

How to get a GREAT reference for a scholarship
So your student needs a reference letter for a scholarship application. Who should they ask? What can they do to ensure they get a GREAT...


How to make your best activities list for a scholarship
Most scholarship applications (and some admissions applications) will request a list of activities. What is an activities list? An...


The Admission Process Decoded* *...kind of
* This is a guideline. It may not be exactly how every university admission process works. Some universities may calculate the...


3 tips to take control of admissions & scholarships
For about 7 years, I travelled around Atlantic Canada and Ontario talking to students and parents about applying to university. I loved...


5 scholarship myths BUSTED
In all of my years of experience in university admission and helping families with scholarship applications, I’ve heard a lot of...


Let's talk scholarship ROI (return on investment)
I was flabbergasted not long ago when a student I was working with told me some of her friends aren’t applying for smaller scholarships...


How parents can help their student keep the scholarship bus on the road
Teenagers are an interesting bunch. One moment they would rather crawl into a hole and bury themselves alive rather than listen to one...