A college application essay may be as short as 150 words, but those words can mean the difference between a “maybe” and a “yes” when it comes to getting admitted. The essays tell the admissions committee how and why one student is different from all the others. You want to be the student that stands…
Did you know that the national average ratio of students to college counselors is 470:1? That’s 1 college counselor working with 470 students! With numbers like that, is there any question why we do what we do? Successfully navigating the college application process today requires more personalized attention than many college counselors have time to…
Given the stories of increased competition for college placement, parents and students may be surprised to learn that Harvard said the college admissions process needs to change, and over 50 colleges agree. The problem is students today need to enter the college admissions process with a long “brag sheet.” To earn the right to brag,…
Class of 2016, you are in the home stretch! While your main task for the next month is to complete those college applications, it’s actually not that simple. Every college has its own process, its own forms, and its own requirements. Plus, many different pieces are needed to complete the applications. To make this easier,…
The Common Application went live this Saturday, August 1. Although some of the state school systems like the University of California schools, the University of Florida, and Florida State University do not use the Common App, the colleges and university members are of all sizes and missions and include public and private schools, even the…