Koodoos Learning

AUGUST 3, 2022

Q: Should my college admissions essay relate to my intended major? A: Depends. If your application is for graduate school where you generally already have a field of study chosen, or for direct admission into an undergrad college like X University’s College of Education, you should definitely tie your main application essay into your future major or focus area.

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Solomon Admissions

AUGUST 2, 2022

Parenting today can be extremely challenging with multiple demands on your time through work and home responsibilities and carving out time to engage with your student around their schoolwork and activities can be daunting. Most parents feel comfortable with the level of interaction they have with their children’s schools, trusting the schools to educate and guide their students.

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Admissions Madness

JULY 30, 2022

One of the biggest unquestioned assumptions about applying to college is whether and why you need to enroll immediately after high school. When students hint at a gap year and parents fiercely resist, which are conversations I regularly have, my response is: Why not? What’s the worst that can happen? You save some money, and your child is one year more mature and independent than before.

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Parry College Counseling: College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

College: Case Western Reserve University. Location: Cleveland, Ohio. Type of Institution: private research university. Size: 5,200 undergraduates. Admissions Advice: Case Western is a selective university with a really approachable application process (Common Application, no supplemental essay required on the front end, optional interview, test optional through fall 2024).

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Admissions Village

JULY 31, 2022

It is human nature to want to know how you stack up against others. Most students and families can not wait to get a look at their high school scattergrams. This need to compare can get so tricky that some high schools do not release scattergrams to their families. I love data and different ways to look at it, and it used to bother me that I could not see this data for specific high schools.

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The Thoughtful College Search

AUGUST 1, 2022

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” on August 1, 2022) What’s the difference between euphemism and doublespeak? There’s probably a fine line between the two, and the dividing line is intent. One uses euphemisms as a polite way to hint at things others may find unpleasant. We say that someone is “under the weather” rather than “sick,” but in truth we are all under, or at least surrounded by, the weather.

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