Valuable insights from Lynn O’Shaughnessy
a nationally recognized college expert.
College fairs
October 20, 2014
Do College Admission Reps Know Much?
Is your university need blind? I once saw a couple of enthusiastic young admission reps from a pair of Catholic universities back East try to answer that question at a college conference. The reps were specifically asked whether their schools might reject some applicants if they required a lot of financial assistance. Both admission reps vigorously assured the counselor who asked...
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August 29, 2011
4 Ways To Check Out Colleges and Universities
I spent last week urging, some might say browbeating, people to look beyond the most obvious name schools when drawing up a college list. Beyond their local schools, I urged people to look at more than super expensive private East Coast schools, as well as prestigious state flagships that are charging obscene amounts of money — in some cases over...
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September 16, 2009
Check Me Out On College Week Live
Instead of spending much time blogging today (Thursday), I’m going to be talking about college instead. I’m a speaker at an online event put together by College Week Live, which is an organization that sponsors virtual college fairs. During my 45-minutes presentation, I’m going to be talking about SAT and ACT test-optional policies. Thanks to the test-optional trend, students who...
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April 15, 2009
What To Ask At a College Fair
Yesterday I hung out at San Diego’s largest annual college fair. If you want to attend one of these mega college fairs, the National Association for College Admission Counseling has posted its list of spring college fairs on its website. Here’s where you can find fall college fairs. Spending the morning at the San Diego college fair reminded of the...
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