Blog Posts | College Application Advice

Tips for Transfer Applicants

Ideally, students are happy and settled at the college they’ve chosen to attend. However, there are many reasons students choose to transfer. Sometimes, the school they chose just isn’t what they expected, or maybe they’ve discovered a passion for a subject not offered at their current school. No matter the reasons, if you’re planning to […]

What is Early Decision, and Should You Consider It?

Many colleges offer the opportunity to submit an early application to receive an admissions decision earlier in year. Some of these early deadline options are Rolling Admissions, Early Action, Single Choice Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and Early Decision. If you’re considering submitting any early college applications, you should familiarize yourself with the policies and […]

PSAT Primer

If you took the PSAT in October, expect to receive your scores in December. The PSAT serves two primary purposes. First, it’s the qualifier for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Second, it’s great preparation for the SAT. Read on for more information about how to make the most of the PSAT. SAT Preparation. You can […]

Thinking About Graduate School?

If you’re thinking about applying to graduate school, it’s important to know that unlike applying to college where you can be undecided about your major, for grad school you have to apply to a specific program and know exactly what you want to study. With that in mind, your graduate school application essays will have […]

IB or AP?

Some high schools offer the option of taking AP or IB courses. If your school offers both sets of curricula, how do you decide which to take? Colleges like to see applicants who have been challenging themselves in high school, and pursuing an AP or IB curriculum – for those who have the option – […]

Introduction to Honor Code Colleges

Introduction to Honor Code Colleges All colleges have rules regarding academic honesty that students are expected to abide by. After all, academic integrity is a presumed part of college life, regardless of where you go to school. But some schools take things a step further and have something called an Honor Code that’s central not […]

Recommendations 101

Recommendations 101 Don’t care what other people think about you? Think again! Many colleges require at least one recommendation letter from either your school counselor or a teacher. Some colleges even require a counselor letter, plus one – or two – teacher recommendations. Your recommendations should ideally come from teachers who taught you in 11th […]

Guide to Early Action Deadlines

As you prepare to apply to college in the coming months, you’ve probably come across several types of early application deadlines. The variety of deadlines can be difficult to navigate, making it hard to know when to apply to a particular school. Our series of blog posts about early deadlines, starting with Early Action, will […]