Blog Posts | College Application Advice

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 […]

How to Choose Subject Tests

Trying to decide which SAT Subject Tests to take? The best place to start is by looking at your current course schedule. If you are in any AP or IB classes right now that correspond with an SAT Subject Test, there is a good chance that the curriculum for the course will overlap with the […]

Peace Corps

You might know someone who’s spent a year or two in Africa, South America, or Central Asia as a Peace Corps volunteer. Peace Corps volunteers are sent all over the world to assist communities with Education issues, Youth and Community Development, Agriculture, Public Health, and other areas of need. Peace Corps volunteers not only have […]

Colleges with an Emphasis on Global Experiences

You’d be hard-pressed to find a college these days that doesn’t value global awareness, and just about every college offers study abroad opportunities. However, there are a few schools that truly take the emphasis on international education and global experiences to the next level. If an emphasis on globalism and international awareness is important to […]

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 […]