By Jessica Gross Jun 01, 2015 (UNIGO) — Once you’ve taken the SATs, written your essays, requested recommendations and mailed your applications, you’ll probably do a happy dance—and say, “It’s out of my hands, now.” False. You should play an active role in your application process until you hear the college’s final decision. Admissions officers […]
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Out Of Control Admissions Hype
By David Epstein Apr 12, 2006 (INSIDE HIGHER ED) — “It’s not all in your head. It is harder to get in to college this year,” begins a recent Washington Post article. It’s one of many articles appearing of late in major publications that inform kids and parents just how steep the hill ahead is. […]
What’s The Rush? Thoughts On Releasing Admissions Decisions
By Bari Norman July 20, 2006 (JOURNAL OF COLLEGE ADMISSION) — As this year’s wave of admission decisions are released, I find myself asking students a new knee-jerk “first question” after they tell me they’ve been admitted (or not). “How’d you find out?” I ask. It’s a sign of our times. Was the decision sent […]
Making The Pick. Okay, Your Kid’s Been Accepted At 4 Schools – Now What?
By Rosemary Black Apr 15, 2006 (Daily News) — Rhona Maulano and her teenage son Michael have spent the past four weekends jetting around the country, flying out on a Friday night and returning late each Sunday. No, they’re not visiting relatives, vacationing or looking to buy real estate. They’re in the midst of the […]
It’s A Girl’s World
By Alex Kingsbury Aug 23, 2006 (U.S. News and World Report) — The University of La Verne sits on 26 acres of suburbia between the city of Los Angeles and the mountains. It’s a small place, with just over 1,600 students, most of whom live in three drab and boxy-looking dormitories. A decade ago, one […]
Many Colleges Reject Women At Higher Rates Than For Men
By Alex Kingsbury June 17, 2007 (U.S. News and World Report) — The University of Richmond, like many small liberal arts colleges, has its roots in single-sex education. The campus, which sits on a picturesque 350 acres of woodland a few miles outside the Virginia state capital, was once two schools: Westhampton and Richmond Colleges, […]
Get Letters of Recommendation as a Home-Schooled Applicant
By Delece Smith-Barrow Sept. 21, 2015 (U.S. News and World Report) — When home-schooled students apply for college, the process is pretty similar to what teens from traditional school backgrounds go through. Home-schoolers may write personal statements, take the SAT or ACT and submit a transcript. When it comes to letters of recommendation, though, many home-schooled students often […]
Cracking The Books For Financial Aid To College
By Hillary Chura Jan 27, 2007 (NEW YORK TIMES) — As the price of a degree at a private college shoots toward the cost of a Lamborghini, parents and grandparents are looking for a leg up as well as to correct mistakes that could cost them dearly when applying for need-based financial aid. Mistakes range […]
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