We’ve told you how to prepare a long list of schools, suggested you look at possible career paths, how to research where you want to go to school, and even the reasons that you should NEVER use to pick where you go to school. Now comes the fun part: Where will you go?
Frequently, both parents and students wonder how certain members of their class were admitted to a school with lower class rank, test scores, etc. How do seemingly “better” students, with better grades, and better test scores, not get in? The answer is the most significant, and least talked-about word about undergraduate college admissions game: COHORTS […]
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 you is a bit like shopping for a car, or haggling in a Turkish bazaar for a gold vase. Where you ultimately go will also […]
There is a mission-critical thing that students and parents considering a music track at either colleges or conservatories MUST do if you want to gain admission: Take a lesson with a professor at the school(s) of choice a year or more BEFORE you apply and audition when you are ready to do that. Read on […]
No more ACT or SAT writing? Most colleges and universities are cutting it out. Good news? Maybe, maybe not. College admissions essays are becoming more important not only for them to know you, but as to how they judge your ability to write. For a growing number of schools, they’re not just a profile of who […]
Every year the Florida public universities get inundated with applications. So they have a special deal: PRIORITY ADMISSIONS. PRIORITY ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: FSU: OCT. 19th. Other Florida Public Universities is NOV. 1st. This is NOT early decision, or early action. There is nothing binding about getting your application in. It just allows them to process a […]
TOP STEM SCHOOL Type: College Size: Small (800 Undergraduate); Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Claremont College Consortium (Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps) Student Body: Undergraduate (851 Students) Testing: SAT Reading: 670-760; Math: 730-800; ACT: 29-33 Math II Subject Test: 750-800 Admissions: Applied: 4119; Accepted: 533 (12.9%); Class Size: 215; Early Decision 25% Average GPA: 3.9 (70% over 3.75) […]
Colleges get a lot of applications these days. Far more than they used to. Some schools are accepting 7,000 students on 44,000+ applications! Most of the time, as they whittle and weed out, the differences between applicants can be reasonably clear. Sometimes it gets really close. Whether you are a top student applying under some kind […]
Tutors help, even if you’re pulling an A, and often they help make the difference in keeping one. Everyone has gaps in what they know, and a few frustrations in learning from this teacher or that, or with a particular part of a subject.
There is no one who gets through school without help. No one. Whether it’s a study group (recommended always), or videos on YouTube or a tutor for a subject, or standardized tests like the SAT or ACT, there is always a need to fill in the gaps that happen in your education. The single biggest […]