by Susan Osborn | Apr 23, 2019 | College Admissions
In an effort to sort through a growing number of applications, about a decade ago, colleges began tracking applicants’ “demonstrated interest.” This new measure sought to calculate the seriousness of the applicants’ interest in the college and took into account,...
by Susan Osborn | Apr 11, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Parents assume that the more time a student preps for the SAT, the more likely it is that the student will earn a high score on the test. But that’s not necessarily true. A student can spend two hours a day for six months prepping for the SAT and still come away with...
by Susan Osborn | Mar 27, 2019 | College Admissions
A week ago, Dartmouth College published stunning application stats. Despite recent scandals and a lot of bad press, the College received a record number of regular decision applications for the Class of 2023: 23,641. This, a whopping 7.3 percent increase over last...
by Susan Osborn | Mar 21, 2019 | College Admissions
In Dante’s Inferno, those souls neither graced by fortune nor completely damned by fate are consigned to Limbo. Limbo is neither here nor there; not heaven but also not hell. It’s kind of a squashy place characterized above all else by indeterminacy. If he had thought...
by Susan Osborn | Mar 12, 2019 | College Admissions
Finally. You’ve clicked “submit” for the last time. The college application process is finally over. You lean back in your chair, close your eyes, and think… “Now what?” The anxiety around college admissions decisions can cause even the most stalwart students to...
by Susan Osborn | Mar 5, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
When you start thinking about applying to college, you will need to strategize your high school course selections, develop your extra-curricular activities, and maintain your grades. And you will also have to take either the SAT or the ACT exam. Contrary to what you...
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