In addition to the main Common Application essay, many colleges will ask students to answer one or more school-specific questions referred to as supplements. One of the most common supplemental essay prompts is usually along the lines of “Why do you want to attend this college?” This essay is designed to gauge several things: first,…
More and more first-year college students are spending their first semester or freshman year at college studying abroad. There are a number of reasons students decide to do this: 1. To complete “boring” core requirements in an exciting setting. For students eager to start their major, freshman year may be a good time to earn…
Stressed about the SAT or ACT? The last SAT of the year is on June 2. The last ACTs are on June 9 and July 14. Now, have you heard about test-optional and test-flexible schools? Some of the best schools in the country are test-optional or test-flexible including Brandeis, George Washington, NYU, Bowdoin, Wake…
Admission Stats for the Class of 2022 Many of the most highly selective colleges in the U.S. released their total admission statistics for the Class of 2022. As always, significantly more students applied than were accepted. And this year, it was harder than ever to get in. What this also means is that more students…
On August 1, the Common Application went live. Seniors can now begin filling out applications to the over 650 universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad that participate in the program. Although some of the state school systems like the University of Florida, the University of California schools, and Florida State University do not…