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Spring Admit

In addition to admit, deny, and waitlist decisions, some schools send out offers for spring admission. While less common than the typical admit, waitlist, or deny, spring admission is becoming more common each year. Here’s what you need to know. When colleges don’t have enough room for all of the students they want to take […]

Making the Most of College Visits

You may be visiting a few colleges in the coming weeks and months. The college visit is an important way to decide how you feel about the schools you’re applying to, and to pick up information that will help make your applications stronger. Follow our tips for more productive college visits. 1) Plan in advance. […]

Test-Optional and Test-Flexible Schools

As your college list takes shape, you may find that some of your schools are test-optional or test-flexible. With an increasing number of schools adopting alternative testing policies, it’s important to know what that means, and how it could affect you as you prepare to apply to college. To be Test-Optional or Test-Flexible means that […]

Fall Timeline for Rising Juniors

If you’re heading into junior year, take a look at this to-do list: Finalize your fall course schedule. Colleges play close attention to your academic performance throughout high school, and junior year is no exception. Make sure that you are challenging yourself in multiple areas by taking advanced or honors classes and pursuing subjects beyond […]

Spotlight On… Women’s Colleges

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about women’s colleges. But they’re just that. Misconceptions. Read on to learn what women’s colleges have to offer, and why you might want to consider them. You won’t necessarily be taking classes only with other women. Many women’s colleges have consortium agreements with other nearby co-ed colleges. […]

Spring College Fairs

Many high schools offer their own college fairs in the spring, and it is a good idea for any student conducting a college search to attend. However, if your high school does not have a spring college fair, or if you want access to a wider range of schools, two organizations host college fairs throughout […]

Spring Admit 2015

In addition to admit, deny, and waitlist decisions, you may receive an offer of admission for the spring semester. You’re probably less familiar with spring admission, but it’s becoming increasingly common. Here are some answers to questions you might have about your spring acceptance. Why spring admission? Colleges use spring admission when they want to […]

Deciding Between the SAT and ACT Continued – Practice Tests

Our last blog post discussed the differences between the SAT and ACT. While it’s important to understand the differences between the tests, before deciding on one or the other, you should take a practice test in each. The College Board and ACT each offer their own test preparation materials, including practice tests that you can […]