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College Wait Lists – Are They Worth the Wait?

College Wait Lists – Are They Worth the Wait?

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Getting a “maybe”  and being put on a college wait list from your top school of choice puts you squarely in limbo. As tempting as it may be to call the school every week to see if you’ve been bumped […]

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Increasing Opportunities for Low-Income Students to Attend College

Increasing Opportunities for Low-Income Students to Attend College

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CBS news recently referred to a growing movement in college opportunities as “color-blind Affirmative Action,” and plenty of people are happy to hear about this newer attempt to close the higher education gap between rich and poor. It started with the […]

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Essay and Demonstrated Interest – More Important Than Ever

Essay and Demonstrated Interest – More Important Than Ever

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Want to increase your chances of getting into a specific school? Show them you want them. The National Association for College Admission Counseling’s 2017 State of College Admissions report found that in regard to admissions criteria, after “hard factors” like […]

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Making the Most of It – Visiting a Friend at College

Making the Most of It – Visiting a Friend at College

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Congrats! your parents have finally agreed to let you visit your friend at college. While you should go with the intention of having fun, you can actually turn the trip into a reconnaissance mission to get the scoop on the […]

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Technology + College Admissions

Technology + College Admissions

by Wendy Burt-Thomas

Thanks to technology, it’s never been easier to find information on colleges. New tech and digital tools help you do everything: compare colleges, virtually visit them, get questions answered and upload videos. With the admissions superhighway moving so fast, we […]

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Social Media – Do’s & Don’ts

Social Media – Do’s & Don’ts

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A 2016 time magazine article reported that 40 percent of admissions officers say they check out applicants’ social media pages. Why? To learn more about each applicant’s creative interests, to verify unusual or noteworthy awards, and/or to investigate reports of […]

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6 Common High School Mistakes

6 Common High School Mistakes

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Although everyone’s high school experience is unique, many of the problems students experience are not. There are common threads that tend to weave through the tapestry of life for 14- to 18-year-old, and we thought sharing some of the more […]

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Think It’s Too Early to Start Thinking About College? Think Again!

Think It’s Too Early to Start Thinking About College? Think Again!

by Michelle Schmidt

Ah, sophomore year—when you can breathe a sigh of relief because you’ve finally got this high school thing figured out. It seems way too early to think about college, doesn’t it? Actually, it’s not. The earlier you begin the process, […]

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Reality Check – College Admissions Myths Exposed

Reality Check – College Admissions Myths Exposed

by Dana Mccullough

Dogs sweat through their tongues. Chewing gum will stay in your stomach for seven years if you swallow it. Colleges care only about grades and test scores. Call them what you want—myths, urban legends, fiction—it doesn’t change the fact that […]

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Essays – How to Write A Super College Application Essay

Essays – How to Write A Super College Application Essay

by Dana Mccullough

Did you know one of the most common mistakes students make in their college essays is to mention a different university’s name? Yep, some students write one essay for all the schools they’re applying to and then forget to put […]

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