BestColleges

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Established in the late 19th century, Cornell University was the final college to join the Ivy League. The school is unique among both Ivies and private colleges, with government land grants and multiple campuses. Of the eight Ivies, Cornell is the most expensive — but the easiest to get into. Like the Ivies.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

If you’re hoping to major in psychology, you don’t have to sit around and wait until college to dive right into dream analysis and criminology. Read We’ll always start by suggesting you go on a book haul because the easiest way to broaden your knowledge of a subject is to read its prominent literature.

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HelloCollege

APRIL 26, 2023

High School students who want to prepare for college-level courses and earn credits ahead of time should plan on taking these tests. But, how can you improve your chances of getting a 5 on your AP Exams ? We’ll also go over other test-taking strategies that will help you get the best results!

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Formerly an all-male university called King's College, the academic institution was first established by a royal charter issued by England's King George II. Given the nation's new found independence from King George II, the university dropped the name of “King's College” and chose Columbia University as its new name.

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Peterson's Blog

MAY 3, 2023

You’ve put in the hard work and have decided on your university or college of choice. Going to college can be a great investment! College is expensive and, unfortunately, it’s not getting any cheaper. However, space and eligibility is limited so the earlier you get your application in, the better.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 12, 2022

But an even bigger challenge is getting the response you want from your target audience. Some schools put a lot of time, effort, and creativity into their social media messages, but they just don’t seem to get the levels of engagement they want. 76% of users expect a response from brands on social media within a day. Source: Instagram.

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Admissions Village

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For this year’s seniors, school starting means it is almost time to start applying to college. 1) Most important - stay on top of all of your classes and focus on getting the best grades you can. Senior fall grades are very important to colleges. 4) Now is the time to finalize your college list. School is starting, OMG!

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Caltech Admissions

JANUARY 24, 2024

It was May 2023, the tail end of the spring term, and I ran into my friend Professor Brian Brophy, Director of Theater Arts at Caltech (TACIT) (you may know him from Star Trek ) while in line for coffee. He told me he’d found this cool script for a two-person play, and one of them was an astrophysicist! The bark comes with the bite.

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Admissions Mom

AUGUST 17, 2023

So, I’m sharing with you the exact steps I use with my own students to get them to dig down and find their amazing essay inside. A little background: I was a writing teacher for thirty years before I became a college admissions consultant, and for the last fifteen of those I taught freshman writing at Houston Community College.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 24, 2022

With a few personas down, you can get even more specific in the social media messaging for your school. Or if parents are concerned about whether a school provides college counselling, that is another big selling point for your posts. For a K-12 private school, that means the parents of children aged 5 to 18.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

Did you know that some of the hardest colleges to get into have acceptance rates lower than 4%? So, if you want to get into one of these elite institutions, you'll need to know how to stand out from the other applicants. We’ll even highlight the easiest Ivy League school to gain admission to. That’s right. Lower than 4%!

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Amanda Miller Author of Paying for College in Four Steps “Finding money to help pay for college is hard.” It’s the most straightforward and condensed paying-for-college resource anyone’s ever made. Whole books have been written about paying for college. Surely there’s more to it than what’s in this one blog post.”

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JUNE 19, 2023

Here’s How Rising Seniors Can Get Organized for Application Season Applying to college is a complex and difficult project. Your teachers and college counselors know that. Like your parents, teachers, and college counselors. It will get less intense as the weeks go by, we promise. Let’s get to work!

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The journey to college begins with a single step… or maybe at least a single decision. Students who take college prep courses are generally more prepared for the responsibilities of higher education, and they are typically more likely to get into the colleges of their choice compared to students who never took such classes.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

When you’re planning to go to college, one big hurdle is that, for many schools, you must first complete a standardized test (if not a few). The ACT (short for American College Testing) is an entrance exam used by various colleges and universities to help determine who is admitted as well as who qualifies for certain scholarships.

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 3, 2023

Also, if you’re thinking about your essay for college, you’re going to have to write that too, right? Send me more college tips! The easiest thing for me is always to make a list of the things I want to talk about, write them down, and figure out what the connective tissue is between them. Teachers know you’re using ChatGPT!

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 5, 2023

What should I write my college essay about? How to brainstorm topics for a college essay. How to draft a college essay AKA personal statement. What not to write about in a college essay. How do I know if my college essay is good? If you’re asking the question “what should I write my college essay about?”

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Then this is the blog post for you. My work with students always begins with the ACT English section because it’s the easiest and most predictable place for students to improve their score. Get these rules down cold and your score will go up significantly. So let’s get to some hacks, shall we? Superhack 1.2 The best C.

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Tex Admissions

JUNE 13, 2022

Internal transfers are current students who wish to enroll in another college or school. Internal transferring contrasts slightly with changing majors because a student inside the College of Liberal Arts, for example, may wish to change their major from History to Government. I discuss external transferring here.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

MARCH 6, 2023

Take a Virtual College Tour Can’t afford the time or money necessary to visit colleges in person? The easiest way to do that is to google images for the college. That way, you can get a feel for navigating the campus. And since college is first and foremost an academic experience, it is your first stop.

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The Enrollment Marketer

JUNE 7, 2023

Once upon a time, college admissions advisors would lure prospective students with print materials, billboards and college fairs — and it was enough to get their class. Now some random higher ed marketing blog is telling you that you’re not doing enough? Ready to get back into it? Okay, let’s take a quick break.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 24, 2024

If you’ve been googling Social Media Trends 2024 to know what trends you should watch , this blog is for you! While the popularity of social media platforms is not new, as the years go by, the extent of their influence continues to grow exponentially. Keep reading to discover some of the most important trends this year.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

Blogs 4 reasons your team won't use data—even if they want to Part two of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? This blog series will explore several of the most common problems with data end-user adoption and offer potential solutions. So, what exactly is stopping teams from using data?

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

You’re applying to college and you want to make sure that your college applications stand out among all of the rest. So, what do colleges look for, and how can you get into a good college, a great college, or even the college of your dreams? Would you thrive, or merely survive?

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