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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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I appreciate Dr. Nguyen providing well- researched phrasing to what I tried to articulate with fewer citations (but more puns) in my blog : “What are you Strava-ing for?”, Lately, I’ve been coming back and checking to see my pace, achievements, and who else I know has run those segments. Why am I doing this?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

What’s peculiar is that each university or public school system that chooses to require exams or remain test-optional examines similar data sets and comes to opposite conclusions. It’s all become so muddled that I can’t draw strong conclusions, and I sympathize with both pro-testing and test-optional camps.

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CTK College Coach

APRIL 10, 2024

Wait lists can move, though, so opaque as the list may be-- am I first in line? What are my chances of getting off the wait list? Check the college’s Common Data Set from the year before to know its history. Why do colleges put so many students on wait lists? Why do colleges put so many students on wait lists?

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

The research grant focuses on enrolling single-parent, Pell Grant-eligible student-parents, but the CCEP team encourages all student-parents to apply. Aikey said the program staff told her she just had to apply for the childcare waiver with the county. Jennifer Aikey, a Ph.D. She didn't believe them at first.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

Given that you’ll need to submit multiple essays for most med schools you’ve applied to, the secondary essay writing process can be incredibly grueling, even more so than completing your primary application. Describe a significant challenge you overcame and what you learned from it.”) “Why us?” essay (e.g., “Why

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BestColleges

MAY 10, 2024

Cal Poly Humboldt is partnering with the UC Davis School of Medicine to launch a new program to recruit and train future physicians to serve American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The Huwighurruk Tribal Health Postbaccalaureate Program is a 10-month program integrating science courses with cultural and tribal frameworks. populations.

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 3, 2024

Jump to info about EDI vs. EDII vs. EA | Should You Apply to 20 Schools? Should You Only Apply to One School? What About Ivy+? While many college counselors agree that applying to five-six colleges is the sweet spot, the common application allows you to apply to up to twenty!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this post, we’ll set down much of what you need to know about how to get into Harvard Law School, including information about the Harvard Law School acceptance rate, and the components of the Harvard Law School application. How hard is it to get into Harvard Law? A number of our students get into Harvard Law School each year.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Should I apply Early Action or Regular Decision? I don’t know. I really don’t. It is actually up to you whether you should apply for EA or RD. If you are comfortable by October 15 with our office reviewing your file at that time, then apply EA. If I apply EA, what are the possible decisions?

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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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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2024

Participants, like Johnston, can apply the credits they earn toward further education upon their release. The program — formed from a partnership between the Tarrant County Jail and Tarrant County College in Tarrant County, Texas — offers low-level offenders the chance to earn college credits while incarcerated. Daniel Lufkin.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

Yale’s JD program is what we’ll cover in this post. Yale’s JD program is what we’ll cover in this post. How hard is it to get into Yale Law School? A number of our students get into Yale Law School each year. Want to learn how? Your guide is on its way. .

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I fly a lot. Over time I’ve gotten pretty good about tuning out the safety video that precedes take off. Recently, however, I saw one that caught my attention. I watched the entire production. And, for the first time ever, confirmed I actually had a flotation device below my seat. It’s October.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Re-upping this blog based on a few recent conversations with college and neighborhood friends who have kids in the admission process right now. Instead of texting or calling individually, I’ll just be forwarding this. You may it impersonal– I call it efficient. What does that really mean?” (FYI

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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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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Over the years, I have tried to shine a light on what people often misunderstand in the college admission experience. Recently, I have also come to appreciate the massive disconnect between how students approach and complete the application and how it is actually read in admission offices. It’s definitely form-y.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Not sure what it says about us that this is the one program we can all agree on, but that’s not what this blog is about. As a grizzled veteran, I am in a DS mood, people. As a grizzled veteran, I am in a DS mood, people. Applying to 5 schools with a 20% admit rate does not give you a 100% chance of being admitted.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

On these treks, I was thinking about how infrequently I get long stretches of time alone. I traveled regularly from Atlanta to South Georgia, and had countless Friday afternoon returns of 3, 4, or even 5 hours to listen to audiobooks, sports radio, call friends, or just to think. In the last week, I’ve made two 5-hour drives.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When it comes to college-bound students’ impressions of the relationship between financial aid and admissions, anxiety seems to rule the day. Many of my students and families worry that if they check the box on the college application indicating that they will be applying for financial aid that they won’t get in.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Who should enroll in a Special Masters Program? Learn how SMPs can make you a competitive applicant for medical school Part 1: Introduction Part 2: What are Special Master’s Programs? Part 2: What are Special Master’s Programs? For these students, graduate credentials might be needed in order to improve their candidacy.

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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. 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). What are the requirements for law school admissions?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2024

You’ve put in tons of study hours to achieve a strong GPA and MCAT score , applied for the best physician shadowing and volunteering opportunities, took initiative and demonstrated leadership across your extracurricular activities , and worked your tail off to write great application essays.

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The College Solutions Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

An effective way to reduce the cost of college is to know how to successfully appeal for more financial aid. It’s critical to understand that the first financial aid award that a college delivers often doesn’t have to be the only offer. You don’t have to have a good reason to appeal. Death of a parent. Change of marital status.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

At this time of year, social media overflows with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”. Yes, I said nothing.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

At Yale, you’ll find gothic spires and aged residential colleges reminiscent of Oxford and Cambridge, a library designed to look like a “cathedral to knowledge,” a whale-shaped hockey stadium home to an NCAA-winning team, one of the oldest and most famous student newspapers in the country, and a campus thrumming with a cappella groups and theater.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rice is also rich in tradition—including its residential college system. Every new undergraduate student is assigned to one of eleven residential colleges. Each college has its own dorms, dining halls, shared public spaces, and revered set of customs. How hard is it to get into Rice University? And after Rice?

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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. I wanted him to see a few types of schools– large, small, near home and farther away– before we focused on the schools he would ultimately apply to.

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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. I wanted him to see a few types of schools– large, small, near home and farther away– before we focused on the schools he would ultimately apply to.

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Solomon Admissions

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Did you know that there are over 1,830 colleges and universities that have switched to test-optional over the last few years? So, what does the term ‘test-optional’ really mean for you as a student? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like- each applicant gets to choose whether or not to submit their ACT or SAT scores.

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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. What does easier mean? And for whom.

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SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 3, 2023

The college process is a marathon, not a sprint. There is no perfect college. It’s important to know what you personally want in a school. and the SAT Ⓡ is a different type of test than what many European students are used to. and the SAT Ⓡ is a different type of test than what many European students are used to.

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Inside Emory Admission

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

For example, Dongshen will transition from Oxford College (OX) to the Atlanta campus in 2024 (24OX) and plans to graduate from Emory College (C) in 2026 (26C). For example, Dongshen will transition from Oxford College (OX) to the Atlanta campus in 2024 (24OX) and plans to graduate from Emory College (C) in 2026 (26C).

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 14, 2024

While we often discuss future goals with students during their sophomore year, juniors still have some time to plan for college. Not to be, like, so dramatic, but junior year is your last chance to enhance your profile before starting the college application process. So, let's dive into what you can do. Into tinkering?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After helping thousands of students get accepted to med school for nearly 20 years—and answering every imaginable question about how to get into medical school—I decided to write a guide that covers all medical school requirements, from various degree programs and extracurricular activities to MCAT prep, admissions essays, and interviews.

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Colorado State University

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No matter which stage of the college search/application process you are in, there can be a lot of information to sift through. What about test scores and transcripts? Best blogs for the early college search Maybe you or your student is still in high school, just dipping some toes into the college search process.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Video Transcript Lorraine Edwards, Editor, BestColleges: Today about 36% of Black adult women and 27% of Black adult men possess a college degree, according to the data from the Education Trust. 4 Things Every Black Student Should Know Before Applying to College 1. Choosing a Course of Study Now, what to study.

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