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College Acceptances in September? What is Rolling Admissions?
Some students have acceptances already because they may have applied under a Rolling admissions deadline. Many public schools and private schools with high acceptance rates fill the class as applications come in.
Which High School Activities Really Matter for College Admissions?
Which High School Activities Really Matter for College Admissions? This blog covers a few common pitfalls I’d like to warn you against as you go through high school.
Help with the Common App & Coalition App
Welcome to the official beginning of the college application season with the opening of the Common App, Coalition App and University of California applications in August.
How To Build an Affordable College List?
How Do Real Families Pay for College?
It used to be that getting into college was about finding the “best” schools available and then giving them a shot. Now we all lie awake at night wondering, How will I pay for college?
How to Get the Best Letters of Recommendation
Everything you need to know about when and how to garner the strongest letters of recommendation + a free template download to use when following up with recommenders.
2021 Admission Results and Wait Lists: Will They Move?
Congratulations to the Class of 2021! In this unprecedented year in admissions, we saw students accepted to dozens of excellent schools and also had some disappointments along the way. I want to reiterate what I have said to so many of you already: you are more than where you were admitted.