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Is Hiring a College Admissions Consultant Worth It? How to Choose a Good College Consultant?

Spark Admissions

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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College Admission Planning for High School Juniors – Second Semester

Great College Advice

Please attend these meetings where you can gain valuable initial insight to the college admissions process. For many colleges, a letter of recommendation from your counselor is required so schedule a 1-on-1 meeting so your counselor can learn more about you. terms of which test to take, you may want to take a practice exam for each.

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What Is a College Consultant?

The Koppelman Group

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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Dartmouth Admits to Favoring Donors in Admissions Decisions

BestColleges

We put forth a witness last week who gave testimony to the effect that each year in certain admissions decisions, candidates who were on the fence, if you will, would be admitted because of the interest of the alumni affairs and development office, Mascherin said in a court transcript obtained by The Dartmouth, the college's student newspaper.

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Can Anyone Still Get Into The Ivies?

North Star Admissions Consulting

Because many students were unable to sit for standardized exams, most colleges, including the Ivies and other highly selective schools, waived their usual requirement that students take the ACT or SAT. SAT subject tests have also been eliminated, and no longer exist.

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Rejected from Harvard Restricted Early Action 2023-2024

The Koppelman Group

And by the way, a rejection from Harvard doesn’t mean you’re not a qualified candidate for other Ivy League universities. 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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5 Admissions Questions Sophomores Should Ask Their College Counselor

Princeton College Consulting

Which standardized tests should I take, when should I take them, and what do they mean? The three standardized tests most commonly with the admissions process are the PSAT, the SAT, and the ACT. Some colleges require a fourth type of standardized test: SAT Subject Tests.

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