Appealing A Financial Aid Offer

Appealing A Financial Aid Offer

Some colleges send out their financial aid offers along with their acceptance letters, though others may send them a couple weeks later as a follow-up to the initial acceptance. Financial aid is determined by a school based on the information in the FAFSA and/or CSS...
Who is Writing Your Student’s College Essay?

Who is Writing Your Student’s College Essay?

Could you tell the difference between text generated by a robot and text written by a high school student? It may be more difficult than you think. ChatGPT was only launched in November 2022, but the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot’s explosion in popularity...
Understanding Your College Responses

Understanding Your College Responses

Part of the college application process is acclimating to a new glossary of terms and acronyms, some of which are more intuitive than others. As we move into the final part of the application cycle and seniors receive notices from the schools to which they applied, it...
What Do You Want in a College?

What Do You Want in a College?

  One of the very first steps of the college application process is determining what criteria will shape your student’s list of potential schools. At SFC, we focus on three pillars when constructing a college list: academic, personal, and financial fit. We...
Acing the College Interview

Acing the College Interview

Some universities, particularly schools with highly selective acceptance rates, recommend or even require that prospective students have an interview with an admissions officer or alumni as part of their application. This provides an opportunity for admissions to get...