Heading into your senior year and gearing up to apply for college can be stressful. We’ve got some advice about what to keep track of so you’re prepared to submit stellar applications.
What Colleges Care About in a Pandemic
After an unusual pandemic year, find out what colleges care about most.
How to Get Great Letters of Recommendation for College
We’ve got advice on how to get the best recommendation letters for college.
Recommendation Letters and Supplemental
Get advice about requesting letters of recommendation and choosing to submit extra materials with your college applications.
Recommendation Letter Advice for Rising Juniors
Junior year of high school can be a pivotal year in the college application process. You’ll probably take the SAT or ACT for the first time, begin searching for colleges, and go on your first college visits. In addition to these college application milestones, junior year is also an ideal time to identify which teachers […]
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 […]