What Colleges Look For

Weighted versus Unweighted GPAs: A Closer Look Families routinely ask questions about grade point averages and college admissions. Questions that come up often include: What is a weighted...

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What Colleges Look For

Which teachers to ask for letters of recommendation is one of the biggest questions facing any college applicant. But why is it so important? How do colleges use letters of recommendation?...

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What Colleges Look For

So you’re a freshman or a sophomore thinking about that 9th grade report card and wondering, “Uhh, how much will colleges care about my C in Biology, since science is my least favorite...

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What Colleges Look For

At Collegewise, there’s one questions our counselors despise being asked: “How many volunteer hours should I do to be a competitive college applicant?” Volunteering for the sake of looking...

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What Colleges Look For

Today's college applicant is much more likely to email, not call, an admissions officer with a question or request. So it’s important to remember that the person on the receiving end of...

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What Colleges Look For

One of the often cited but little understood factors for students applying to college is a deliberately vague feature called “Demonstrated Interest.” We’ve written before about what...

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