by Susan Osborn | Nov 20, 2020 | College Admissions
The “Why Us?” supplemental essay response can spell the difference between acceptance and rejection During last 10 years of unprecedented competition for college admission, the “Why Us?” supplemental essay—the one that asks you to identify your reasons for applying to...
by Susan Osborn | Aug 17, 2020 | College Admissions
College admissions officers are generally personable, generous, empathetic, even at times forgiving. But there are three things they absolutely positively will not forgive in college application essays (aka Common App essay/Coalition App essay) and they are: 1....
by Susan Osborn | Jul 28, 2020 | College Admissions
While college admissions officers used to admit students primarily based on their GPAs and SAT/ACT scores, that’s no longer true. In fact, during the past 10 years, as competition for college admission has continued to increase year after year, college admissions...
by Susan Osborn | Jul 13, 2020 | College Admissions
Letters of recommendation help admissions officers determine who is likely to succeed on campus. All of a child’s hard work in high school is reflected in the student’s transcript and test scores, and all of your child’s activities are shown on the extracurricular...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 29, 2020 | College Admissions
In 2018, when the Students for Fair Admissions alleged that Harvard discriminated against Asian-American applicants, they forced the release of once confidential admissions information, and that exposure revealed much about the inner workings of the admissions process...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 16, 2020 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
In an unprecedented move, 20 of the top colleges in the country have instituted test-optional policies for students applying in the 2020-2021 admission cycle. Of those 20, four are Ivy League universities: University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Columbia...
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