by Susan Osborn | Nov 6, 2018 | College Admissions
Thanksgiving Advice for College Applicants and Their Parents For college applicants and their families, November can be a tough month. College-bound students feel tremendous pressure to maintain good grades, often in multiple AP courses. At the same time, both...
by Susan Osborn | Oct 19, 2018 | College Admissions
How to Write Your College Application Essay: Ten Ways to Success Given the unprecedented competition for college admission today, you need to write an application essay that shows how you stand out from your competitors. Last year, colleges across the country received...
by Susan Osborn | Oct 16, 2018 | College Admissions
Do Swelling Waiting Lists Increase Admissions Chances? Colleges all over the country are expanding their waiting lists. In fact, at many competitive colleges the number of wait-listed applicants is three to four times the number of students enrolled in the incoming...
by Susan Osborn | Oct 2, 2018 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Death of the SAT and ACT? Not yet, but it may be closer than you think. Standardized tests do not measure receptivity to learning, creativity, empathy, perseverance, common sense, curiosity, communication skills, imagination, integrity, innovative intelligence, or...
by Susan Osborn | Sep 1, 2018 | College Admissions
How to Explain a Bad Grade When Applying to College When I was in high school, I got a D minus minus in Algebra II. My teacher’s explanation for this dubious gift was as follows: if Timmy, my older and always straight-A brother, could get a A in her class, then...
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