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What Colleges Look For

What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) for 2020 Admission
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By Ian Parker & Nicole Pilar
June 16, 2020 | 6 minute read

Historically speaking, we live in a peculiar time. It’s the advertising age; the virtual age; the “pics or it didn’t happen” age. We’re in the Fyre Festival Era, when perception does not...

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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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Announcements

The Collegewise Podcast is Here
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By Kevin McMullin
June 1, 2020 | 2 minute read

We’re excited to share that the Collegewise podcast, Get Wise: College Admissions Explained, is available now on your podcast platform of choice. Hosted by our Chief Academic Officer, Arun...

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Choosing a College

3 Admissions Stats You Should Care About
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By Arun Ponnusamy
December 3, 2019 | 2 minute read

A few years ago, Collegewise passed out buttons emblazoned with the slogan “78% of college statistics are made up” to high school counselors across the country. They were a hit.

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College Applications

Choosing A Major Can Be A Lot Like Tapas
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By Collegewise Staff
November 26, 2019 | 2 minute read

Some people know exactly what they want, and they choose that thing. Some worry about making even the simplest of decisions, so they choose a lot of different things. Take tapas, for...

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What Colleges Look For

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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