College Application Help from Websites
Internet Companies Offer Tips and Suggestions to Apply for Admission
Sep 7, 2008
Starting the junior year of high school, a student's mailbox becomes jammed with college mail. During the senior year, students need to start applying to colleges and wade through the mountains of information that they receive. If one Googles "college application help", millions of results instantly appear. Two different but helpful sites are CollegZapps and Get-Accepted.
CollegeZapps Offers a Cheap Tool for College Applications
Many colleges offer online applications. CollegeZapps offers a tool to help students and parents create student applications for financial aid and to send in a polished application for admission. Each application completed with the company costs $5 [as of 9/7/2009]. Or, parents can sign up for ZappTrack for $25 [as of 9/7/2008] for unlimited applications and a kit of additional information.
On the website, parents and students can choose from more than 1,000 schools within the CollegeZapps network. Then, they complete a questionnaire that promises to never ask the same question twice. Students can save their progress at any time and return later. When finished, students print and proof the application and then send the applications in the mail with the required fees, transcripts, test scores, references or other required material.
Get-Accepted Offers Help from College Students, Parents, Educators and Experts
Get-Accepted is an online community of students, parents and educators who share admissions advice. Students and parents can receive advice from a variety of stakeholders in education and from one another. The social networking function helps to promote a “college culture” on the website to motivate students.
In addition to current articles on college admissions and blogs, the site offers affordable college application coaching online seminars, which start at $7.95 [as of 9/7/2008]. These seminars are hosted by college students, professional counselors and former admissions readers from colleges. These seminars cover various admissions topics and provide students and parents with a diversity of opinions on how to prepare for college and how to get admitted to one' s dream college.
Preparation for college is a dizzying and confusing process. Parents and students sometimes need help. For college applications, each application can take hours to prepare. Using CollegeZapps can save valuable time by filling out forms for multiple colleges from the questionnaire. This leaves more time for the personal essays on the applications. For additional help on writing the essays, Get-Accepted offers help with its online seminars and articles. Or, search for one of the many other online college application help websites to assist with the college application process.
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