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What Colleges Look For

Credit/No Credit in High School Coursework
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By Casey Near, Arun Ponnusamy, and Paul Kanarek
June 9, 2020 | 6 minute read

A note: we wrote this piece in April 2020 for our counseling and secondary education colleagues, as they navigated decisions around going Credit/No Credit in their districts and schools....

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How to Navigate Demonstrated Interest
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By Collegewise Staff
November 12, 2019 | 8 minute read

What is demonstrated interest and why do we have it? People like to talk about applying to college as if it’s like dating. You find someone you like (a college), and you send them a...

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5 Things That Don't Impress Colleges
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By Kevin McMullin
September 24, 2019 | 3 minute read

While the most successful college applicants took their college planning seriously, they didn’t measure every decision in high school against the yardstick of what will look good to...

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Is College Worth It?
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By Kevin McMullin
March 13, 2019 | 2 minute read

The newswires—and the college admissions community’s social media posts—were filled yesterday with the breaking story of a 25-million-dollar scheme to help wealthy parents buy their kids’...

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How To Interact With Your College Admissions Officer
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By Megan Carlier
November 13, 2018 | 4 minute read

Chances are, if you're applying to college or just starting your search, you'll have the opportunity to interact with an admissions officer. And you definitely should. Many colleges track...

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Q&A: Community Service and College Admissions
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By Kevin McMullin
October 17, 2017 | 1 minute read

Nicole asks:“How much weight do schools place on service trips? It seems as if they are reaching an over-saturation point, that I might call ‘excessive volunteering.’ Do colleges see...

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