the college spy

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The role of standardized tests in the college admissions process has always been difficult to understand, with most people overestimating their importance at most colleges. In lieu of requiring students to take and report scores for the SAT or ACT, colleges have three choices. Are test optional admissions policies new?

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SSA Online College Prep

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Findings of the Hechinger Report The Limitations of “Test-Optional” College Persistence and the Pandemic The National Assessment of Educational Progress and Standardized Tests How We Even the Playing Field The Failings of our Educational System Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Sign up for individual SAT tutoring here!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many students are unaware that the Work and Activities section will actually show up ahead of the personal statement, and that most admissions committee members will get to know you through your extracurricular experiences before they even get to your main essay.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The SAT doesn’t have to feel as daunting or confusing as it sometimes does to students. In fact, there are a few simple tips and tricks on the SAT that can help to pretty quickly boost your SAT score, especially in the Writing & Language section. If you are still deciding which test to take (or if you’re studying for both!),

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 9, 2023

There are various approaches you can consider to get the job done, but knowing the right recruiting questions to ask prospective students can be a big help—setting your team off on the right foot. You can proactively connect with prospects through your content and student recruitment team and address many of their concerns.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Not many shortcuts there, unless you’re someone who has the money to commandeer a rocket to drop you (pretending to look haggard for the selfie) right on the summit. Obviously, raising your SAT score will take time and effort. What would an effective detective do instead? Want to climb Everest? Here are 3 ways to do that.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 23, 2022

Describe how your experiences, perspectives, talents, and/or your involvement in leadership activities (at your school, job, community, or within your family) will help you to make an impact both in and out of the classroom while enrolled at UT.” I share tips and possible approaches here along with previous examples in other posts.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

College essay examples from students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and other elite schools REVIEWING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ESSAY EXAMPLES CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ODDS OF ACCEPTANCE Responding effectively to college essay prompts is quite different from other essay writing. Use specific information.

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 20, 2023

As you prepare to graduate from high school, or even as late as your time as an undergraduate or in the weeks, months, or years after you’ve earned your undergraduate degree, you may find yourself wondering about your next steps. One exciting option is to consider becoming a registered nurse (RN).

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Even though colleges have come a long way in terms of understanding and accommodating learning differences, most people don’t understand the varied range of learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, processing disorders, or ADHD. Other students, however, see good reason for to disclose learning differences. This is a tough call.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 8, 2023

Chances are you or someone you know have thought about transferring colleges. If so, you (or they) have probably asked yourself—and others—questions like “Should I transfer colleges?”, “How do I transfer colleges?”, When can you transfer colleges? When can you transfer colleges?

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BestColleges

AUGUST 24, 2023

Getting an HBCU's healthcare administration degree can help you qualify to change that. What exactly can you do with a healthcare administration degree , and what HBCUs offer the best programs? Earning a healthcare administration degree equips you to manage all operations in a medical setting. Read our ranking methodology.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

The Additional Information section is a place where you can include extra information that would not fit elsewhere in your Common Application. Like the Common App Essay, the Additional Information section has a 650-word limit and will be sent to every school you select on the Common Application. Do I really have to write another essay?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Learn everything you need to know to get into medical school. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here. What is a post baccalaureate program? Your guide is on its way.

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Princeton College Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2018

GPA doesn’t guarantee you admissions anywhere. With that being said, we’ll be real with you – if you have a ridiculously low GPA, your chances of getting into a selective college are slim to none. Freshman Year: Start strong: The majority of classes are still ahead of you, so get a solid start.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

Then, we’ll offer 7 statement of purpose examples with in-depth analysis from our grad school admission coaches, so you can understand how to create your own statement of purpose for your grad school applications. Its primary job is to convince the admissions committee that you should be admitted to their specific program.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

Computer Science is one of UT’s most popular majors. Competitive applicants will rank at least in the top 10% scoring a 1480 or higher on the SAT and also have extensive CS/STEM heavy resumes. It’s one of the only ways you can distinguish yourself from a crowded applicant pool. A day at the office in Maninoa, Samoa.

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 30, 2022

What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today? It may help to review real examples to get a better idea of the varied ways you can address this topic. Eyes wide and mouth watering, I sat at the table. I sat paralyzed.

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Winning Ivy Prep

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you have writer’s block and want to jumpstart your UC personal insight essay writing process, then these UC essay examples will most definitely help :). Remember, you must write 4 UC essays; the word limit is 350! But if you can nail this topic, it can be a powerful UC Personal Insight essay. Think outside the box :).

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 28, 2022

What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today? It may help to review real examples to get a better idea of the varied ways you can address this topic. See which models may work for you. Tell us your story. All of them share stories.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

On the one hand, you should not tress too much about your scores. On the one hand, you should not tress too much about your scores. Less than you think, but more than you’d like. The effect for colleges was two-fold. These tests loom large in the college admissions process. Do my test scores matter?

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