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September 2, 2015
Episode Description: In this College Transitions Podcast, Andrew Belasco sits down with Michael Trivette to discuss how AP exams factor into the college admissions process. Listeners will gain a...
August 10, 2015
One of the most memorable essays I ever read was written by a student we’ll call Sam, a rising high school senior from Massachusetts. He had written at least...
July 24, 2015
A few weeks ago, I wandered across a blog post titled “How Understanding ‘Toy Story’ Can Get You into College.” As a lifelong Pixar fan, I was intrigued by...
July 15, 2015
Now that you understand what research has to say about the contextual and often-limited benefits of attending a highly-selective school, you may have opened your mind to a few...
February 4, 2015
A simplistic view of higher education is that people emerge from four years of college with a specific skill related to their primary area of study: Education majors learn...
October 14, 2014
Too many students fail to complete optional parts of an application, and severely hinder their admissions prospects in the process. Optional statements demonstrate interest and provide an additional opportunity...
August 6, 2014
When free agent Carmelo Anthony was being heavily recruited by the Los Angeles Lakers, the seven-time NBA all star entered the Staples Center to the ultimate red carpet treatment. ...
April 30, 2014
As college admission consultants, we are aware of the negative labels attached to our profession. In a field occasionally described as exorbitant, unregulated, and even predatory, we work hard...
February 23, 2014
In their quest for acceptance, college applicants often fail to see the bigger picture. They obsess over “getting in,” while ignoring current realities about the value and role of...
January 31, 2014
I got a letter from the Dean! I’m in! For a high school student, there is something undeniably exciting about being the recipient of an unsolicited brochure from a...
December 2, 2013
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...
September 24, 2013
The basic rules for writing a stellar college essay vary little from the general guidelines for producing any strong piece of written work: be authentic, tell a story that...
June 15, 2013
For those who still think of acceptance into an Ivy League School as a sole guarantor of future success, a classic article worth reading. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/06/business/the-humbling-of-the-harvard-man.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Takeaway: Grit* and tenacity...
