Budget cuts and large numbers of applicants are a formula that makes it very tough to get college acceptance.
Tag - The Application
Time to Follow up on Your College Applications
You may have sent in your applications, even early, but you’re not done yet. Think about it. There are many potential slip ups between the sending of...
Last Minute Advice for the College Applicant: the College Application Essay
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Writing a Great College Application Essay is IMPORTTANT!
Most college admissions officers agree, the college application essay—also known as the personal essay—is an important part of your college...
Your First Day of School during Your Senior Year Should Begin Your College Application Process
You may think your first day of school is just another one of those days that you can be more nonchalant about than when you were a freshman. Think...
To Apply Electronically or Through Snail Mail, That is the Question!
Yes, some colleges require that you apply electronically; and, indeed, colleges do find electronic applications quick and easy. But, is it always a...
Competition for College Applicants
As you seniors begin the process of applying to college this year, you might want a look at the playing field. You are entering an era of record...
Get Ready for College Applications BEFORE you Start your Senior Year
Stress! That will be the dominating word if you do not take some proactive steps to ready yourself for applying to colleges your senior year. Before...
What You Are Up Against as a College Applicant
It might be worth your reading through the seven pages of the article “Tense Times at Bronxville High.” It follows the exhaustive application process...
Well-rounded Students Need Not Apply
In Naomi Schaefer Riley’s January 2008 Wall Street Journal article A Desperate Need for Acceptance, she makes the point with Michele Hernandez’s...