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....
Continue ReadingA 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....
Continue ReadingWhat 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...
Continue ReadingWhile 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...
Continue ReadingThe 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’...
Continue ReadingChances 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...
Continue ReadingNicole 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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