aid?  
  • Should my teen apply for early decision or early action?  
                                                                  

                 __________ For High School Professionals Support  your students in a time of budget cuts 

  Does our school qualify?

  • Support overworked counselors. 
  • Keep track of the many options of colleges.
  • Track the many financial aid & scholarship opportunities.           
  • Teach the very best techniques of the applications process.

 How can we reach each individual student with our limited resources?

Stairway to College offers a fundraiser program that brings revenue to your college and career center, online high school or charter school.  Learn more...
 

                 _____ For Parent / Teacher organizations  _  

A no-cost fundraiser to support  your membership.

  • Help your high school members achieve their potential.

  • We provide special support to PTAs, online high schools, charter high schools and homeschool groups with your fundraiser.
 

   _____________ Check it out! _  

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Dear Parent,  

How can you and your college-bound teen navigate the turbulent process of college planning--with ease and confidence?

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Stairway to College is here to help.  Every month, you’ll receive insider tips to help you ace the admissions process—delivered right to your e-mail box.

Guidance & wisdom   for every critical step

Stairway to College mentors your high school Sophomore, Junior, or Senior with the secrets to effective college planning. Current and former deans of admissions, executive recruiters & college counselors share their insider advice and bring you help with every critical decision.

We stay with your  student throughout the entire high school career, gently but firmly counseling how to  excel in your college search.

Join us on the journey. Our best to you and yours,

The staff of
Stairway to College

“Can’t thank you enough.    Your tips and techniques gave me the confidence to sail through my interviews, the help to minimize my anxiety, and the courage to focus on my goals.”

Katie, Sophomore,  Northwestern University

“Stairway to College is just what we’ve been looking for—expert guidance that saves us time and  cuts through the confusion.” Joan, Calif.

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