College ADMISSIONS Insights:
Bonnie R. Rabin, Ph.D.
College Admissions – Selecting A Major– What We Can Learn from Coronavirus– Art, Science, Engineering, Business
Greetings Students and Families, Another college application season will soon come to a close, as our high school seniors '20 ponder their college enrollment options in anticipation of beginning their undergraduate journey this fall. Under separate cover, you can...
College Admissions – Making the Decision – Where to Place an Admissions Deposit? Negotiate Financial Aid Awards
College Admissions Decision Notifications Have Arrived! Greetings to Seniors ’20 (and early thoughts for classes of 2021 and 2022)! Congratulations! Last year at this time, many of you were involved in visiting college campuses. You set out to identify and...
College Majors — Women’s Studies – Women’s History Month & Anthropology- Languages & Diversity
Greetings High School Students and Families, As regular followers of my social media posts know, I share some very interesting articles across a wide-spectrum of business, humanities, STEM and arts topics. My intention is for emerging teens to discover how much more...
Online College Counseling– How to Adjust Your College Admissions Plan During COVID-19 Outbreak?
Greetings Students and Families, Your College Admissions Goals Haven’t Changed - But Your College Plan May Need Adjustments during school and university closings. You're likely working from home, cancelled summer plans and all your extracurricular activities are...
College Admissions — Testing Testing– What’s The Status on May AP Exams in Coronavirus Outbreak?
Greetings Students and Families, I wish you all continued ongoing good health and peace in these uncertain times. There are many questions and as I wrote about in my previous two notes last week, much is outside of each student's control. Planning for the other...
Keeping Your College Admissions Plan On Target and Healthy During COVID-19 — TIPS
Greetings Families, In case you missed my note over a week ago- I offered some concrete suggestions for how to navigate some of the unchartered territory ahead. Click to read: Coronavirus and College Admissions: School Closings, Campus Visits, Cancellations and...
STEM College Planning Part 1 of III – What is Unique About STEM College Admissions? EVERYTHING!!
Greetings Students and Parents, In my college admissions advising practice there's an oddity that I haven't yet been able to explain- and it's this. While every young adult I meet is unique- I find it fascinating to observe a cycle-- whereby some graduating classes...
College Applications – Common Application Essay Prompts 2020-21
Greetings High School Students and Families- and Especially Juniors - Class of 2021! The Common App Prompts for 2020-21 are Unchanged The Common Application has announced that the Core College Essay-or Personal Statement prompts for the 2020-21 college admissions...
Coronavirus and College Admissions: School Closings, Campus Visits, SAT & ACT Testing Cancellations, Study Abroad, Summer Collegiate Programs
Greetings Students & Families! In recent years, I've written to you in the wake of weather-related school closings following Irma and Dorian and sadly, following horrific community shootings - some too close to home. Today, we face a new threat and I will address...
College Admissions — Are You Thinking About Transferring- What to Know About Undergraduate Transfer Applications
Greetings Current Undergraduates Students and Families, Many students transfer - Let's look at that population: Freshman- After giving it nearly a full year--it's not about "homesickness" or "adjusting" - the "fit" just isn't for you - Current Students-- You've...
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