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Kevin McMullin

Kevin McMullin is the founder and Head of Talent at Collegewise. He is the author of If the U Fits: Expert Advice on Finding the Right College and Getting Accepted and pens at least one entry every day here on his blog. Kevin is a graduate of UC Irvine with majors in English and history (where he answered, “What will you do with those majors?” approximately 783 times), and he has a college counseling certificate from UCLA.

Advice for Parents

Standing out Starts at Home
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By Kevin McMullin
September 20, 2017 | 1 minute read

The consistent references to “your child” in Challenge Success’s “Top Ten Back-to-School Tips to Help Your Child Thrive" might cause some high school parents to pass by the advice. But I...

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Study Skills

What Happens to Valedictorians?
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By Kevin McMullin
May 23, 2017 | 2 minute read

From Time Magazine’s recent article, Wondering What Happened to Your Class Valedictorian? Not Much, Research Shows:

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Testing/Test Prep

Are some SAT/ACT dates harder than others?
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By Kevin McMullin
May 4, 2017 | 2 minute read

This week, a local news station featured a segment with a private counselor and self-proclaimed college admissions expert who got so many of her facts wrong that it generated widespread...

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College Essays

Politics in College Essays?
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By Kevin McMullin
June 15, 2016 | 3 minute read

Our Collegewise counselors often get questions, especially during an election year, from students about whether or not to share political views in a college essay. You can even broaden that...

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Course Selection

What If Your School Limits APs?
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By Kevin McMullin
May 22, 2016 | 3 minute read

Students who aspire to attend highly selective colleges need to be taking the most rigorous course curriculum available at their high schools. Kids who attend schools with limited or no AP...

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What Colleges Look For

Five Ways You Can Still Improve Your Admissions Chances
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By Kevin McMullin
May 13, 2016 | 4 minute read

Juniors are just a few short months away from officially applying to college. And while there are lots of last-minute strategies that just don’t work (please don’t found a club or two this...

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