Many families dream of BIG sports scholarships for their students without knowing what it actually takes to get them.  What colleges offer full-ride scholarships and how many do they actually offer?  In this episode, Pam talks about the truth about athletic scholarships. According to the NCAA, approximately eight million students currently participate in high school […]

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If you are a parent of a high freshman or school sophomore, you may be thinking you have plenty of time before you need to start thinking about planning for college. However, the early years are a great time to start thinking about college. There are several ways you can put your 9th and 10th-grade […]

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It’s our 100th episode!  In this episode, we talk about Pam’s background and how she entered this industry, who we are, what we do and whom we serve. Pam Andrews is a mom of four with children from elementary school to college.  After graduating from North Carolina A&T State University with a degree in electrical […]

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CLICK HERE to attend the Live Information Session:  College Admissions Academy   Bookoo Scholarship Bookoo is a local, free place to buy and sell stuff from your neighbors. The setup is similar to Craigslist, but more local.   You can email or mail, but you’ll need to print several pages and complete the application. Amount: […]

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Many colleges develop summer reading programs with one or more books for their incoming freshmen to read.  This is often organized through the college’s orientation department and is typically the first assignment a student gets.  According to the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina, […]

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