Should I Apply Early Action?
The average applicant is fully-aware of Early Decision as a “card to play” in the admissions game. In that arrangement, each party makes a concession—you, the applicant give up your free-agency status, and the college,…
College Application Season is here!
Seeing an exclamation point-punctuated proclamation, as in the headline above, might strike you as a bit over-the-top, like when car dealers start selling 2019 models just a few months into 2018, barking over the airwaves…
Should I use the Common App or the Coalition App?
Rising seniors who will be applying to competitive colleges this fall are almost sure to soon face the question, “Which is better, the Common App or the Coalition App?” This budding rivalry isn’t quite yet…
Should I mention Depression/Anxiety on my College Application?
Sometimes it takes unspeakably tragic events to bring the existence of a widespread problem into the national conversation. In the past decade, highly publicized suicides at UPenn, Hamilton College, MIT, NYU, and Cornell, among others,…
Do I Need a Maker Portfolio?
Advice for aspiring Computer Science and Engineering Majors The notion of a holistic application process that includes work samples or a full-blown portfolio has long been common practice in schools of architecture, the visual arts,…
How to Start Your Own Extracurricular Club
Seeking to get more involved with your high school, you peruse the list of clubs and activities posted on your high school’s website. From there, you attend meetings of various clubs, get seriously involved in…
Do I need to enter college with a major?
The high school student who is the ultimate type A, planner extraordinaire can probably lay out an accurate vision for the next decade of their life, including their college and career path. Whether due to…
Cast a wide net: Geographic diversity and college admissions
We think of matriculation into college as a time of great separation, the moment where the young leave the nest, spread their wings, and fly into the great beyond to meet their futures. It turns…
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