1) Plan for all four years and not just for your Freshman year
2) File the FAFSA – utilize the new IRS interface to make this process easier
3) Be careful about taking out loans – remember that you will have to re-pay them
4) Brain power still pays – institutional merit scholarships do not have to be repaid
5) Think creatively – earn money by working at the college, college credits from AP tests make graduation time shorter, start at a local college and transfer to your dream school after 2 years
(excerpts from Private Colleges and Universities publication 2013)

For assistance in the college search and selection process, contact the College Resource Center at www.crccolumbusga.com or call 706-366-2993.

1) Size
2) Location
3) Distance from home
4) Academic programs, opportunities and outcomes
5) Extracurricular activities and interests
6) Student diversity
7) Academic rigor

(excepts from Private Colleges & Universities publication 2013)

For assistance in the college search and selection process, contact the College Resource Center at www.crccolumbusga.com or call 706-366-2993.

You may have read this in the paper a few weeks ago but just in case you missed it, it is important to note the following during your college search:

Georgia Regents University – Augusta State Univ & Georgia Health Sciences Univ
Univ of North Georgia – Gainesville State College & North Georgia College & State University
Middle Georgia State College – Macon State College & Middle Georgia College
South Georgia State College – South Georgia College & Waycross College

For assistance with the college search and selection process, contact the College Resource Center at www.crccolumbusga.com or call 706-366-2993.