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Is It Really That Hard to Get into a Selective College?
Harvard admitted less than 6% of the 35,000 applicants to their Class of 2018! This can be a discouraging figure! But, don’t be discouraged. This...
Parents and Students: Start Now to Apply for Financial Aid!
Whether you are going to college for the first time next year or you are now attending college, if you need financial help to pay for your education...
How to Deal with Phone Interviews
More and more often you may be asked to do a phone interview. It may be after you graduate from college and are applying for your first job...
Social Media Counts for College Applicants
Admission officials do look into applicants’ social media profiles—about 35% do. To snoop? Not so much, but they do look to ferret out additional...
How to Write to the Fifth Common Application College Essay Prompt
The last, or fifth prompt, on the Common Application you can choose to write to for your personal college essay is below: Discuss an accomplishment...
How to Write to the Fourth Essay Prompt on the Common Application
The fourth choice you have on the Common Application for your college essay follows: Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content...
Let’s Look at the Third Common Application Essay Prompt
The third essay choice for college applicants on the Common Application is about a challenge of an idea you have had or a belief you have held. Here...
Common Application Prompt #1: How to Write the College Essay
Here is the first prompt on the Common Application for you to choose to respond to for your 650 word college application essay: Some students have a...
Tips that Can Help you get Admitted to College
College acceptance rates are as low as 6%, not a high percentage! This is probably due to the huge numbers of students who are now...