Strategic College Consulting

MARCH 8, 2023

Ready to set yourself apart in the pile of competing college applications? The college admissions process is more competitive than ever before. Show College Admissions What Matters to You Why does volunteering and extracurricular activities matter so much during the college admissions process?

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Brand College Consulting

JANUARY 1, 2023

While most seniors are happily done (or almost happily done) with completing and submitting their college applications, now it’s time for juniors to get engaged. Do you know what type of location you want to experience college in? Do you know what extracurricular activities you want at your college? College Visits!

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

College admissions have undeniably become incredibly competitive. And Yale is just about as tough as it gets with an acceptance rate of just 5%! Here’s our advice on how to keep on the path to acceptance. Take a look at the acceptance ranges for test scores and GPAs for each institution on your list. Take a short pause.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

College admissions have become incredibly tough. I mean, Harvard’s acceptance rate is about 3%. (3!!!) You've invested an enormous amount of effort into your Harvard application and your high school journey, overall, from standardized tests, to AP courses, to extracurricular activities, and homework.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 28, 2023

College admissions are insanely competitive these days. The acceptance rate for USC is around 12 percent. The first thing you should do is take a look at your college list. Check out the average acceptance rates of test scores and GPAs and note where you fall for each. That’s extremely low! Look at every school on there.

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Strategic College Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

In fact, getting into those Ivy League schools is about much more than getting good grades, working hard, and having some extracurricular activities on your resume. We’ve seen too many students who start down the college planning process without really understanding the criteria that today’s Admissions departments care about.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

With such a lack of access to college application help, and with so many different aspects of the process to consider, from selecting the right schools to crafting strong essays, many students go without the support they need to ensure their application represents who they are. College Major Selection: What Should I Major In?

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

With such a lack of access to college application help, and with so many different aspects of the process to consider, from selecting the right schools to crafting strong essays, many students go without the support they need to ensure their application represents who they are. College Major Selection: What Should I Major In?

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Strategic College Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

It was another great year for Strategic College Consulting with many great acceptances including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia and UPenn to the powerful University of California colleges including many Berkeley and UCLA acceptances to small liberal arts colleges and specialty colleges.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 20, 2023

They break it up into quadrants so the middle 50% of accepted applicants get between a 760-800 on their math SAT and a 730-780 on Reading. These are the applicants your applicant is in direct competition with. Everything Else Great grades and test scores get your student's application through the first set of doors.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

College admissions have become incredibly competitive and UVA’s acceptance rate is just 19%, according to U.S. You’ve dedicated an immense amount of effort to your NYU application and your academic journey in recent years, from standardized tests and AP courses to extracurricular activities and homework. News and World.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Additionally, we have some thoughts on what you should do next and in the run-up to your next round of applications. Take Some Time to Chill Between school, extracurriculars (hopefully a social life), and applications, you’ve been burning it on both ends. This is also why you have a college list in the first place.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2024

We are confident that S put her best self forward through her applications. One of his classmates—as well as his perplexed teachers—have noted that he seems too calm for a senior at this point in the application process. Thank you so much for all the support and guidance along the way! They are a wonderful family and great people.

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Strategic College Consulting

MARCH 8, 2022

The college admissions process has become increasingly more competitive and selective in how students are chosen each year to be admitted to the next year’s entering class, especially at the more competitive colleges. Earning acceptance into a great college is the big goal for most students.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

At Princeton College Consulting, we understand the anxiety and frustrations. We know the feeling of being lost, which is why we have developed these college counseling resources to help. Which extracurricular activities do you enjoy? Creating a College List. Are there extracurricular programs for you?

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Elite Open School

JANUARY 20, 2021

Earlier this week, the College Board announced some major changes to their suite of college application tests. SAT Subject Tests will no longer be offered On January 19, the College Board officially announced that they would no longer offer SAT Subject Tests. Will colleges accept SAT Subject Test and SAT Essay scores?

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A student can be deferred after applying Early Decision or Early Action and a deferral simply means that your application will be moved from the early pool and reconsidered with the regular applicant pool. A statement reaffirming your interest in the college and why you think it's a good fit for you.

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Princeton College Consulting

APRIL 6, 2018

It’s important to understand why you might be on the waitlist, and understand what steps you can take to improve your chances of full acceptance. The lists of common shortcomings are endless, from not exemplifying good fit or highlighting what makes you unique, to a lack of extracurricular involvement. Don’t wait! You’ve heard it all.

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ACM College Consulting

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Between completing college applications and finishing out the year with lots of school work, most students have not had time to apply for scholarships. Niche Monthly $1000 Scholarship Due : December 20, 2020 Open to high school, college, and graduate students, and those planning to enroll within 12 months.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 15, 2023

Well, we find that there actually is a perfect time to hire a college consultant. After all, shouldn’t the college process begin in earnest junior year? Applying to college has become really hard. Like, single-digit acceptance rates hard. This is really important for the application process.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 6, 2023

During the fall 2021 application cycle, the average acceptance rate for Ivy League schools was just under 6%. Applying to college has become incredibly competitive and as universities drive down their acceptance rates by increasing marketing campaigns, high school students are now in completely uncharted territory.

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Princeton College Consulting

MARCH 10, 2023

Try to ask as many of the questions below as possible to at least 10 students: What do you like most about your academic and extracurricular experiences at this college? What do you like the least about your academic and extracurricular experiences at this college? What would you change? Return to all blogs

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Princeton College Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With an acceptance rate of under 5 percent, the competition for admission is fierce. You’ll need to have stellar grades, test scores, activities, and, of course, college admissions essays to separate yourself from the many other qualified candidates. In Part I of this series , we broke down Stanford’s short answers and essay topic #1.

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Discovery College Consulting

JULY 10, 2023

In a 6-3 decision announced on June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of race in college admissions (a.k.a. No matter your opinion, the Court’s ruling will impact college applicants, colleges themselves, legacy admissions, financial aid and college essays. affirmative action) is unconstitutional.

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