Preparing your children to leave the nest can be scary—but you don’t have to do it alone. You have resources to help you navigate the college admission process, prepare for big tests and help pay for education.
College Coach
We realize that educating your child can be a very stressful and time-consuming task for you and your whole family. This is why Intel has partnered with Bright Horizons to provide a program to employees that assists with all aspects of their children’s middle and high school planning, college selection and application processes, financing college and paying off student loans.
Expert Advice: This unique program provides impartial insight from former senior admissions officers from highly selective colleges and university and financial aid officers who know the ins and outs of college financing. These experts have worked with thousands of students and families, offering individualized guidance to help them navigate the admissions process, plan for and understand their options to pay for college and achieve their educational goals.
To register: Please sign up on the Bright Horizons College Coach portal. For detailed instruction, follow the “How to Set up Your College Coach Profile” document. Once registered, you will have access to all Bright Horizons College Coach services.
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Tutor.com
In addition to the resources available to your school-aged children, Tudor.com and The Princeton Review also offer resources for your teenager, both in their high school classes and as they prepare for college. Features include:
- On-Demand Tutoring: This service connects a student to a certified tutor for a one-to-one learning session and real-time writing assistance in an online classroom.
- Drop-off Essay Review: No time to meet with a tutor? You can submit your document online, and a tutor will review it and provide detailed feedback on your writing assignments within 24 hours.
- Assessment Quizzes: This feature helps prepare students for big tests coming their way. Students are able to take short quizzes in 12 different subjects and will be given the option to connect to a tutor for help or be redirected to the SkillsCenter™ Resource Library.
- The SkillsCenter™ Resource Library: This resource is available 24/7 and made up of three main components: Study Resources, Test Prep and Career Resources. Selected academic tools included in the SkillsCenter™ are provided by popular providers such as Texas Instruments, Brightstorm.com, Khan Academy and Lynda.com.
- SAT/ACT Essentials: A college test prep tool built by The Princeton Review to help students get into their target school. You’ll have free access to ACT/SAT full-length on-line practice test, a detailed score report to learn personal areas of focus, engaging video lessons to master key concepts and powerful test-taking strategies and practice drills to hone skills with hundreds of sample problems.
Intel employees or eligible dependents can receive a 20% discount on purchases of additional test-prep services from The Princeton Review.
To register: Register at Tutor.com portal and enter your first name and your @intel.com email address. A message will be sent to the employee’s inbox with a link to set up a password. For detailed instruction, follow the “Tutor.com – How to Get Started” document. Once registered, you will have access to all Tutor.com and The Princeton Review services.
Only one account per family may be requested if there are two Intel employees. Intel families are allowed 20 hours per month, per entire family with Tutor.com’s online tutors.
Note: The SkillsCenter resources, SAT/ACT Essentials and Quizzes are available 24/7 on an unlimited basis and will NOT count toward your 20 hours each month unless you connect to a tutor.
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Andy Grove Scholarship for Intel Employees' Children
The Intel Foundation pledges funds annually for the Andy Grove Scholarship for Intel Employees' Children program.
The program offers a combination of merit-based and need-based competitive scholarships for students pursuing two- or four-year accredited undergraduate degrees or the international equivalent.
Scholarships are awarded each year, in amounts up to $4,000 (U.S.), based on multiple factors. Each scholarship recipient receives a one-time award, which means recipients cannot reapply for subsequent awards. The awards may be used for tuition, books and fees.
- Max. age: 24 or younger (U.S.); 26 or younger (International)
- Must be in final year of high school (secondary school) or be high school (secondary school) graduate who plans to enroll or are already enrolled in undergraduate college, university, polytechnic, vocational or trade school studies.
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