Princeton College Consulting

MAY 22, 2018

While you are onto something, you need to rethink your approach in answering the question, “What do top colleges look for in extracurricular activities?”. A simple Google search will yield results providing you with checklists of ‘The Best Extracurricular Activities for Your College App’, and so on.

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Strategic College Consulting

MARCH 27, 2024

Take advantage of extracurricular activities, workshops, and online courses to expand your knowledge and skills beyond the classroom. The post Unleashing Your Inner Academic Superstar: 7 Ways for Students to Achieve Greatness at School appeared first on Strategic College Consulting.

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Strategic College Consulting

MARCH 8, 2023

Show College Admissions What Matters to You Why does volunteering and extracurricular activities matter so much during the college admissions process? Colleges want to get to know the full student. Extracurricular activities show what you’re passionate about and that you’re working to hone those skills and talents.

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Discovery College Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

.” If you’re a high school student with a high GPA, it’s important to understand that alone won’t be enough for admission not only to highly selective private colleges, but to many state flagships. High school students also need to think about rigor, testing, extracurriculars and the strength of their essays and recommendations.

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Brand College Consulting

JANUARY 1, 2023

Do you know what type of location you want to experience college in? Do you know what extracurricular activities you want at your college? Brand College Consulting helps clients with course selection , including Pre-AP/AP options, Dual Credit, electives, and extracurricular activities.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 20, 2023

A good admissions consultant doesn’t just help with your college applications, but rather helps throughout the entire college application process. In fact, many families find that starting with a college consultant early in high school enables students to be most successful in the college admissions process.

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Strategic College Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Extracurricular Activities Extracurricular activities are incredibly important in the growth and development of a student which is why admission officers place great weight on factors including clubs , organization s, and service-based initiatives. appeared first on Strategic College Consulting.

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Strategic College Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

The college landscape is not the same it was 20 years ago, though. 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. What Does it Take to Get Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UCLA, Stanford…?

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

Picking Your College Admissions Counselor College Application Help: Each Area of College Admission Counseling College Essay Consultants: What Should I Write My College Essay About? College List Development: What Colleges Should I Apply To? College Major Selection: What Should I Major In?

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

Picking Your College Admissions Counselor College Application Help: Each Area of College Admission Counseling College Essay Consultants: What Should I Write My College Essay About? College List Development: What Colleges Should I Apply To? College Major Selection: What Should I Major In?

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 10, 2023

Your personal essays, extracurricular activities, and leadership roles contribute significantly to your overall application. Take the Next Step with Expert Ivy League College Consulting Navigating your college application journey can be daunting, but with expert guidance, you can confidently stride toward your Ivy League college dream.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

How many APs can I take and still be confident that I can get an A and still have plenty of capacity to pursue my extracurricular activities to the best of my ability while meeting the various obligations of my personal life? Stress is a natural part of life, but an excessive workload can result in burnout, anxiety, and depression.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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. Many students find it beneficial to seek guidance from a college consultant. Take a brief respite to process the situation.

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Strategic College Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

There are lots of different types of scholarships available to students with specific talents, extracurricular activity involvement, overcoming obstacles, and of course high grades and test scores. Do a bit of research now and prepare to pay for college in a way that keeps you from being a national student debt statistic.

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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

Your applicant should have great, interesting, passionate extracurriculars and essays. Most legacy applicants use a college consultant at some point in their application process. We often work with freshmen and sophomores to make sure they are building the right kind of resumes and extracurriculars that align with top schools.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You've poured an immense amount of effort into your Yale application and your overall high school journey, from tests, to classes, to extracurriculars. Many students find it beneficial to seek guidance from a college consultant. While that might sound weird, you’ve experienced a loss and you need to let yourself process it.

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Princeton College Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Well, could you speak for 30-45 minutes about any one of your extracurricular activities? Considering her past performance and lighter extracurricular load, it became apparent that her motive for downgrading her English class was driven by the fear of losing the Valedictorian title if she didn't secure an "A" in the AP level course.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Step One You worked really, really hard, not only on your USC application but also on everything else for the last several years: Tests, homework, APs, extracurriculars… Before doing anything else, you really do need to rest for a minute (or a few days) and let yourself just veg and feel sad if you’re sad. It’s intensive.

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Strategic College Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It is through setting incremental, achievable goals through both academic and extracurricular involvement that attainability of growth and progress occurs. To be added to the waitlist for our college planning intensive group coaching program, click the button below we will give you all the details of this exciting program soon!

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Princeton College Consulting

APRIL 4, 2019

At Princeton College Consulting, our students start working on completing their college applications during the second semester of their Junior year. Ready to get started with your college planning and application process?

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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. Many students find it beneficial to seek advice from a college consultant. Take some time (but not too much…) to process.

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Humbach Education Consulting

APRIL 27, 2020

Acing your AP exams is another way to show colleges your academic chops and potentially earn college credit saving yourself money and time in the future. Consider Virtual Volunteering or other Self-driven Extracurriculars With most school extracurriculars canceled, it’s time to rethink your activity list.

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Princeton College Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2023

Here are some examples of extracurricular opportunities for aspiring doctors that will put how to think about any extracurricular activity in context regardless of your area of interest. In a character based admissions process this can work against you if you aren’t pursuing these activities for the right reasons and in the right way.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Take Some Time to Chill Between school, extracurriculars (hopefully a social life), and applications, you’ve been burning it on both ends. While we have full belief that you can do this, many students find it helpful to work with a college consultant. It’s a lot harder now than it was a generation ago.

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Princeton College Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter to learn more about selecting and actually getting into your top-choice college. If you feel behind or overwhelmed, Princeton College Consulting can assist you and your family through all aspects of the college application process. Hint: Step one is setting up your LinkedIn profile.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

From an extracurricular perspective, colleges are not as interested in what students do as they are with what students make of the opportunities they choose to pursue. In this case it is important to help your student identify the things they enjoy most and help them to pursue them.

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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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Strategic College Consulting

MARCH 8, 2022

This is where many students fall short with their college admissions strategy and game plan. They do not develop themselves in extracurricular activities including clubs, organizations, and service-based opportunities. Dr. Jeff & Dr. Brian Haig The post What Does it Mean to be a Great Student Now for College Admissions?

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Strategic College Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

College admission criteria include a variety of factors including grades and extracurricular activities. Near the top of the list of admission criteria for many colleges are ACT and SAT test scores. Dr. Jeff Haig, Dr. Brian Haig, and Maya Kelley, MS The post Act vs SAT appeared first on Strategic College Consulting.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

APRIL 27, 2023

As a parent who went to college in the 80’s and 90’s, I truly understand why it’s hard for families to comprehend how different things are now. The MAJORITY of applicants to the most selective schools now have numbers at or above the admitted average, and outstanding extracurricular activities. They can’t all get in.

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Strategic College Consulting

DECEMBER 2, 2019

AP tests, SATs, ACTs, GPA, extracurricular activities, awards, leadership—it’s enough to make your head spin—and likely to raise your level of anxiety just thinking about it all. Dr. Jeff Haig, Dr. Brian Haig, and Maya Kelley, MS The post How to Effectively Manage Stress appeared first on Strategic College Consulting.

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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. There’s no time like the present, right? And that time might’ve been yesterday. The answer to that is “no!”

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Consider your current responsibilities, such as schoolwork and extracurricular activities, when deciding if a research opportunity is right for you. This includes being able to balance your schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and research commitments.

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ACM College Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2024

Compare and Contrast: As you visit multiple campuses remotely (and live), create a system for comparing and contrasting each college. Consider factors such as academic programs, extracurricular activities, campus culture, and any unique features that stand out to YOU.

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Elite Open School

JANUARY 20, 2021

The weakest sections of college applications tend to be students’ personal statements and descriptions of their academic passions. Especially for top universities where most students have a very similar range of GPA, SAT, AP scores, students can stand out by writing about their extracurricular activities (e.g

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Princeton College Consulting

JUNE 4, 2023

Topics will include: how to write great college essays, prepare for a college interview and what to actually do on Linkedin. If you feel behind or overwhelmed, Princeton College Consulting can assist you and your family through all aspects of the college application process.

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