I GOT IN!!! Now Haggle Like Your Education Depends on It (It Does)
Congratulations! You just got into one or more of the colleges of your choice. The first number is rarely the final number. Arriving at a financial aid package that works for …
Big School A Must? Try the Honors College
Overcrowding has been a reality at many large public and private colleges across the United States. Freshman class sizes that were a hundred, then a few hundred, are now rising …
University of California, Berkeley
Type: Public Research University Size: Very Large; Style: Factory Honors College: Offered by Department/School Affiliations: University of California (UC) System Student Body: Total: 38,276 Undergraduate :27,496; Graduate: 10,708 Testing: ACT: 32 (In-State:31; Out-of-State: …
Don’t Let the Supplementals Make You MENTAL
Supplemental questions are a major tripping point for most college applicants. They’re also weeding questions, designed intentionally to trip you up, get rid of you. One is 500 words. The …
The Advantages (and Cautions) About Applying Early or Rolling
If you’re NOT applying to a conservatory or fine arts school with a single-admission system, then consider playing the Early game. When you get done making up your short list …
Test Optional Schools, 2017
What’s a “test optional” school? Test optional is Latin for “We’re scared of dropping the SAT/ACT tests because U.S. News & World Report’s all-powerful college reviews will drop us …
Researching Schools: How to Research The Professors – Part II
95% of students apply to places with nice lawns and good football programs, and a MAJOR, but have zero idea of who will be teaching them. One of the top …
Coca-Cola Scholarships Are the Real Thing
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has, for the last twenty-five years, offered nearly 6,000 college scholarships to exceptional high school students who have demonstrated in high school a dedication to active leadership …
UC Berkeley Summer Youth Intensive Program for Chemistry
The University of California, Berkeley offers a unique Summer Youth Intensive Program for exceptional chemistry students.
Hampshire College
Type: College Size: Small Style: Non-Traditional/Outside-the-Box Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Five College Consortium (UMass Amherst; Amherst College; Smith; Mount Holyoke) Student Body: Undergraduate (1376 Students) Testing: NO SAT/ACT Required Admissions: Applied: 2671; …