CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Sophomores, you have completed the first half of high school and are headed for big things in the coming months and years, including preparing for college applications. Students who are behind that schedule in math can start preparing in the middle of junior year to test in late junior year and summer before senior year.

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CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Sophomores, you have completed the first half of high school and are headed for big things in the coming months and years, including preparing for college applications. Students who are behind that schedule in math can start preparing in the middle of junior year to test in late junior year and summer before senior year.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 10, 2023

This is the first part of a three-part series on Wharton Global Youth Summer Programs. The programs inspire pre-collegiate students to explore business practices, analyze the world’s complex challenges, and become leaders who will transform the global economy. The students have a choice of various options.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 20, 2023

The ISSYP program (International Summer School for Young Physicists) is a summer program that provides an opportunity for high school students to explore physics and experience university-level research. It is an intensive two-week online program for Canadian and international high school students.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 2, 2024

The university is comprised of a collection of undergraduate colleges, and you should have the college you want to go to in mind as you plan your courses, your activities, and how you spend your summers. Altogether, across the various colleges, Cornell is home to over 16,000 undergraduate students from over 130 countries.

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Ruffaloni

MAY 11, 2023

By the time a student reaches 12th grade, they probably already experienced at least a couple of rejections, some that may have been crushing—they may not have made it on to the cheerleading squad, were cut from a team, or did not get the part in a school play they really wanted. Rejection is a natural part of any application process.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 5, 2023

Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) “Ivy Scholars” was a small pre-collegiate summer program that was started by professors in 2001. Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)” is an excellent educational program for exceptional high school students worldwide. The students receive an electronic certificate at the end of the program.

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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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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

Recently, selective colleges have moved toward preferring “pointy” students to “well-rounded” ones, meaning that they would like to admit students who, in addition to having strong statistics like GPA and standardized test scores, have begun to pursue their academic passions in substantive ways.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

Recently, selective colleges have moved toward preferring “pointy” students to “well-rounded” ones, meaning that they would like to admit students who, in addition to having strong statistics like GPA and standardized test scores, have begun to pursue their academic passions in substantive ways.

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Ivy Central

MAY 19, 2023

National History Academy The National History Academy holds a noble mission: to inspire students in their quest to comprehend the foundations of American democracy and the duties of citizenship through immersive and experiential learning. The students also participate in debates and watch enlightening films about historical events.

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the college spy

APRIL 19, 2024

College admissions counselors are impressed by students who spend their summers working. When filling out your college application, think about what you want admissions counselors to know about you and intentionally describe your summer job to clearly deliver your message.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JULY 12, 2023

Franklin Cummings Tech welcomed more than 100 Boston high school students to campus this week for an Orientation session to kick off the third annual Summer Learn and Earn program, a unique opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to earn money while taking college-level courses.

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SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 5, 2024

Make your senior year easier by preparing for college applications this summer! Bulk up your college resume with meaningful activities. Make the most of your summer and get a head start on your college applications! Make the most of your summer and get a head start on your college applications! Finalize your college list.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 15, 2024

law school matriculants determined that the most influential factors for students deciding to attend law school were a desire for a challenging and rewarding career, academic development and financial security. Today’s law school applicants are different. START NOW HOW TO GET INTO LAW SCHOOL Focus on your grades.

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ACM College Consulting

MARCH 13, 2024

While there are 4 types of scholarships which are part of Florida Bright Futures Program, this information is focused on the 2 primary scholarships for students who plan on pursuing an undergraduate degree or certification at a college or university in Florida – the Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) and the Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS).

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Ivy Central

MAY 11, 2023

High school students can experience this process by pursuing these courses during the summer. These courses can give students hands-on experience with design software, materials, and prototyping tools. The interdisciplinary activities simulate working in a design consultancy.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 12, 2023

Wharton Global Youth Online Program This is the second part of a three-part series on Wharton Global Youth Summer Programs. The programs inspire pre-collegiate students to explore business practices, analyze the world’s complex challenges, and take the first steps in becoming leaders who will transform the global economy.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 20, 2024

Regional Admissions Officers will be comparing your academic profile to other students in your high school and area when reviewing applications. Depending on the schools you are applying to, you may want to retest to have a more competitive score. college applications! Finish junior year strong! Add to your resume!

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Many high school juniors are busy with school work, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities, not to mention the burdens of the ongoing pandemic. Please note that this is a general timeline, and students should adjust it to fit their specific needs. Make summer plans. Finalize summer plans.

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ACM College Consulting

MAY 3, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of college admissions, one question continues to perplex students, parents AND counselors: Should students take the SAT? Last summer, more than 1900 colleges were test optional, test-free or test-blind. So, should students still take a test?

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Ivy Central

JULY 21, 2022

The students with the best outcomes are those that have been working towards their applications throughout high school, so in this article, I’m going to look at what students from different grades should be doing to make the most of the time available over the summer. Use the summer to catch up on reading.

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Inside Emory Admission

MAY 15, 2024

We would like to provide a comprehensive update on the waitlist activity for Emory College and Oxford College at Emory University. However, we are also aware that changes in plans can occur for deposited students in the coming weeks. We encourage students to do so if they are no longer interested in enrolling.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 3, 2023

The Summer Research Academies provides a stimulating summer program for eligible high school students. Is designed to introduce students to the research process in STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences fields. The program is offered by the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 30, 2024

As we turn the calendar to 2024, it’s hard to believe it’s already time to plan for the summer. The Common App has space for describing your summer activities, and some colleges, like Stanford and Georgetown , explicitly ask you to write supplemental essays about how you spent your summers.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 9, 2024

You get to spend the summer playing music, dancing, performing in theater productions, writing your masterpiece, or creating visual art … and it’s in the woods! Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp was founded in 1966 and is a summer fine arts camp tucked away in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest. In a national forest!

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 30, 2023

Private college admissions counselors (like our stellar team at Top Tier Admissions ) work with students to maximize their options in the increasingly complex and competitive college admissions process. Simply earning top grades and scores – even at highly ranked high schools – is no longer a reliable path to a spot at selective colleges.

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Humbach Education Consulting

MAY 31, 2023

What should your high school student be doing with their precious summer? I will argue that an unencumbered, slightly unscheduled, and fun summer will contribute to your student’s mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health more than just about anything else. Wait for it……they should be having fun.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 18, 2024

Northwestern is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois with 8,000 undergraduates and as many graduate students. Many students seek out Northwestern for just this reason, as they look to combine a journalism or communications course of study with secondary interests in STEM or the humanities. But what is a ‘fit,’ you ask?

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Ivy Central

MARCH 31, 2023

The Summer Science Program (SSP) The Summer Science Program (SSP) is a non-profit organization that provides hands-on research experience to high school seniors. These highly practical aspects of modern biochemical research train students how to intellectually approach a biochemical research problem.

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Solomon Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Clubs and organizations are certainly activities that you can include on your college application that will strengthen your application. Participating in clubs and activities that you are interested in will likely align with the majors or course of study you are planning to pursue. HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America).

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College Essay Guy

MAY 23, 2023

What colleges look at in the application process, and how they assess different elements, tends to feel pretty nebulous to most students. In particular, how grades from different years of high school are evaluated can seem murky. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) Do colleges look at freshman year of high school?

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HelloCollege

MAY 25, 2023

Many students struggle to decide which extracurriculars to include on their college applications and which activities to cross off. This challenge is understandable, given the multitude of activities students participate in over the four years of high school. Still, which activities are better left off?

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 25, 2024

The institution is passionate about educating students for the purpose of changing the world, and they take that mission very seriously. Home to a little over 8,000 undergraduates, Stanford is extremely popular for students interesting in emerging technologies, innovation, and the health care sciences, research, and technology fields.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 3, 2023

The UC application essays invite students to authentically express themselves and showcase their writing abilities in four “personal insight” prompts. The Activities & Awards section, the other key component of the application, asks students to provide a comprehensive, detailed list of the experiences they’ve had outside the classroom.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 28, 2023

School’s out for the summer, and the Nation’s Report Card is in. The declines were even steeper for lower-performing students in the 25 th to 10 th percentile, whose scores plunged 12-14 points on average. College Admissions Private Counseling Maximize your admissions odds with our guidance. Bottom line?

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Solomon Admissions

APRIL 12, 2023

There are many moving parts to the college admissions process, yet most students and families don’t understand the integral role their high school counselor plays. High school counselors can help students with the college admissions process in a number of ways.

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