What is the CBV Academy?
The CBV Academy provides a roadmap for families to access premier scholarship and college resource information in the College Bound Village LLC.
We provide virtual courses, webinars, challenges, and genius hour sessions to help families reduce overwhelm and stress about the college admissions process and applying for scholarships.
December Access Passes are now available. Learn more via this link.
CBV Academy Course: 7-Day “Money 4 College” Scholarship Challenge
This course is designed to help you and/or your scholar refocus your mindset from lack to abundance, build confidence and find time to work on scholarships and college resources.
In the orientation video above, Lili St. Christopher recaps all seven days of the challenge. Remember, you’ll have 24 x 7 access to all videos, resource links, and worksheets after the seven-day period. Here’s your opportunity to:
- Gain clarity on various ways to pay for the total cost of college
- Reduce stress and anxiety about the college process
- Gain a support system of like-minded parents and students in pursuit of money for college
- Get started in researching scholarships and money for college
- Find alternative ways to fund college in addition to scholarships and student loans
- Includes 1:1 Scholarship Strategy session with Lili St. Christopher
Pro Tip: The CBV 7 Day “Money 4 College” Challenge” journal supports the course materials. You can purchase it separately via this Amazon affiliate link or as part of the online course.
Parent Recommendation
CBV $Scholarship Saturday
During this virtual Zoom session, you’ll learn:
- Time-saving strategies to navigate the scholarship search and reduce stress and overwhelm
- About scholarships deadlines for the current and upcoming months
- 10 free ways to connect with the College Bound Village (CBV)
- How to identify bogus scholarship sites
- Best practices when applying for scholarships
Scholarship Saturday Recommendation
ACT Tips Tricks and Strategies
Do you have ACT questions? In this 90-minute session, Lili St. Christopher will share tips, tricks, and strategies for taking the ACT test in a post-pandemic climate.
In 2019, her son earned over $500K in merit-based college scholarships. His ACT score increased from a 19 to a 29 during high school.
Lili will share what worked, what didn’t work, and how it relates to scholarships and college applications in 2022.
Sign up via this link for this on-demand webinar which was originally recorded on August 27, 2022, and is now available 24×7.
3 C’s of College Applications On-Demand Webinar
Are you looking for a place to start the college application journey? Lili St. Christopher will provide tips, tricks, and strategies for completing the Common Application, the Common Black College Application (CBCA), and the Coalition for College Application.
All college-bound High School students should be aware of these three applications to help decrease stress and anxiety and increase efficiency in the process.
CBV November Access Pass
Go to the head of the class and get access to this bundle of three webinars with the Gold Access Pass. Tap in via this link.
with the November Gold Access Pass.
Monthly Memberships
Monthly memberships to the CBV Academy are currently being considered for families who have met any of the three criteria below. Beta testing and selected invitations began in October 2022.
- Completed the 7-Day “CBV Money 4 College” Challenge
- Participated in a prior CBV Challenge.
- Attended a CBV training webinar or $Scholarship Saturday session.
Need the inspiration to start applying for scholarships?
- Join our free private College Bound Village (CBV) Facebook Group (4,800+ community members), where we share daily motivational posts to empower families.
- Read more testimonials about families who have benefited from connecting with the CBV Academy.
- Share this page on your social media page or email it to a high school or college student.
