Homeschool Opportunities at Ave Maria University
Find out about Homeschool Weekend, Scholarships, and Dual Enrollment at Ave Maria University
Learn What is New in College Admissions Testing
A Guest Article by Katherine O’Brien, M.A., CCPS of CelticCollegeConsultants.com With recently announced changes to the ACT, instability in SAT scores from one sitting to the next, and the strong showing of the new CLT, students need to re-think their approach to college admissions tests. The ACT Beginning with the September 2020 national ACT test date, students who… Read more →
Every Catholic’s Guide to College 2020
Every Catholic’s Guide to College 2020 Colleges and universities with a strong Catholic presence on campus offer an added dimension to their students. The “home away from home” that many create provides comfort, stability, a place to relax, make friends, as well as pray and be fed by God’s love and mercy to all students, from the nominally Catholic to… Read more →
St. Thomas More College Faith and Reason Scholarship
St.Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH has announced its Faith and Reason Scholarship Contest for this year. The Faith & Reason Essay Contest is open to all incoming freshmen at Thomas More College. Awards: Two scholarships for full tuition for four years. Three scholarships for half tuition for four years. Five scholarships of $3,500 for four years. Essay Topic:… Read more →
Thomas Aquinas College New England Campus Open House
I was so excited when Thomas Aquinas College of California announced they were opening an East Coast campus in Northfield, Massachusetts, a mere hour north of my home. I finally had the opportunity to visit this past Saturday. My sixteen year old son and I attended morning Mass and then had a private tour with Admissions Director Jon Daly, who… Read more →
Senior Year Hail Mary Play for College
Bad Things Can Happen “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray” ~ Robert Burns When you start homeschooling, you don’t plan on having a health crisis or family trauma, but bad things can happen to good homeschoolers. We are not immune from difficulty just because our children are counting on us. Sometimes the best you can… Read more →
Newman Society Announces Third Annual Essay Scholarship Contest
The Cardinal Newman Society is pleased to announce its third annual Essay Scholarship Contest. The winner of the Contest will be awarded $5,000 toward the cost of attending one of the institutions recommended in The Newman Guide in the fall of 2019. All of the details about the Contest can be found at this link: https://newmansoc.org/EssayContest The $5,000 scholarship is made possible… Read more →
Searching for a Catholic College?
Do you have a high school student? Are you searching for a Catholic College in which their faith can grow during the challenging young adult years? Here are two resources to help in your search: The National Catholic Register 2018 Catholic Identity Guide is a free .pdf which profiles 38 colleges and their responses on questions regarding how the Catholic… Read more →
Free Classical Learning Test 10 on September 18th
The Classic Learning Test (CLT) is a collegiate entrance exam standing independent of the Common Core, accepted by 120 colleges, and tied to over 10 million dollars in scholarships! The CLT is taken online in 2 hours and students receive same-day test results. Classic Learning Test offers 3 examinations: The CLT Proper is the collegiate entry examination (Grades 11-12) The CLT10 is the PSAT version of the CLT. (Grades 9-10)… Read more →
Are Homeschools Serving as Newman Guide College Prep Schools?
Fantastic article by Joseph Pearce about Catholic homeschooling programs and Newman Guide colleges, reprinted by permission of The Cardinal Newman Society. The original article can be found at https://newmansociety.org/are-homeschools-serving-as-newman-guide-college-prep-schools/. Copyright © 2018 The Cardinal Newman Society. Permission to reprint without modification to text, with attribution to author and to The Cardinal Newman Society, and (if published online) hyperlinked to the article… Read more →
