Goucher College

Goucher College, a Liberal Art college in Baltimore, Maryland has introduced the video college application. Goucher College became the first college in the nation to allow students to submit video applications as the decisive factor for admission. The launch of the Goucher Video Application (GVA), last September, created a big stir both in higher education circles and in national print and broadcast media, including The New York Times, NPR, PBS, USA Today, The Washington Post, Slate.com, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.


http://blogs.goucher.edu/intheloop/7338/goucher-video-application-experiment-pays-off/

Tools for chipping away at College costs

Zinch and Findtuition.com are popular scholarship search engines.  You should start using them early.

For US citizens and green card holders, you will eligible for federal aid. Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Visit the websites of colleges you wish to attend and click on scholarships and financial aid

Check public university policies with respect to in-state fees e.g. Florida Caribbean Institute

Do a google search or check out Wacky scholarships or fastweb

Top US universities which claim to meet full financial need - US News Jan 22, 2015

Of course the list includes the big ones - Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Caltech, UPenn, MIT, read the full article online.

Check out the article on Top-Ranked Liberal Arts Colleges which meet full need

Williams College
Amherst College
Swarthmore College
Wellesley College
Bowdoin College
Pomona College
Middlebury College
Carleton College
Claremont McKenna College
Haverford College

Note that these schools are highly competitive and acceptance rates range from 10 - 25%.

Strengthen you college application by taking a MOOC

1. Establish goals
2. Know your audience
3. Seek proof of completion
4. Share your accomplishments
5. Be proactive

See full article at link below
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-admissions-playbook/2015/01/12/5-strategies-to-strengthen-college-applications-with-a-mooc?int=95a608

Kick off 2015 with 8 college scholarships

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach/2015/01/15/kick-off-2015-with-8-college-scholarships?int=95a608

Obtaining a US driver's license

Please see link about getting your US driver's license if you are an international student

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/international-student-counsel/2015/01/06/follow-these-steps-to-obtain-a-us-drivers-license