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If you have accepted your admission offer...you are not done yet. Not reading and acting on email can lead to the cancellation of your admission acceptance.
If you have accepted your admission offer...you are not done yet. Not reading and acting on email can lead to the cancellation of your admission acceptance.
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Is your kid invisible after school?
Posted on September 13, 2017 at 12:32 PM |
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Needlessly spent money
Posted on July 8, 2017 at 1:55 PM |
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Other keys to impressive admissions outcomes is participation in student activities and varsity and community athletics, demonstrated leadership, developing a skill, pursuing activity related to planned college major such as internships, volunteering, great teacher and counselor evaluations and a job. All of this takes advance planning as early as middle school, the ability to manage time and academic tasks as well as awesome relationships with peers, teachers and counselors. |
7 College Essay Challenges
Posted on June 28, 2017 at 5:33 PM |
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Things to avoid in a college essay include:
When looking at the final draft of the essay the student should consider whether the voice of the essay genuinely reflects who they are. Reading for content of the essay, the student should consider whether the essay has any missing connections in the story they are telling. Wondering what questions might be in the mind of their reader is a great exercise. Finally, the student should consider if what they have written accurately describes them in the best possible light. My experience with high school students has been that every student has a story worth telling in their college essay. Thinking how they are unique and about their experiences helps identify the story they should tell. Once they know what to write about, they should tell the story in their own unique way. Readers often read hundreds and sometimes thousands of essays. Honing in on student uniqueness and unique voice makes a student essay memorable. |
What if you stay out of trouble but get in trouble anyway?
Posted on September 8, 2016 at 2:30 PM |
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Platinum Colleges Only....Please
Posted on September 4, 2016 at 11:26 AM |
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Top 9 things students can do to help admission chances
Posted on March 2, 2016 at 2:14 PM |
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Surprise-You got in!
Posted on November 8, 2013 at 7:47 PM |
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Many factors are involved in college admission decisions including how many students apply in relation to the number of seats available and whether the student is a member of a group the college is trying to recruit. Students and families should keep in mind that most colleges are eager to accept them and happy to receive their applications. The balanced strategy of applying to safety, likely and reach colleges with respect to how student metrics stack up compared to the average admitted student at each college is a sound one. Some of the responses that surprise students include:
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Early Admission or Regular Admission-Does it matter?
Posted on November 7, 2013 at 3:01 PM |
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I called college admission offices to discuss the impact of timing on admission application decisions. Most agreed that if a student knows he wants to attend a specific college that he should try to apply during an early schedule period so that he can be considered for scholarships. The majority of college admissions representatives also agreed that students who are rejected during early application would most likely be rejected during regular application periods. So there you have it-applying early is not likely to hurt your admission chances. And, if you were going to be rejected, it is best to know early enough to have time to apply to other colleges. |
Personality Counts!
Posted on November 6, 2013 at 2:43 PM |
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An overlooked factor is personality or how the student acts in the world. Is the student altruistic? Is the student a person who will contribute to campus life? Are the student's values consistent with some of the core values that the university seeks in a student? |
Does it really matter where they go?
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 4:58 PM |
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It is important to be admitted to a properly accredited program that helps students advance their skills in areas in which they are naturally gifted. End of story. The rest is a matter of cost, prestige, taste, geography (often in relation to home and the beach), amenities and options. Families need to remember that not being admitted to a specific college can be a good thing. Colleges try to admit students likely to be successful in their programs. They have longitudinal research that backs up their decisions. Better not to be admitted than to be admitted and not be successful. |
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