College Kickstart
JUNE 28, 2022
Honors programs are a terrific way for academically talented students to reap the benefits of a liberal arts education within the context of a large research institution. To give you a better sense for how this can enrich your college experience, we’ve compiled a list of undergraduate honors programs from top public and private universities across the nation.
Admissions.Blog
JULY 1, 2022
A previous post this year offered a couple of suggestions on how we can fix financial aid. If you missed that post, a quick summary: College costs too much; Most people don’t know how to pay for it; Financial aid forms are too lengthy; The reports describing what aid a student gets are too confusing; Everyone hates loans. I was really hoping the two suggestions I made might generate some thoughtful discussion about how to make college more affordable, and lead us to a point where we were ready
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Tex Admissions
JULY 1, 2022
Frog at my house in Ubud, Bali. Update #1, Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 6:00pm : My first client of the cycle gained admission, to McCombs. To be determined the size of this wave or whether it was a one-off release. A second client also got in. It seems like a small batch. Plan II also released some decisions, including one of my clients. Large decision waves in previous years would yield 8-12 client admits.
Revolution Tutors
JULY 1, 2022
You did it! The college application journey has finally come to an end. Now you have a decision to make before May 1. What school will you be attending? Decision day is just the first exciting step of many as you step into the role of a rising College Freshman. Let’s talk about what’s next! 1. Review Your Options Maybe your answer is easy. Maybe it feels like the hardest decision of your life!
College Kickstart
JUNE 28, 2022
Honors programs are a terrific way for academically talented students to reap the benefits of a liberal arts education within the context of a large research institution. To give you a better sense for how this can enrich your college experience, we’ve compiled a list of undergraduate honors programs from top public and private universities across the nation.
College Admissions Partners
JUNE 30, 2022
Doctor shadowing is an expected activity for students interested in applying to BS/MD programs. But the question that comes up on a regular basis is does it matter who you shadow? The answer is no, it does not matter who you shadow as long as you are shadowing a physician. Either an MD or a DO is perfectly fine to shadow. Medical schools absolutely do not care what specialty you shadow.
Educated Quest
JUNE 28, 2022
In mid-April I had the privilege of visiting the University of Toledo (OH) , the only school in the US that offers an undergraduate education in Cosmetic Science. As a follow-up I had the opportunity to do an interview with Dr. Gariella Baki , director of the Cosmetic Science program. A pharmacist with a PharmD and a PhD in Pharmaceutics from the University of Szedged, Hungary, Dr.
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Revolution Tutors
JUNE 27, 2022
Most students will end up taking the ACT twice. But what if you do worse on your second try? Although over half of all students see an increase in their composite score after a retake, it’s still possible to see that number go down by a point or two. If this happens to you, don’t worry. Your hard work did not go to waste! Here are three things to help put your scores in perspective: 1.
Admissions Madness
JUNE 25, 2022
In my previous post, I discuss how interviews are almost useless. In this post, I make a similar argument. Recommendation letters don’t make much of a difference for most students most of the time. It’s absurd that hundreds of universities went test-optional during the pandemic to supposedly increase access, yet none removed their recommendation letter requirements.
The Thoughtful College Search
JUNE 27, 2022
(This is the first of a two-part post based on a keynote address I gave last Monday at the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling conference in Hershey. It originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” this morning. Thanks to loyal ECA reader Barbara Conner for suggesting that I turn the speech into a blog post.) Last week I had the opportunity to serve as keynote speaker at the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling conference in Hershey.
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