SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 5, 2024

Start researching financial aid programs and scholarships. Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! By the time August rolls around, you want to have a clear plan for what you need to do, which colleges you want to apply to, and what to write in your applications! Make sure you have the test score you need.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 11, 2023

If you’re one of the very lucky few who doesn’t have to worry about how you’re going to PAY for college, then awesome. This help often comes in the form of scholarships, and there are a few standout opportunities you can explore. Let’s dig into one of the big ones—the Gates Scholarship (Gates as in Bill Gates?! Yes, indeed!)

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

My realization that I had no idea how to find my hotel increased as the distance to Charlottesville decreased, but with the names of both the street and hotel, I figured I might get lucky and see one or the other on a highway sign. I figured I’d give it five minutes and if I didn’t stumble on them, I’d stop and ask for help. Still SOS.

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This year we had more than 11,000 students apply to the Emory University Scholar Programs , one of our largest Scholar applicant pool to date. How will Finalists be notified? How many Finalists were there this year? How many Finalists were there this year? Will other scholarships be given out this year?

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 30, 2023

How can middle class families get a full ride ? Step-by-step: how to check how much financial aid a school typically provides. Get a prediction of how much financial aid YOUR family will get ! Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! How do I find a college that will meet 100% of need?

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College Essay Guy

MAY 9, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) Blue Lake Programs Blue Lake’s International Exchange How much does Blue Lake cost? How to apply to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp FAQ about Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Programs Summer Camp is for students in grades 5-12 and lets students choose a “major” and a “minor.”

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

JANUARY 13, 2023

Can UGA can use past years deferral data to predict how many deferred students will be admitted this year? UGA has a fixed number of students we can enroll, so this means we are limited in how many students we can admit overall to reach that enrollment number. This year, we are at 43,600 or so total applicants.

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Inside Emory Admission

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Emory’s merit-based scholarships empower students. To receive full consideration for merit scholarships, you must apply to Emory using the Common Application by November 15. As you complete your application, remember to opt-in to consideration for merit-based scholarships. Under Emory University, select “Questions.”

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 21, 2024

A guide on how to pay for grad school $76,620. Want to know how to pay for grad school without going deep into student loan debt? Want to know how to pay for grad school without going deep into student loan debt? That’s a solid chunk of money. But that number isn’t a salary. Is a grad school education worth that much debt?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how Insights from our new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners As the demographics of prospective graduate students and adult learners change, so do students’ application preferences and behaviors. On average, surveyed students applied to 2.24

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 27, 2024

It doesn’t matter what time of year you read this blog post. Here’s a better question: When and how should you start working on your grad school applications, depending on your deadlines? By the time you finish reading, you’ll know how to prepare your applications on time, with confidence, as efficiently as possible.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

So, if you're considering applying to HBCU schools, you're not only considering where to go to college. We hope to change that with this blog post! We’ll also break down the steps to apply and answer some frequently asked questions. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What are HBCU schools?

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 30, 2023

Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Colleges with No-Loan Thresholds The idea of “schools that don’t give loans” might sound awful at first - one financial aid office we contacted said, “If we don’t give loans, how would students pay for school?” You want a no-loan school: You want to pay back no loans after you graduate.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Most of the time, since I am in there so frequently, I don’t really stop and pay attention to most of them. But there are four pieces that I intentionally look at and consider regularly, because of how they impact and inform my work. The first is on the window sill behind my desk and is entitled “The Man in the Arena” from Teddy Roosevelt.

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EAB

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Blogs Why Enroll360 Match’s partnership with Naviance will transform college admissions With overall college enrollment continuing a decade-long pattern of decline, much has been said about the need to break down barriers inherent to the traditional admissions model. But these programs do not go far enough.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Roughly 26,000 students applied for Early Action, and 17,600 applied for Regular Decision. The link I have provided shows exactly how we calculate a GPA. The applications are all in for the UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2023.

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Inside Emory Admission

JANUARY 25, 2024

WHO DOES THE POLICY APPLY TO? First-year students who apply to start school in Fall 2025. Transfer students who apply to start school in Fall 2025. Updated January, 2024 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2025.

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SSA Online College Prep

MARCH 21, 2024

How do these potential delays affect my mentee? Updates to be aware of regarding possible deadlines Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! READ MORE HERE HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY MENTEE? THEY SHOULD NOT MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT ATTENDANCE WITHOUT KNOWING HOW MUCH $$ THEY WILL GET. Know your deadlines.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

See our advice about these materials in Week 4 and these blog posts on arts supplements and academic work samples. Continue researching scholarships. Refer back here for our tips on scholarship search services. Refer back here for our tips on scholarship search services. So you’re really going to be choosing 4-8 topics.

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Inside Emory Admission

MARCH 29, 2023

WHO DOES THE POLICY APPLY TO? First-year students who apply to start school in Fall 2024. Transfer students who apply to start school in Fall 2024. >> Updated March, 2023 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2024.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This may be a surprise: you don’t need to take the LSAT to apply for law school. Those are all questions worth considering as you apply to law school. This blog post will tell you everything you need to know! However, applicants to Iowa without LSAT scores will have limited access to scholarship assistance.

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Heller Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Office of Admissions will be closed from December 24th through January 3rd and will be taking a little hiatus from the blog during this time, but we’ll be back with fresh content on January 3rd. Resources: How to Apply – find details on how to apply for each of our programs as well as the deadlines to submit your application.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

MIT OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE This year, 28,232 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2028 through Early Action (non-binding) and Regular Decision. After you apply, an Educational Counselor (EC), if one is available, will contact you to set up the interview. News & World Report and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,500.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 12, 2024

So how do you cut through the noise? In a culture that glorifies “brand names” when it comes to college reputation, how do you accurately assess the difference between a high-value department and, for lack of a better word, hype? Or, as we like to call it, “A Deep Dive into the History of Collegiate Notoriety.”

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 30, 2023

If you’ve heard of the PSAT, thought about the PSAT, or taken the PSAT, chances are you’ve also heard of the National Merit Scholarship. Maybe you thought, “cool … a scholarship!” Or, if you’re like most of us, your first reaction might have been, “What is a National Merit Scholarship? What is the national merit scholarship?

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

What kind of financial aid does a particular college offer, and how much can I maybe get? You just have to learn how to use it to your full advantage. That's exactly what we're going to show you how to do in this blog post! That's exactly what we're going to show you how to do in this blog post!

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Niche

MARCH 14, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Applying to college is a very expensive, long, and cumbersome process that takes hours of your time. Applying to college is a very expensive, long, and cumbersome process that takes hours of your time. I like how efficient and easy the Niche process was – it got right to the point.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Explore the SUNY application process and tips to consider before you apply. We take a look at the SUNY schools, how much they cost, and how to apply. Applying to college may seem like a daunting task, and that's why we've broken down the main steps. Fill Out Your Application SUNY makes applying easy.

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Heller Admissions Blog

MAY 2, 2023

It came up a couple of times when I was still serving in Morocco and was put back on my radar when I started to research schools that were part of the Coverdell scholarship program for RPCVs. Applying to the Boren Fellowship program was, for me, an 8-month long process. It feels like I just got here! Boren Fellow.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I have survived the late night feedings, the endless soccer/swimming/dance/whatever else events, the lengthy “discussions” about cleaning their rooms, and teaching them how to drive a car. When my son was making a list of the colleges he was considering as an engineering major, he mentioned applying to MIT.

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SSA Online College Prep

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! How to Improve your College Applications with Extracurricular Activities Each year, millions of high school students apply for admission to their dream universities to further their education and achieve their career aspirations. Need options for extracurricular activities ?

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SSA Online College Prep

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Research colleges, programs, and scholarships that might interest you! Read more about the SAT on our blog ! Read more about the SAT on our blog ! Take time to study for and take the SAT or ACT ! Take AP courses and follow up with the exams! Make a college list and tour schools that you want to go to! Not a Junior?

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CTK College Coach

JANUARY 30, 2023

How to Build Your List Using GPA, Test Scores, and Acceptance Rates The first step when building a college list is to match your student’s GPA and course rigor with test scores (if applying with test scores), to a school’s acceptance rate to determine the level of selectivity that makes sense for your student. What is a Reach School?

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This student-centered approach helps you apply classroom knowledge in real-world contexts. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) stand at the vanguard of providing Black and African American students with a rigorous education among a community of their peers. Explore more about HBCUs and PBIs in this resource.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Removing barriers to apply and simplifying the application process in general will be particularly important due to the pending Supreme Court case on affirmative action, and the desire of colleges and universities to preserve a diverse applicant pool. Normally, I don’t mind being wrong, but in this case I hope I’m not.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 28, 2023

So, if you're serious about putting together the best graduate school application possible, you'll also want to ask yourself questions like: How competitive are the graduate school programs or fields I am applying to (And where do I stand relative to other applicants)? Let's get started by looking at the GRE score range.

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This year we had more than 11,000 students apply to the Emory University Scholar Programs , one of our largest Scholar applicant pool to date. How will Finalists be notified? How many Finalists were there this year? How many Finalists were there this year? Will other scholarships be given out this year?

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