Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

One of the primary arguments for hiring a private college coach or college admissions consultant is that public school guidance counselors are too overworked to give each high school student personalized attention in the college admissions process. Many students report only having a few minutes in the whole of their junior year to speak with their guidance counselor about their college aspirations, and for many that conversation is their first and only meeting with the counselor.

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BestColleges

JUNE 22, 2023

The institution's diversity, equity, and inclusion office will officially close Aug. 1. All current employees of the DEI division will have the opportunity to work for another department on campus focusing on student recruitment and success. The university is the latest institution in the U.S. to pause or end DEI initiatives amid legislation seeking to prohibit DEI efforts at public schools.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Microsoft Word. Microsoft… anything. I know, it seems too antiquated in a world of Google Drive. I love Google Drive too and use it for some things. But when a document needs a lot of formatting and the best Track Changes and Commenting tools, my go-to is still MS Word. More importantly, future lawyers still need to master MS Word. And by master, I mean know it cold.

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BestColleges

JUNE 22, 2023

Western Kentucky University broke ground in June on a $74.4 million building for its Gordon Ford College of Business. The new facility will feature Bloomberg trading terminals, a virtual reality lab, and more. School officials say the space will also serve as a proving ground for business partnerships to offer students real-world experience. The new facility is being built with state funding.

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Admissions Mom

JUNE 22, 2023

Happy Summer, Rising Juniors and Seniors (and Sophomores hold on to this)! This is basically an abbreviated version of pretty much everything I say throughout the year; hopefully, it’s organized in a way you can find useful. Junior year is where your college admissions journey starts for real. You now have quite a few items to tick off your to-do list, but don’t freak out if you’re already a rising senior — (or even a fall semester senior for that matter if you’re reading

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Scoir

JUNE 22, 2023

When my great aunt was eighteen years old, living on the family farm, and attending a small schoolhouse in rural western Pennsylvania, a representative from a local college visited.

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CTK College Coach

JUNE 22, 2023

Whether you are heading into senior year and putting the finishing touches on your college list or just starting your college research as a sophomore or junior, many students are wondering WHY, WHEN, and HOW to build the college list. WHY? By fall of your senior year, you will want to have built a list of 6-12 schools that are the right personal, academic, and financial fit.

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The Koppelman Group

JUNE 22, 2023

So Yale is your dream school, but will you get in? A lot of our students are very nervous about their chances at schools like Yale. And we get why: it takes more than great grades and scores to get into Yale. If you are dreaming of Yale, you also need to have great extracurriculars. It isn’t always obvious what that might look like, so we wanted to break it down and give a real example of what the kind of student that gets into Yale looks like.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 22, 2023

A few months ago, we were thrilled to welcome our newest essay coach Ian to the DC College Counseling team! He’s been so busy working with our students that he hasn’t had a chance to formally introduce himself–until today! Read on to learn more about Ian, including why he loves tutoring students and which videos he can’t get enough of on YouTube. Hi there!

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Great College Advice

JUNE 22, 2023

What is Need Blind Admission to College? Clients have asked me repeatedly to explain the relationship between the financial aid and admissions offices, and to help them to understand how financial need is factored into admissions decisions. Usually these questions revolve around whether a college is “need blind” or “need aware.” So in this post, I’ll try to shed some light on how the admissions and financial aid offices at private colleges and universities work to

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

Debates around standardized testing have been around for as long as standardized test scores have been part of education in the United States. Some argue that students undergo too much testing: by their high schools, by the state, for college admissions, etc. Others argue that standardized tests, such as the SAT and the ACT, are the only fair way to evaluate student achievement.

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Niche

JUNE 22, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Sign up for the monthly newsletter! In this post, we’re going back to basics. We know that school websites play a huge role in families’ enrollment decisions, but you’d be surprised by how many common mistakes we see time and time again. We’ve compiled a list for you here so you can audit your own school or district’s website before the new school year starts.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

You’ve probably heard that it’s possible to apply to college early. Maybe you’ve heard that it’s easier to get in that way. But when you dug deeper, you found a lot more than “early decision” – you found Early Action, Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and something called Single Choice Early Action, whatever that is. In recent years, the majority of selective colleges and universities in the United States have added some kind of early admission program, though these programs can vary signific

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BestColleges

JUNE 22, 2023

The upcoming Simplified FAFSA will change the way the government awards Pell Grants. Experts expect these changes to increase the number of students eligible for the award. New releases from Federal Student Aid give us insight into how to calculate Pell Grant awards for future students. The federal government will soon change how it distributes Pell Grants , and a new resource gives future students insight into how those changes will affect them.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Learn the different types of MMI interview questions and how to answer them. Plus, 150 MMI interview questions and the complete list of medical schools that use MMI. Part 1: Introduction to MMI interviews Part 2: What is the MMI? Part 3: Types of MMI questions—and how to answer each type Type 1: Ethical scenario questions Type 2: Character development questions Type 3: Teamwork questions Part 4: How to prep for the MMI interview Appendix A: Sample MMI interview questions Appendix B: List of medi

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