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Another Dreadful College List

on January 3, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

During the holidays, I wrote a post about a teenager, who has been applying to inappropriate universities. (At least in my opinion.) If you didn’t get a chance to read the post, here it is: Applying to the Wrong Universities I wanted to revisit this issue because I believe this is arguably the No. 1 [...]

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Are Brilliant Teens the Best College Students?

on November 29, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, College readiness, SAT/ACT

I’ve often wondered why colleges and universities are so fixated on admitting students with extremely high SAT or ACT scores. Some of these teenagers only excel at taking tests and earning top grades, which can lead to awfully uninspiring young adults. I’ve heard admission folks privately lament that kids with high test scores can be [...]

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9 Things You Need to Know About College Letters of Recommendation

on November 11, 2011 in Admissions, Applying

Today I’m sharing a post on college recommendation letters that was written by Lee Bierer, a friend of mine, who is a nationally syndicated higher-ed journalist and an independent college counselor in Charlotte, NC. It’s such a timely subject for high school seniors that I wanted to share it with you: Letters of Recommendation Nuts [...]

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Showing Colleges a Little Love

on November 2, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

I received an email from a high school junior in San Diego recently that prompted me to write this post. The teenager attended one of my talks and heard me mention that one in five colleges say that an applicant’s demonstrated interest is very important in their admission decisions. So what does demonstrated interest mean? [...]

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The Latest College Admission Trends

on October 21, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

What are the latest college admission trends? Every year, the National Association for College Admission Counseling releases a survey that attempts to answer that question. Here are some of the trends that jumped out at me when I was reading the 2011 State of College Admission: College Applications on the Rise Most schools (73%) experienced [...]

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Should You Be Flattered By a College’s Red Carpet Treatment?

on September 20, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

I received an email yesterday from a friend of mine whose son is a brilliant high school senior. She wanted to know what they should think about invitations her son has received to apply to colleges through VIP or priority applications. Here is her question: My son has received approximately 10+ email/print invitations from schools [...]

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