4 Tips to Make the Most of a College Visit
Friday, September 13, 2024
For most students and families, the campus visit is a significant factor in their college decision. It really is the best way to see if a school is the right choice for your son or daughter. In today's post, you'll learn four practical tips to make the most of your college visit. We invite you to visit Cedarville soon!
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Visit Cedarville This Fall!
Friday, September 6, 2024
香蕉直播student's 1000 Days at Cedarville University start with a visit day, and fall is a great time to come to campus! We want your student to make the most of his or her days at Cedarville, starting with their first campus visit!
Visiting campus is the best way to determine if Cedarville is a good fit for your student. You'll get a taste of the vibrant Christian community and commitment to academic excellence that mark a Cedarville education. We think your son or daughter will be excited to return as a Cedarville student!
Read today's post for visit opportunities this fall.
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Follow Along With the President's Chapel Series
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Daily chapel has always been the heartbeat of Cedarville University. It's also a great way for you to see what life at Cedarville would be like for your student! This year, in his chapel series titled "Every Single Word," Dr. White is preaching through the book of Joshua. We invite you to watch this series with us and enjoy our other chapel speakers by tuning into the chapel livestream weekday mornings at 10 a.m.
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Posted in Spiritual Growth Student Life
Help With Choosing a Major: Resources and Visit Days
Friday, August 23, 2024
For some students, choosing a major is hard! There are so many great options, and they have so many interests that narrowing it down can be a challenge. At Cedarville, we come alongside with resources and events to help with this important decision.
Read today's post for ways Cedarville can help, including a popular upcoming career exploration event.
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Welcome to Parent Prep 鈥 Discover Top 4 Ways Parents Support the College Search
Friday, August 16, 2024
Welcome to Cedarville University's Parent Prep resource blog! We are excited to provide you with information and resources to assist as you walk with your student through the college search and decision process.
Every week you will receive a new post about an important topic, such as financial aid tips and information, ways students can graduate from college with a strong faith, making the most of a campus visit, and so much more!
Read today's post for our Top 4 recommendations on how you can best help your student through the college search process this year. Although parents usually do not make the final college choice for their student, they do contribute to narrowing down the choices, even before the college search begins. We want to help as you start this all-important journey with your student.
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It's Time for the Hand-Off!
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Some of our Parent Prep readers are about to be parents of a new Cedarville University student! We have enjoyed sharing information and resources with you throughout this year. It will be exciting to meet you and your new student (along with more than 1,000 others!) when you arrive on campus for Getting Started in August.
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The Synergy Initiative: Equipping Students to Plant Churches
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
In recent years, our nation has seen a dramatic decline in church attendance, and many churches have closed their doors for good. We need Christians who are equipped and willing to answer the call to revitalize and multiply churches.
Read today's post to see what Cedarville is doing about this alarming trend.
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Students Encouraged to Get Involved in a Local Church
Monday, May 13, 2024
Cedarville University is privileged to care for the spiritual growth of some of the best university-aged students on our planet. We take this charge very seriously.
One of the elements in the spiritual growth dynamic here at Cedarville is seeing to it, as best we are able, that each student connects with a local church. The years of their academic training could leave them separated from any type of effective fellowship with the body of Christ, except for what takes place within the boundaries of our campus. Chapel is exciting and distinctive to a Cedarville education, but it does not take the place of the local church.
Read today's post to learn more about local churches that students call home away from home.
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Shopping for 香蕉直播Student's Dorm Room
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
香蕉直播to-do list to prepare for your student's college experience is probably getting long. One easy 鈥 and fun
鈥 thing you can start doing is preparing for his or her residence hall room!
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Choosing a Residence Hall and Roommate
Friday, April 12, 2024
Is your admitted student ready to choose a Cedarville residence hall and select a roommate? We鈥檝e made it easy!
香蕉直播student鈥檚 personalized Accepted Student Portal has all the resources he or she will need to easily transition from home to a residence hall room on campus. If you have any questions about the housing selection process, contact us at 1-800-CEDARVILLE. 香蕉直播student鈥檚 admissions counselor will be happy to help!
Be sure to pay your student's reservation deposit by the May 1 deadline.
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Making Sense of 香蕉直播Student's Financial Aid Award
Friday, March 22, 2024
Cedarville University will begin sending financial aid emails in the next few weeks through our online notification system. Today's ParentPrep post provides additional information for those of you who are awaiting these important pieces of information.
Don't hesitate to contact our office at 1-800-233-2784. 香蕉直播student's admissions counselor will also be calling to review your financial aid package and address any remaining concerns or questions.
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5 Questions to Ask About College Dorm Life
Friday, March 8, 2024
Choosing a major, figuring out a financial plan, and researching the spiritual climate are all important steps in choosing a Christian college. However, there is another vital piece that your student must consider 鈥
dorm life!
As you and your student are looking at different colleges, you鈥檒l quickly discover that not all dorm life is created equal. In today's post, we offer 5 questions that you should ask about dorm life at each of the colleges that your student may be considering. And, you'll discover what makes Cedarville's residence life truly unique!
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Cedarville Financial Aid Notifications and 香蕉直播FAFSA
Thursday, February 29, 2024
The 2024鈥25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form opened December 31, 2023. The site is now available, but we still hear reports of families experiencing challenges completing the form. The Department of Education is continuing to address issues, so don't give up!
While families have seen delays in submitting the FAFSA, colleges are also in a waiting pattern. We now expect to begin receiving FAFSA results around mid-March.
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When Will Students Receive a Financial Aid Offer?
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Cedarville University plans to begin sending award notifications to fall 2024 new students as soon as possible after the Department of Education begins sending FAFSA results to institutions (we hope to begin receiving information in late January or early February). Having your completed is the best way to ensure that we are able to award your student as much financial aid as possible.
The FAFSA opened on December 31, 2023, and has finished a "soft launch" rollout. If you have not yet completed it, we encourage you to do so soon. Remember, the FAFSA is required to access all need-based scholarships at Cedarville as well as state and federal grants and low-interest federal loans.
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Cedarville Stories From New Students and Parents
Friday, September 8, 2023
What would make nine students from a single high school graduating class all choose Cedarville University? Why are parents excited to have their students here? And what makes Cedarville so special, anyway?
As you continue to work through college decisions with your high school senior, we think you'll enjoy this recent featuring three current freshmen plus two of their parents.
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President's Chapel Series
Friday, August 25, 2023
For 70 years (1953-2023), daily chapel has been the heartbeat of Cedarville University 鈥 the time when students, faculty, and staff gather each weekday for dynamic worship and powerful preaching. Chapel is just one way we help our students grow in their walk with Christ, and most students consider chapel a highlight of their Cedarville education! If you really want to understand Cedarville culture and what makes us "tick," you need to experience chapel.
This year in his chapel series titled "Justified, Forgiven, Alive in Christ," our president, Dr. Thomas White, is preaching through the book of Romans, looking at how Christ's death has set us free from the penalty of sin.
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Proficiency Requirements for Incoming Freshmen
Thursday, May 25, 2023
All incoming students must satisfy the English and mathematics proficiency requirements. Read today's post for important information on how to satisfy and report these requirements.
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Study Abroad Programs at Cedarville
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Cedarville University offers and encourages a wide range of Study Abroad programs that enrich students' education. Living 鈥 and learning 鈥 in another country strengthens students' language and cross-cultural skills, broadens their thinking, and deepens their commitment to Christian service.
Read today's post to hear what one student learned and experienced on his study abroad trip to Ireland. This is just an example of what your student can experience at Cedarville University!
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New Magazine From Cedarville University
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
We recently released our spring issue of Cedarville Magazine, and we'd like to share it with you. Published three times a year, Cedarville Magazine tells the story of Cedarville University and the people and programs that make us unique. In the current issue, 鈥淐alled to Communicate,鈥 you鈥檒l learn about the people and the programs that make Cedarville鈥檚 Department of Communication so special. We鈥檙e preparing graduates with the tools to communicate effectively and boldly for Christ.
Get to know Cedarville in the pages of Cedarville Magazine. More than anything, we hope you'll see on every page that Cedarville stands firmly for the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus.
There is still time to secure your student's spot in the incoming fall class by paying the reservation deposit. The deposit is due May 1.
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Writing Center Assists Students From All Majors
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
No matter the academic major, students quickly discover they have to write papers (many of them!) throughout their experience at Cedarville University. Fortunately, Cedarville's Writing Center is available to assist! 香蕉直播student will benefit from trained tutors who will walk alongside
them as they tackle writing projects of all sizes and in any academic discipline.
Read today's post for more information on how Cedarville's Writing Center will help your student find success in college-level writing.
P.S. Don't forget! The reservation deposit for fall is due May 1. Secure your student's spot in the incoming fall class! Deposits are at an all-time high for fall, which may require a waitlist for those who deposit after the deadline.
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