The ACT is different from the SAT. Wrong answers do not count against you in ACT scoring. For this reason you want to answer every question to raise...
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The College Essay: Prompt #2 on the Common Application
There are five prompts offered for your choice on the Common Application. You must select one to write to. One of the best prompts to choose is...
How to do an Athletic Recruiting Video for your College Applications
A recruiting or highlight video can help get a college coach’s attention. This in turn can help you get a college admission and even an athletic...
The ACT is Changing
The ACT has become the most widely used college admission test, but to keep up with the SAT it, too, is headed for a redesign that will come out in...
Help for Athletes Applying to College
Student athletes who are beginning the college application process should know how to promote themselves and increase their chances for being...
Watch Out! Your College ID Card May be a Debit Card!
When students receive financial aid, they can receive the funds in several ways. Tuition and room and board could be paid to their college directly...
The College Application Essay: Looking at the Prompts – Option 1
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If...
Warning: Juniors Planning to Go to College Shouldn’t Take the Summer Off!
“Applying to college can wait till my senior year.” That is the worst wrong thinking and college-bound high school student can have! It is time to...
Making Your Activity Essay Come Alive
The activity essay may be the most difficult essay you write. Although it is no longer required as part of the Common App, it still may appear as...
Tips for Repaying Your Student Loans
One quarter to one third of recent college graduates who took out students loans to finance their college education are late paying their first...