College ADMISSIONS Insights:
Bonnie R. Rabin, Ph.D.
College Planning- AP vs IB, SAT vs ACT, Extracurriculars?
Greetings Students and Families! As our Seniors (2020) have wrapped up their college applications - including most Early Decision and Early Action College Applicants receiving news by now -(Click to Read about whether Early Decision or Early Action are Right for...
College Admissions — Finding Your Niche– Discovery, Confidence, Success ! What’s Your College Plan
Greetings Students and Parents, Yesterday I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Boulder Colorado's Eliot Andre of Connected Roots. We share a similar mission- -- to paraphrase: guiding our clients to identifying and strengthening the roots that keep them...
College Planning– Increasing College Admissions Acceptances & College Success
Greetings Students and Families! Welcome back to a second semester. For my seniors (20), congrats to those accepted Early Decision/Early Action and to those of you awaiting decisions, please don't forget to keep tabs on your college admissions file. Sample of 2020...
College Applications– Seniors ’20 What To Do Now? Update Letters, Mid-Year Reports, OUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Greetings Seniors (’20) and Families, First, please give a round of applause to our seniors and I offer heartfelt congratulations to students receiving acceptances thus far many including merit-based scholarships and invitations to Honors Programs! Click to view...
College Admissions – Competitions Encourage Discovery & Increase Chances of College Acceptances
Greetings! As the busy holiday season is behind us and we are ready to begin a new decade, I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to talk about some of the ways middle and high school students can continue to engage in self discovery, including some suggestions...
College Admissions & College Planning – What Are You Doing This Summer?
Greetings and Welcome to 2020! i know everyone enjoyed the winter break- and a joyous winter break - ready to recharge for a successful second semester. Are you realizing your goals this year? What are you doing this summer? Click to Schedule a Mid-Year College...
Colleges Accepting Applications After January 1 — Seniors ’20 — Re-evaluate your College List!
Greetings Seniors ‘20 and Families (Also -Information for Juniors ’21 on Rolling Admissions) There are several reasons why students/parents may still be Googling or searching the Common App database for colleges that are still allowing students to submit college...
College Admissions– What Do College Admissions Officers Want To Know?
Greetings Students and Families, In my three-part series on Top 10 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Mistakes, I gently guided readers to avoiding some of the typical "wrong turns" teens can take to not only make the College Admissions and College Application process more stressful...
College Admissions – You’ve Got Mail! Now What? Finding Your Perfect College “Fit”
Greetings Parents and Students, So your inbox and postal mailbox are overflowing- and the content suggests you've been selected. Indeed you have - you've been selected to receive marketing brochures-- you are wonderful - you are special - but not in the personal way...
College Applications- Common App – College Essays– Seniors ’20 What Should You Be Doing Now?
Hi Seniors, With a few exceptions- I'm hopeful that everyone reading this blog has completed all their applications - BRAVO!!! It’s hard to imagine…but at that this time next year you will be studying for your first round of college final exams and will have met with...
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