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Financial Aid

How Long Does FAFSA Take to Process? 2025-2026 FAFSA Update
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By Mo Dyson
February 14, 2025 | 7 minute read

Submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial step for millions of students applying to and paying for college. Due to the complexity of the FAFSA process in...

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What Colleges Look For

What is a Weighted or Unweighted GPA? Which Do Colleges Care About?
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By Meredith Graham
February 13, 2025 | 16 minute read

Weighted versus Unweighted GPAs: A Closer Look Anyone who has worked as an admission officer or college counselor will tell you that questions about student grade point average (GPA) come...

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College Essays

How to Write the “Academic Interests” Supplemental Essay
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By Casey Near
February 13, 2025 | 13 minute read

If you’re a senior starting to work on supplemental essays for college applications this fall, it’s likely you’ve encountered some version of this question: what do you want to study, and...

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Testing/Test Prep

Test-Optional Colleges, Explained
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By Anita Gajula
January 29, 2025 | 10 minute read

As of January 2025, the landscape of standardized testing requirements in college admissions has changed. During the height of COVID-19, many schools released new policies to offer...

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College Applications University of California

UC Berkeley Acceptance Rate (2025)
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By Ana Boskovic
January 23, 2025 | 19 minute read

Is UC Berkeley on your radar? Dive deep into the latest UC Berkeley acceptance rates and key recent admissions statistics to determine your chances of admission in the upcoming years.

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College Essays

5 College Essay Examples & What to Avoid
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By Kevin McMullin
January 23, 2025 | 7 minute read

College essays need to start strong. They’re competing for an admissions officer’s attention, and you don’t want to lose your reader before your story ever really gets going. Here are five...

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