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Gambling on an Early Decision Application

on October 25, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I’m sharing an email that I received over the weekend from an anxious dad in North Carolina, who asked me for advice about an early decision application. I’ve changed the name of the son. Here is what he wrote: Dilemma from a Dad from North Carolina My son, Andrew, would like to go to Davidson [...]

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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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The Odds of Applying Early Decision

on September 6, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Should you apply early decision to your favorite college or university? I know fall has arrived because I’ve started receiving questions about early decision. I’ll be addressing early decision and early action issues in the coming weeks, but I wanted to answer a question that I received today from a mother, who heard me give [...]

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Beware of Universities Dishing Out Compliments

on November 1, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions

Has your teenager received flattering email or literature from universities or even VIP college applications from schools that are already prefilled? If your child has gotten any of these communications, let me make this quite clear, it doesn’t mean anything. Despite all the collegiate flirting, the schools may not be interested in your child. Flattering [...]

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Answers to College Recruiting Questions

on October 28, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Parents

I’ve gotten questions lately from parents whose children are being recruited by college coaches. I wanted to share the questions because it might help other families who are or will be navigating the Byzantine world of college athletics. I talked to Karen Weaver, my go-to-expert on college athletics. Weaver is the director of athletics at [...]

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Does Applying Early Decision Work?

on October 21, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions

If you want to attend an elite college or university, you can increase your chances if you apply early decision. That’s one of the conclusions that you can draw from a new annual study released by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, The State of College Admission 2010. Highly selective colleges are increasingly relying [...]

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