by Susan Osborn | Jun 28, 2018 | College Admissions
How Many College Applications are Enough? If this year is like last year, colleges and universities will receive a record number of applications this year. Given that we are living through an era of unprecedented competition for college admission and an era of...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 11, 2018 | SAT/ACT Test Prep
ACT Mandates New Time Limits for Extra-Time Students Starting in September of 2018, students who qualify for extra time on the ACT will no longer have a total of five hours to use as needed. Instead, extra-time students who take the ACT after August of 2018 will be...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 5, 2018 | College Admissions
Why is It so Hard to Get into College? If you’re a parent, you’re probably trying to wrap your mind around how much the college admissions process has changed since you applied to college. You might even be trying to figure out how much the process has changed since...
by Susan Osborn | May 28, 2018 | College Admissions
Eavesdropping in the College Admissions Office As a college admissions tutor and counselor and long-time Rutgers professor, I have had an opportunity to speak with many folks in many admissions offices, and while schmoozing with college application readers, I’ve...
by Susan Osborn | May 18, 2018 | College Admissions
How to Get into College Even if You Haven’t Donated Millions and Aren’t Legacy Sometimes it can feel like the college admissions system is rigged. And if you live in a relatively affluent area of the country or a university town, it can sometimes feel like you’re the...
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