GANDY, Margaret Jean Parham, 77, of Tampa, went home April 8, 2010.
Memorial services will take place at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Plant High School auditorium. A reception will follow at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Margaret Gandy Scholarship, care of Plant High School PTS...
Read More
Also, I just recently received my November SAT scores back, and I went up 200 points! So now I am back in the running for National-Merit Scholar Finalist standing. Thanks for those tip sheets, the grammar one was incredibly helpful."
-- Graduating Senior 2008Read MoreAbout College Guide Post
Scattered across the Internet are multitudes of web sites that offer information about preparing for college. Finding the information you need and how it applies to your unique situation can be a time consuming and confusing process.
You can do it all from College Guide Post, plus you will have access to an experienced guide who is specially trained and who will provide individualized attention through e-mail and/or telephone.
The author of these strategies, Margaret Gandy, served for eighteen (18) years as a Guidance Resource Specialist in a nationally acclaimed public high school where 95-97 % of the seniors continue their education. With her information and guidance, these students were accepted at the most prestigious colleges and universities, each of the military academies as well as all other levels of academic and technical settings. A large number of these students financed their education through scholarships amounting in the millions with others adding financial support through government programs.
During those years, Margaret designed a resource program that is now replicated in approximately 35 high schools in four counties of Florida. In addition she shared her strategies while training many volunteers who now live in a variety of places. This knowledge and expertise is available to every one undertaking the journey towards college through CollegeGuidepost.com. Each guide for College Guide Post adheres to the Principles of Good Practice as outlined by NACAC.
Margaret was a member of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) and National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) She presented workshops for SACAC on "Funding through Scholarships" and "Volunteers in the College Resource Room"; for NACAC, "Choosing a Major"; and for College Board Regional Meeting, co-chaired with the Federal Trade Commission a session on "Scholarships without Scams." She received the William Starling Award for Mentioning from SACAC.
On April 8, 2010 Margaret lost her battle with Cancer, leaving her husband, Bill, to carry on the mission of Collegeguidepost.com. There have been over 100 persons who trained as volunteers with Margaret while she was in the public school setting. Some of these volunteers are today available as guides. For more information, email us at askaguide@collegeguidepost.com
© Copyright 2007 - 2008 College Guide Post