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Jaime Smith
Jaime Smith has worked in education for over 25 years, teaching English at both the secondary and college levels. She received her BA in Linguistics at UC Berkeley, then earned an MA TESOL and an MS.Ed. in eLearning.
In 2009, Jaime started an independent online education program for gifted and twice-exceptional K-12 students, Online G3. She led the program through a successful WASC accreditation process and continues to serve as CEO and English instructor. In a pivot to educational advising, Jaime entered the UC San Diego College Counseling certificate program in 2014 and became a Certified Educational Planner through AICEP in 2022.
A longtime advocate for transfer students, Jaime recently completed a Post-Master's Certificate in Transfer Leadership and Practice at the University of North Georgia, in collaboration with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Jaime has since authored the chapter on transfer students to be included in the 6th edition of NACAC's Fundamentals of College Admissions Counseling and is currently at work on a guide to transfer admissions, due to be published in 2025.
A California native, Jaime now lives in Oregon with her husband and pet bunny. She has one daughter, a former homeschooler turned transfer student who just started graduate school.
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NO WEBCAM, NO PROBLEM!
Requiring students to appear on-screen via webcam isn't necessarily the key to effective online learning. In fact, webcams may even hinder student success.
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How to get merit aid scholarships when you aren’t eligible for need-based aid | Shift - College admissions in a changing world
College costs more than ever. One of the best ways to take the sting out of the price of your favorite school is scholarships, especially merit aid scholarships which you can earn for getting good grades, having good ACT/SAT scores, and more. Jaime Smith, founder of Jamie Smith IEC and an educator since 1997, has helped countless families get as much financial aid as possible. In this episode, she discusses how to research merit aid scholarships at the college you're applying to, how to apply for them, and how to manage for cost while making your college admissions decision. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the ACT exam - visit https://achievable.me to try our course for free.
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