by Susan Osborn | Jul 18, 2018 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Why You Don’t Need to Take the SAT and ACT Essays Before you sent the College Board or American College Testing Program (ACT) money to register your child for the SAT or ACT essay, read this. Most American colleges no longer require students to take either. In fact,...
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 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...
by Susan Osborn | May 16, 2018 | College Admissions
10 Things Rising Seniors Need to do in June to Boost College Admissions Chances If you think that the college admissions process becomes more confusing, intense, and demanding every year, you’re right. Applying to college is widely held to be as stressful as taking an...
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