Blog Posts | College Application Advice

October Advice for Juniors

Juniors – before this year gets too crazy, take some time to reflect on the year ahead, and what you can do now to prepare for the college application process. Our October checklist for juniors will help you stay focused, and keep you on track to have a successful college application process. Find out your […]

Summer Planning

It’s only December, and summer vacation is months away, but now is actually a great time for you to think about what you want to do this summer. How you spend your summer is important for your college applications, and also important in helping you learn more about yourself and what your interests and strengths […]

College Athletics

When researching colleges, many students are interested in athletics – as athletes or as spectators. The good news is that most colleges have multiple levels at which students can participate in athletics: intramural, club, and varsity. Intramural athletics are the most informal, where students at the same school compete against each other. Club athletic teams […]

Quick Guide to Fraternities and Sororities

You may be familiar with fraternities and sororities because you have a friend or relative who’s a member. Or maybe you’ve seen movies featuring “frat parties” or read about fraternities or sororities in the news. Between word-of-mouth from your friends and perceptions from the media, it can be difficult to make an informed decision about […]

College Admissions Interviews

Going into application season, many students and their parents are interested in college interviews. Interviews can be useful, but there are a lot of misconceptions about them. Here is what you need to know. Interviews are important, but not that important. Interviews are important in that they demonstrate to admissions offices that you’re a committed […]

Post Regular Decision Advice

You’ve probably submitted the bulk of your Regular Decision applications by now and are just waiting for the spring so you can find out the results. You might also be wondering what you should be doing now that your applications are submitted. Be Patient. After you’re sure that all of the pieces of your application […]

When Should I Interview?

A common question this time of year is if you should be scheduling interviews during your spring college visits. While visiting colleges in the spring is a great idea for juniors, you should wait to interview until fall or winter of senior year. You will have one opportunity to interview, and you want to be […]

College Consortiums

Many colleges throughout the U.S. collaborate through consortiums to provide students with additional access to academic and extracurricular resources. Consortiums provide students at smaller schools with access to the resources of a larger university, while still retaining the intimate learning environment and close-knit community of a small college. Consortiums can also give students at larger […]