The Koppelman Group

MAY 9, 2024

Vassar College in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York is a small liberal arts college in the heart of the Hudson Valley with the resources of a small city and only two hours north of New York City by train. It’s a college that is the best of every world. What does Vassar want to see from your summer?

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Ivy Central

JULY 21, 2022

The road to submitting your college applications is a long one. 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.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 23, 2024

For the majority of students, writing the perfect college essay can be a grueling and stressful process. However, the college essay requires that students write about themselves in a way that is both positive and uplifting, but also honest and humble. College applications are very superficial. It’s a hard balance.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

How hard is it to get into Yale Law School? This guide will go over everything you need to know to tackle your Yale Law School application, including statistics, a discussion of standardized tests, an overview of all the application components, and full-length examples of personal essays. Want to learn how?

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Ivy College Essay

JANUARY 9, 2024

How to Write Harvard’s Transfer Essays How to Write Harvard’s Transfer Essays – expert tips and advice from a former Harvard admissions interviewer and Harvard graduate. However, there is always hope as one of my students was one of those 15, and in previous years I’ve had others as well.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

College admission is often described as a “cycle,” and for those who do this work, it is an endless one. As I’ve said many times, the college admission search, application, and selection is not a “process” as journalists or others would have you believe. What makes you really smile? What brings you joy? You do you!

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The Enrollment Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

As a typical first entry point for prospective students, college websites have always been a crucial instrument in any marketing strategy toolkit. The reality is college websites aren’t going the way of paper viewbooks anytime soon. I scoured the internet to find some of the best college websites, so you wouldn’t have to.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

What senior year courses should you take to prepare for the college admissions process? By this point, most college-bound juniors are knee-deep in college visits, building college lists, thinking about the dreaded SAT and ACT tests, and trying to keep the grades up until the end of the semester.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 11, 2024

If you’re here, we’re guessing two things: you’re maybe interested in psychology for college, and you’re probably a freshman. If you’re here, we’re guessing two things: you’re maybe interested in psychology for college, and you’re probably a freshman. Isn’t freshman year too early to think about college?” In some ways, yes.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MAY 4, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore how these standards translate to Northwestern’s SAT scores and requirements. What is the average SAT score at Northwestern? What is the average SAT English score at Northwestern? What is the average SAT Math score at Northwestern? What are Northwestern’s SAT requirements?

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Educated Quest

MAY 12, 2024

However, since I have written about my own definition of a Public Ivy before, I’ll stick to the public colleges for this story. I can see that point: the tests are a measure that can be used to compare applicants from the same high school as well as those who attended different high schools. Acceptance rate.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 9, 2024

We sometimes get asked whether college is worth it. And our answer is generally yes, though some colleges and degrees are, at least from a financial perspective, more worth it than others (we’ll get into some of that below). But we also know you don’t have to go to college to have a successful career. Good questions!

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College Essay Guy

APRIL 1, 2024

Answering the question, “What is graduate school?” Well, one person might think going to grad school means pursuing an advanced degree, such as a PhD in Chemical Engineering or an MA in Political Science. All of which makes the question “Should I go to grad school?” isn’t actually as simple as you might think.

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Essay Hell

JUNE 29, 2023

How to Write about Race in your College App Essay Post Affirmative Action The Supreme Court knocked down Affirmative Action today. This landmark ruling means colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to use race as a factor in who they admit. Should You Write About Your Race? Photo by Miles Peacock.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 15, 2023

College life is often romanticized as a time of self-discovery, academic growth, and forging lifelong friendships. But for many like myself, beneath the surface of this idealized experience, the harsh reality of food insecurity and poverty can easily go unnoticed by onlookers. I was on autopilot.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 9, 2024

College is a great option. A college degree is also not required to secure a stable, high-paying job. Also, you can complete most trade school programs in two years or less for a fraction of the cost of obtaining a four-year college degree. How do you know whether it’s the right path for you? What do you learn?

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Solomon Admissions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

“So… where do you want to go to college?” Regardless of one’s reaction, searching for an ideal college can prove to be difficult. So… where do you go from here ? Searching for the right college requires more than just googling U.S. The college search may seem easier when you know your intended major.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. How can this be? How can this be?

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

How do you write the community essay for the Common App? Many college applications require supplemental essays. My Communities For example, I belong to a bunch of different communities. I go to see plays a lot, so I’m a member of the “theater-going” community. I speak French and live in Denver.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 3, 2023

Selective colleges and universities, including the UC schools, want to admit students who have specialized in extracurricular pursuits and distinguished themselves among their peers. The UC application essays invite students to authentically express themselves and showcase their writing abilities in four “personal insight” prompts.

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PrepScholar

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With more than 5,000 colleges to choose from across the country, you might be asking yourself, "What colleges should I apply to?" How do you narrow thousands of schools down to just 10? This guide will go over exactly what these terms mean and how to choose the best schools for you.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

In this article, we will explore how these standards translate to their SAT scores and requirements. What is the average SAT score at Brown? What is the average SAT English score at Brown? What is the average SAT Math score at Brown? What are Brown’s SAT requirements?

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

College campus visits are a ritual. As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. It’s true: I hate sitting through these presentations. A rite of passage. A requirement.

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BestColleges

APRIL 25, 2023

Choosing a counseling specialization can make you more competent and marketable. For counseling students , it's choosing from types of counseling specializations. For counseling students , it's choosing from types of counseling specializations. Experts interviewed by BestColleges provided tips for picking the right one.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you are dreaming of joining the Big Red community, you might be asking yourself, “Can I get into Cornell?” We aren’t going to lie; it’s competitive. If you are serious about going to Cornell, you have to be a great candidate. Let’s break down how to do it. How does Cornell review your application?

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Solomon Admissions

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

You told yourself you would never willingly go through the stress of applying to academic programs again, but the promise of a J.D. So, where do you go from here? Here’s what I can tell you about the requirements for being admitted into law school (and tips for how to stand out as an applicant). Across all U.S.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

We’re here to help you take your best shot at getting into Stanford , starting by teaching you how to write the Stanford supplemental essays. We’re here to help you take your best shot at getting into Stanford , starting by teaching you how to write the Stanford supplemental essays. What is the best compliment you have received?

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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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Admissions Village

JUNE 12, 2023

I have gotten the gardening bug. I like that it gets the dogs and me out of the house early every morning to water and see how everything is doing. I joined our town’s Facebook page for gardeners, and I enjoy the constant stream of fresh flowers in the house. We also inherited a vegetable garden.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How hard is it to get into Caltech? From years of advising students, we’ve assembled some crucial information for you and your child about how to get into Caltech. Caltech graduates go on to be among the most impressive and ambitious scientists alive today.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I want to thank my colleague Meg Joyce for co-writing this blog post with me. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. Instead, they are tracking how their test-optional students do once they are on campus, and they will use that data to make a final decision eventually.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

What to do each month of the 2024-2025 application cycle to ensure timely and high-quality materials to help maximize your odds of getting accepted. This gives you more time to negotiate financial aid and choose between schools. So you’ve figured out that you should apply early, but what does that mean?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Last week I wrote a piece for rising juniors about how they could consider using generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and others in order to assist in their college search. Here is what we know The Common Application does not have a policy for students on using Artificial Intelligence.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your DAT and/or GPA are good or average, and you’re stressed about how you can improve your overall application by writing an absolutely amazing personal statement. How much does your dental school personal statement matter? Suggested reading: How Hard Is It to Get Into Dental School?

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Solomon Admissions

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Between the essays, activity list, transcript, and every other material that colleges ask for, teacher letters of recommendation (also known as LORs) might be the last thing on your mind as you assemble your college applications.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 7, 2024

In February, the College Board announced physics course and exam revisions, which will take effect with the 2024-25 school year (May 2025 AP Exams). As high school students make decisions about course selection, they might be wondering how to distinguish between these classes, and which ones are most important for college admissions.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 16, 2023

Applying to college can be a powerful, important experience in a students’ life: in a culture with fairly few rites of passage, this can feel like a first major step into adulthood. Unfortunately, the college application process can also be confusing and stressful. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What is the Common App?

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