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“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.”
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
June 2, 2016
For many high school students, summers are a time to hang by the pool, work a summer job, or simply take some time off from coursework and extracurricular demands....
May 26, 2016
Current high schoolers who, in the preliminary phases of their college search process, encounter The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success are often a tad confused. To some, it...
April 8, 2016
After battling through the epic journey of the college application process, with all its emotional twists and turns, the torturous anticipation, the potential heaven of acceptance or hell of...
August 3, 2015
UPDATE: We have recently updated this post/topic, and you can click here to read. In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with their...
November 24, 2014
Walk into any Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, or public library around the holiday season and at least a few tables will be occupied by teen/middle-age dyads, with the older...
October 14, 2014
Too many students fail to complete optional parts of an application, and severely hinder their admissions prospects in the process. Optional statements demonstrate interest and provide an additional opportunity...
September 9, 2014
With the first week of the school calendar in the rear-view mirror, teachers and students alike are still adjusting to the return of their alarm clock’s discordant daily greeting,...
August 26, 2014
More is better Applicants often feel that more is inherently better when it comes to their application file and proceed to send along everything from editorials penned for the...
August 6, 2014
When free agent Carmelo Anthony was being heavily recruited by the Los Angeles Lakers, the seven-time NBA all star entered the Staples Center to the ultimate red carpet treatment. ...
May 7, 2014
So much misinformation about the college admissions process is transmitted through the “you have to do x, y, and z” admonitions of peers, relatives, media outlets, and message boards....
April 30, 2014
As college admission consultants, we are aware of the negative labels attached to our profession. In a field occasionally described as exorbitant, unregulated, and even predatory, we work hard...
March 29, 2014
Prior to the 1920s, attendance at a top-flight prep school was nothing less than a prerequisite for admission into an Ivy League college.
January 31, 2014
I got a letter from the Dean! I’m in! For a high school student, there is something undeniably exciting about being the recipient of an unsolicited brochure from a...
December 26, 2013
Deferred.  It’s a word that every early applicant dreads. Neither accepted nor denied, deferred students often feel as if they have been banished to college admissions purgatory, sentenced to...
December 2, 2013
If your high school career has been an uninterrupted parade of top notch grades, near perfect standardized test scores, and saintly behavior then you can stop reading… Except you...
October 16, 2013
On average, college applicants tend to underestimate the importance of recommendation letters, but they shouldn’t. Letters of recommendation provide context to your application in a way that other credentials...
September 10, 2013
As colleges move to data-driven means of tracking information on prospective students, they have become increasingly savvy about predicting enrollment behavior and gauging an applicant’s true level of interest.  Schools...
August 2, 2013
Early decision has never been a popular choice among college bound seniors. For some, it’s about maximizing their chances of being admitted to the school of their dreams. For...
July 2, 2013
Mark is a highly accomplished senior with excellent grades and stratospheric test scores. He recalls a friend of similar class rank who was admitted into Princeton just last year,...
May 23, 2013
Despite belief (and perhaps wishes) to the contrary, summer plays an extremely important role in the college admissions process. These next few months give rising seniors, many of whom...
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