Admission isn’t all about scores; look for best fit, not big name Gaining admission to some of the most elite colleges is remarkably more competitive today than it was 20 or 30 years ago. Unfortunately, this increased competitiveness has spurred myths that need to be dispelled. Myth No. 1: Only the best and brightest get Read More
If I could only give every family one piece of advice about college admissions and the college application process it would be this: Dare to be different. Be different from the beginning – don’t wait like so many other people until the summer after junior year or even worse, the fall of senior year to Read More
Google has announced they will incorporating information from the Obama administration’s College Scorecard into its search results. When your students search for information on a specific college in Google they will now find graduation rates, post-college earning information and college tuition displayed right in the search results. Here is a link to their blog post Read More
When I went to College most students that were serious graduated in 4 years. Recent data from a report published by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that students now are taking more than 5 years (5.1 average) to receive their bachelor’s degrees. The time period studied was for students who graduated between July Read More
The U.S. News Report recently published an article about the importance of sleep for students in College. Key findings were: “A bad night’s sleep or chronically not getting enough sleep can affect every aspect of our lives,” said Dr. Aneesa Das, assistant director of the sleep medicine program at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. Read More
Every college applicant wants to stand out, but in your students efforts to show what makes them distinctive they need to make sure they don’t end up blending in. The U.K.’s college admissions service Ucas recently analyzed the personal statements in more than 700,000 application forms to come up with a top 10 of the Read More
The Center for Public Education just released the third and final part of their Path Least Taken Series They conducted the research because they noticed a lot of attention and resources had been poured into making sure students graduated ready to enter college, but not necessarily the workforce. Here is the link to Part 1: Read More
Money recently reported on 3 ways students can get into a college that rejected them. Many times your students hearts will be set on attending a specific college. Possibly because their best friend is going there, their parent(s) went there or for some other reason. They shouldn’t despair. There are opportunities to attend their college Read More
NACAC recently published its Annual College Openings Update. Through Survey Monkey they ask member colleges if they are still accepting students for Fall 2016. They include information on both Freshman students and Transfer students. Other information includes: Public or Private College, Financial aid available, Enrollment numbers, Housing information, and location. If you have students that Read More
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