CTK College Coach

MAY 3, 2024

Here at CTK we are opening our calendar to accept college essay students for Christina, Rachel, and Stephanie. We are kicking off the season now both because it is great to complete the essay early– you and your student will be relieved– and because our calendars are so booked by late summer that we often cannot accept new students.

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Scoir

DECEMBER 12, 2023

and 2 members of our community flew to sunny Boca Raton to share our story as part of a documentary series, Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid : This past November, 3 members of the Scoir team (including us, Becky and Ashley! ?)

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Koodoos Learning

MARCH 15, 2024

Listing out your grievances with your mom or that impatient biology teacher who is the “reason for your poor grade last semester,” isn’t going to tell a good story. In that sense, some stories aren’t appropriate for your essays. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Think about that friend who never has anything positive to say.

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Educated Quest

APRIL 22, 2024

I hope that you will read one story of a person who did. We’re a small community, 136 of 4,400, but we’re responsible for representing our people. Aidan’s mother is one of my friends in my professional world, which is how I learned of his story. The good papers link back to past stories that you missed.

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Great College Advice

JULY 6, 2023

If this sounds like you, then please share your story.” Crafting a compelling narrative around their background story can be a powerful tool for students to showcase their individuality and leave a lasting impression on the admissions committee. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. Who are you? What are you?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

A number of our students get into Stanford Law School each year. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 law school admissions support here. Using your post-graduate story to your advantage will be crucial in your personal statement. I sometimes feel that society is at a crossroads when it comes to our usage of language.

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road2college

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The mom of a Penn State-bound high school senior shared the following story in our Paying for College 101 Facebook. The post How to Get Into College Without Test Scores and Only 1 AP Class appeared first on Road2College.

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Great College Advice

JUNE 28, 2023

This means you’ll be sharing a specific event in time, so it should read like a story. Yes, it should be a very succinct story, but it should still have a beginning, middle, and an end. The story is the springboard of your essay, so it should lead the reader into what will follow. What was the impact of this failure?

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The story proceeded in a more measured manner, but could cause alarm for those scanning the headlines. Talk with our graduate and online enrollment experts Ask for a free consultation with us. Our new Transcript Service will even retrieve applicants past transcripts for them.

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road2college

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community; the author has chosen to remain anonymous. The post Our Family’s Journey Applying to Small Liberal Arts Colleges appeared first on Road2College.

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University Gurus

APRIL 8, 2024

As technology increasingly shapes every aspect of our lives, the need for ethical programmers, empathetic AI developers, and communicative tech leaders has never been more critical. Community Engagement as a Differentiator Standing out in the competitive admissions process requires more than just academic excellence; it requires a story.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Discuss Your Story for the Personal Growth Prompt At first glance, this prompt doesn’t seem to have a story at the heart of it. So you should retell the story briefly to help your reader understand the transition. You need to interpret this story for your reader through analysis and synthesis. Your story must be brief.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Thus you will tell a story to your reader in which you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. This story should be a very succinct one, but it should have a beginning, middle, and an end. But bear in mind that the story is merely the entry point to the heart of the essay: your “reflection” on this failure.

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Colorado State University

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Our student vlogger, Amanda, answers the hard questions about picking a college, transitioning from high school to college, picking a dorm, and so much more. Here’s one student’s story about how everything changed when she got to CSU — and why it was better than she could have ever expected. READ STORY.

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road2college

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We recently shared a story on our Facebook page about what to do when your student is set on attending. The post “My Daughter Chose a School I Couldn’t Afford, But It Turned Out To Be The Best Decision” appeared first on Road2College.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

A number of our students get into Harvard Law School each year. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 law school admissions support here. Instead, you’ll begin with one core personal statement that tells the story of why you wish to apply to law school, and then carefully adjust each one to fit the appropriate school.

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road2college

AUGUST 3, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC01) Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and. The post Real Parent Advice for When Your Child is Rejected from Every College appeared first on Road2College.

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SSA Online College Prep

MARCH 27, 2024

Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! If you have a unique story you want to tell that doesn’t fit into this niche, you should still tell it because it shows who you are. Do: avoid cliche topics It’s a good rule of thumb to avoid stories with predictable endings. Learn about what exactly is the college essay !

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Niche

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s December, and just like Spotify has served up a summary of your listening activities for the year, we’re serving up our predictions for how the K-12 enrollment marketing landscape may (or may not) change in 2024. Your current students, parents, guardians, alumni and teachers want to hear these stories, too!

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

APRIL 24, 2024

Source: HEM Example : When developing inbound strategies for schools, HEM includes unique selling points that remain central to our content creation. Share testimonials or stories from parents and students that reflect positive experiences related to safety and well-being. Think: what makes your institution truly one of a kind?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There are plenty of stories of applicants who had a strong GPA and an unbelievable DAT score but were not accepted to their top choice dental school (or any dental school at all). Our recommendation is to come up with far more than you’ll actually end up writing about—even as many as 30. Marissa tells a story. It’s hard to tell.

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road2college

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community; the author has chosen to remain anonymous. The post Navigating College with a $0 EFC: A Unique Journey appeared first on Road2College.

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road2college

JANUARY 6, 2024

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post The Best and Worst College Early Decision Results appeared first on Road2College.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 20, 2024

For the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of leading Georgia Tech’s admission team and our undergraduate recruitment and review efforts (dual enrollment, transfer, first-year). Much of that opportunity has emanated from Tech’s dramatic rise in reputation and impact driven by our research, entrepreneurship, innovation and more.

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Scoir

JUNE 20, 2023

As counselors, we want to do our best to help bridge students to a happy, successful future. This is often a daunting task, and you know that these students are counting on you to help tell their story through their recommendation letter for college.

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JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG

JANUARY 30, 2024

Two quick stories might help you understand how the FAFSA delays and how you deal with them are not just mechanical or operational: They’re cultural. Many years ago, back when we used to get our reimbursements as physical checks instead of direct deposits, I grabbed mine and walked to the Student Accounts Office on campus […]

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road2college

JANUARY 4, 2024

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post When to Start College Visits: Is 8th Grade Too Soon? appeared first on Road2College.

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road2college

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

By Jacqueline Palochko Comments in this story were first published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC 101) Facebook community. The post Parents Share What They Got Right and Wrong During Junior Year of High School appeared first on Road2College.

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road2college

MARCH 15, 2023

This story was first published as a post by a parent in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s The post How I Fought to Remove Compulsory Test Scores on Transcripts appeared first on Road2College.

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Colorado State University

APRIL 25, 2023

Watch our students share those moments when CSU sparked excitement, community, and belonging for them. Hear more stories of how other CSU students made their decision. At Colorado State, choosing where to go to college can come with a lot of emotions. Want more advice on choosing a college?

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Colorado State University

JANUARY 10, 2024

Information Session and Tour Our guided information sessions and tours are what we’d call the “standard” visit. You’ll start out in the historic Admissions building, meeting some of our admissions counselors, learning about the admissions process, requirements, and CSU itself.

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CTK College Coach

MAY 16, 2023

“Along the means of advancing the public interest the occasion is a proper one for recalling the attention of Congress to the great importance of establishing throughout our country the roads and canals which can best be executed under the national authority. Many of our kids take AP US History or AP English Language as sophomores or juniors.

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Caltech Admissions

JANUARY 24, 2024

The beginning A clip of one of our performances at Caltech in November 2023 (with subtitles) Another Revolution — Scene 2 — Caltech, November 9th, 2023 Written by Jacqueline Bircher Directed by Brian Brophy Starring Skyler Ware as Kat and Michael Gutierrez (me!) And, with that, the story of the next six months was laid out ahead of us.

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road2college

JANUARY 17, 2023

This story was originally published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC 101) group. It has been edited for clarity. The post Tips and Tricks to Make the Most of Your College Tours appeared first on Road2College.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A portrait like this is fairly static: no movement, no grand story to tell. The details help make the painting interesting and raise questions in our minds about the central figure (which in your college essay would be you!). Your college essay is a story, as I’ve said before. The Portrait Example Let me explain.

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road2college

JANUARY 23, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post What to Look Out for on College Tours appeared first on Road2College.

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road2college

APRIL 19, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC101) Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and. The post Follow These Steps to Help Get Your Student Into Engineering School appeared first on Road2College.

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