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Increase your touch points by: virtual or in-person tours, asking your regional admissions officer questions, attending a college fair, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3c7c6c67db963afd730172/926c457c-448b-4ffb-9277-2e43ad5a39ba/Financial-Aid.jpg College Corner - College Admissions Tip #3 Texas Residents: Don’t leave money on the table! It’s important to know that once you fill out the TAFSA, you are no longer eligible for FAFSA. If you are a U.S. citizen, regardless of your parents’ citizenship status, it is advisable to fill out the FAFSA. If you are not a U.S. citizen, the TAFSA may give you more access to financial aid in Texas, but it’s still important to check if you’re an “eligible non-citizen” before you fill out the TAFSA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3c7c6c67db963afd730172/38be96dd-8fa2-4357-864e-384788dd34c7/ken-theimer-library-unsplash.jpg College Corner - College Admissions Tip #4 Don’t dismiss the option to transfer. 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Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3c7c6c67db963afd730172/1582159214551-DCURB6YL5CZCLBH9ENVE/Yvette+square+size+Linkedin+Portrait.jpg Our Team - Yvette Beben Leahy, M.S. A Bachelor of Science from MIT, a Master of Science from Duke University, and several years of experience tutoring test prep and college essays make for a powerful combo. Not only have I successfully applied for top notch schools on my own, I have helped many students do the same. I started by counseling and tutoring family and friends, some of which went on to attend great schools such as UNC, Marquette, and Northwestern University. A lot of my counseling work over the years happened while I concurrently explored a career in biomedical engineering. Last year, I decided to try tutoring full time, teaching students in some of the most competitive school districts in Silicon Valley while my husband finished a fellowship at Stanford. My passion to do college admissions counseling for a living stems from wanting other students to have what I didn’t have in high school - an adviser that understood and supported my ambitions, a person that knew what questions I wasn’t asking and how to find the answers, someone to tell me if the choices I was making would make me a contender for a top 30 university. 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