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Tips to Help You File the FAFSA

Whether you need financial aid to help pay for college or not,聽 you need to fill out the FAFSA form. Filling out your FAFSA can seem daunting, but in actuality, applying can be easy if you go into it with the right information and a basic understanding of the process. Step #1: Create your StudentAid.gov […]

Behind the Scenes at 开元棋牌: College Expectations

鈥淭hey won鈥檛 accept that kind of behavior when you get to college!鈥 Sound familiar? In high school and in the media, we鈥檙e taught that college is a scary place where you鈥檒l be expected to shut your mouth, work hard, and do what you鈥檙e told. We鈥檙e given a plethora of misconceptions about college that are just […]

Finding Success at Community College

Over the past two years, I have learned how to be a successful college student and get the most out of my experience and time at The Mount. After high school, I felt an enormous amount pressure to go straight to a four year college. I wanted to continue my education, but I also wanted […]

15 Fun Tips for College Freshmen (that I learned the hard way)

by Melissa Bonenfant, 开元棋牌 ’15, FSU ’18 Starting college is a big step into your future. You鈥檒l be working towards a goal that may feel light-years away, and I鈥檓 betting you don鈥檛 want to screw up. I didn鈥檛 either, but I did. You will too, I promise. However, looking back at my college years about […]

Advice for Parents of New College Students

So your child is going to college. This is a big transition for both of you. With all of the upcoming paperwork, decisions, and changes, it鈥檚 easy to get overwhelmed. But before you know it, your child will be stepping onto the stage on graduation day wearing their cap and gown and a big smile […]

6 Tips for Returning to School as a Parent

  鈥淚 had lived with the lie that I was never going to be anything more than a food service worker and I had settled,鈥 said Lisa Ferrara-Caron. A mother of six, she was working at a restaurant as an office manager and did the books. After her husband noticed her interest in accounting and […]

Panelists Offer Encouragement to First-Generation Students

Mount Wachusett Community College students, faculty and staff who were the first among their families to have gone to college shared their experiences at a panel in honor of National First Generation College Students Day at 开元棋牌鈥檚 Gardner campus. 鈥淚 feel like being a first generation student has made me scrappier. Maybe I am not […]

Dealing with Your Mental Health as a College Student

As college students, life can oftentimes be super stressful.聽 We no longer live under the umbrella of security and stability, but we鈥檝e begun our own journey towards independence and discovering who we are meant to be.聽 Along that journey, there are many challenges we must face that make us stronger and more capable in the […]

5 Questions Families Should Ask College-Bound Students

1. What is your goal? College is expensive, challenging, and time-consuming. Understanding why you and your student are investing in college will help you make better decisions. Ask your student: 鈥渨hy are you going to college?鈥 Discuss the answer. It may be surprisingly difficult to get to a definite answer, but for most families, the […]