North Star Admissions Consulting

APRIL 10, 2020

Since I last wrote about coronavirus and college applications , a lot has changed. Here is the newest information and some suggestions about what you can do now, even while the landscape is shifting. In-person SATs and ACTs are cancelled, at least until June. An online version will allegedly be available relatively soon. However, the online version will require an extra payment for online proctoring, won’t be widely available and is also raising some privacy concerns.

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Princeton College Consulting

APRIL 7, 2020

“Why do you want to study your chosen major?" is one of the most common supplemental essay prompts. It's a fair question and one that you should be able to answer in an authentic and engaging essay. Seemingly straight forward, this question can take many different forms. Examples of "Why Major" Essay Prompts. Brown University. Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits.

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Elite Open School

APRIL 6, 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all colleges are currently closed to students and visitors. This situation might be particularly frustrating to high school seniors (and their parents) who would like to tour the schools they've been admitted to in order to make the most informed admissions decision possible. Also, spring break is traditionally the time that high school juniors and sophomores would visit various college campuses to get a sense of student life on the campuses they're think

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Humbach Education Consulting

APRIL 6, 2020

The coronavirus has drastically altered life around the world, and while college admissions isn’t life and death, it’s safe to say that the admissions process has been upended. Colleges around the country have canceled in person classes and most have adopted an online format for the remainder of the semester. With that, it’s certain that spring college visits will be occurring in non-traditional ways.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

APRIL 6, 2020

If you’re planning to go to business school in the next 18 months, you are likely wondering how coronavirus is shifting the landscape for MBA applications. Here are some big changes – and insight that you need into what’s going on behind the scenes as you think about coronavirus and MBA applications. Wait lists are real. On the admissions side, there is profound uncertainty about yield – international students might not be able to get visas, people who have already deposited might not be a

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Humbach Education Consulting

APRIL 6, 2020

The coronavirus has drastically altered life around the world, and while college admissions isn’t life and death, it’s safe to say that the admissions process has been upended. Colleges around the country have canceled in person classes and most have adopted an online format for the remainder of the semester. With that, it’s certain that spring college visits will be occurring in non-traditional ways.

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