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Charles Drew University (CDU) Online Advising Sessions
To continue offering advising services Charles Drew University (CDU) will be hosting online info sessions a few times a week. See the schedule and RSVP inside.
The Difference of Direct Costs vs. Indirect Costs of College
Understand the difference between direct and indirect college costs that you’ll have to prepare for as you enter college and review financial aid and scholarship awards.
The 4 Types of College Scholarships
Four types of college scholarship types that you should know to make the most informed decision about paying for college.
COVID-19 — College Admissions Effects
There have already been significant effects on Colleges and their incoming Freshman Classes due to COVID-19…here’s a breakdown of what’s changed.
4 Reasons To NEVER Attend A College Without Visiting!
Understand why you should NEVER attend a college you have not visited and toured first!
WATCH Recap: College Admissions Questions — Jumpstart Online Meeting
Missed this session? Watch the full meeting discussing your financial aid award, if scholarships will help you, what to do if you can’t visit your select college and more…
Why You Should Attend a 4-Year College
Here are 2 reasons why you should consider a 4-year college.
3 Possibilities for the Admission Decision
What does it really mean to be “Admitted”, “Rejected” or “WAITLIST”.? And what if you do not get into the college you REALLY Want?
Nursing Student’s role in COVID-19 Response
How has COVID-19 affected nursing students? (Original article from Los Angeles Times). While the schools asked for graduation leniency, other states have already begun awarding temporary emergency licenses to nurses.
Jenkins Book Fund Scholarship — CSU African American Initiative
The scholarship award will provide (11) $500 scholarships to students in partnership churches.
Due Date: May 15, 2020
The College Admissions Decision: To Wait or Not to Wait — That is the Question
As the college admissions decisions come in, many of you have realized that there are 3, not 2, possibilities in the case of many colleges. These three are “Admitted”, “Rejected” and “WAITLIST”. Here are 3 things to remember about the waitlist option when choosing a college this year.
A Very Different College Admission Season — A Note from Deacon John Wilson
After speaking to college admissions partners and colleagues and, most importantly to God, we have some very important observations and suggestions for parents concerning the selection of college by or for your youth. Here are 2 MAJOR things to keep in mind…
Graduation, Financial Aid, Admissions — For This Year's College-Bound (NPR)
As high schools move to online classes students are worried about the impact that will have on their high school transcripts. (Original article from NPR).
COVID-19: What’s Happening with the SAT Test?
West Angeles Education & Enrichment Program is offering online SAT Prep in partnership with the Princeton Review™ to replace our classroom prep classes for the June SAT test for very affordable prices. Online prep sessions start mid-April. Email Cristina Martines to REGISTER at cmartinez.eep@gmail.com.
COVID-19 For Parents of College Freshmen Coming Home
In your rush to bring your students home EARLY in the semester (due to COVID-19 directives), I can see that within all of the excitement - of your bringing them back, you could lose THOUSANDS of dollars and there could be much academic impact if you do not carefully think things through for you and your youth.
Free College Credit Courses — with LATTC
We’re partnering with LATTC and offering two free college credit classes this summer for high school students!
This will be from June 15th to July 19th. Classes offered: American History and Communications 101.
CBCF Scholarship - Win up to $8,200!
Deadline: April 3, 2020 —Win up to $8,200!
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation presents the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees in a variety of fields.
LAPL Summer Paid Apprenticeship (Internship)
The goal of the apprenticeship program is to introduce students from diverse backgrounds to careers in librarianship. Through a paid, summer-long mentored learning project (June 7 - August 29, 2020), apprentices will be introduced to multiple facets of library life, from administration to programming to user services.
Build Up Internship (Paid)
DPR Construction is taking on paid interns to work in the job trailer, side-by-side with a project team building a major commercial construction project. You will learn about managing a multi-million-dollar project, the innovative technology used for planning and much more!