Is There a Private School Advantage in College Admissions?
Prior to the 1920s, attendance at a top-flight prep school was nothing less than a prerequisite for admission into an Ivy League college.
What students should know about the new SAT
This past week, College Board president, David Coleman, announced plans for a major SAT overhaul. The new SAT, which will be introduced in 2016, aims to realign with the “work of our high schools” and…
What to do if you’re deferred
Deferred. It’s a word that every early applicant dreads. Neither accepted nor denied, deferred students often feel as if they have been banished to college admissions purgatory, sentenced to a state of suffering and uncertainty…
About That D in Freshman English…
If your high school career has been an uninterrupted parade of top notch grades, near perfect standardized test scores, and saintly behavior then you can stop reading… Except you probably won’t since you perfectionists like…
Showing Colleges Some Love: How to Demonstrate Interest in Your Prospective Schools and (Perhaps) Earn Admission in the Process
As colleges move to data-driven means of tracking information on prospective students, they have become increasingly savvy about predicting enrollment behavior and gauging an applicant’s true level of interest. Schools often refer to this as the…
When it comes to your courses, choose wisely
“It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” This age-old maxim applies not just to sports, but to high school and to college admissions as well. Many students would be…
Making $ense Out of Summer School
When most high school students and college students think about their summer break, most usually don’t think about taking summer courses. Increasingly, colleges have realized this as well and many colleges are now offering tuition discounts…
Get Ahead This Summer
Despite belief (and perhaps wishes) to the contrary, summer plays an extremely important role in the college admissions process. These next few months give rising seniors, many of whom are otherwise bogged down with projects…
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