This 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University — Newark has some free advice for you: “Apply for scholarships and apply early.”
Mandy, who was admitted to Pathways in her sophomore year on the recommendation of her English teacher, says Pathways teachers often delivered that message, but she didn’t heed it. Instead, Mandy says, she waited until the proverbial last minute. Mandy is a National Merit Scholar and nearly all of her college expenses are being paid for, but she acknowledges that jumping on it earlier would’ve made a big difference in her senior year of high school.
