Cappex College Blog

The weekends are getting warmer and sunnier and ripe for a roadtrip to visit some college campuses. Why not let your next college visit be covered by Cappex? We’re giving away another Cappex College Tour Scholarship this month, so make sure you apply.

We are pleased to announce that Christina H. from Ventura, Calif., is the winner of the College Tour Scholarship for March. She will receive $500 to help her visit prospective colleges. Christina loves the arts, and we love that she gets out in her community to share her passion. If you’ve got a talent, don’t just use it in high school. Get out and influence your world!

Congrats Christina! Don’t forget: April 30 is the deadline for the next College Travel Scholarship. Apply today!

College letters of acceptance and denial are starting to float. Today’s Chicago Tribune even publishes some actual rejection letters sent out by colleges. They all try to be pleasant, some even oddly complimentary, but fancy words can be of little comfort when you get what amounts to a big “No.”

Don’t let these letters get you down. Remember: More than 70 percent of colleges accept more than 70 percent of students. There is a college out there for you. Take for example this story we heard from a counselor, about a student who was without an acceptance in mid-May of last year:

“Last year I had a senior that was still without a college acceptance in mid-May. I suggested Cappex.com and two weeks later she had three offers and accepted one that she and her family were very excited about.”

So if your rejection letters have you worried, keep checking back on Cappex. Colleges, especially those with rolling admissions, may still be contacting you in the Cappex message center. Log-in to see which colleges want you.

If you have been accepted to one or more of your college choices, let us know! Share your accomplishments! We’d love to hear which schools have earned your attendance.