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College Admissions Acceptance Rates– What to Ignore!  Common App 2020-21

College Admissions Acceptance Rates– What to Ignore! Common App 2020-21

ADMISSIONS TIP:  Acceptance Rates: Don’t Obsess Over Them! My recent blog: 2024 Acceptance Rates: Myths to Understand  shared some important information to hopefully clarify why you should NOT be concerned or focused on these data. For the curious, the blog...
College Applications & College Essays Part 1 of 3  Tips for Writing Your Amazing Common Application 2020-21 Core Essay

College Applications & College Essays Part 1 of 3 Tips for Writing Your Amazing Common Application 2020-21 Core Essay

Greetings High School Seniors ’21 and Families of all High School Students, In COLLEGE ADMISSIONS- COMMON APP 2020-21 ESSAY PROMPTS & NEW INFORMATION I discussed some of the new features of the Common App 2020-21, including the new COVID prompt and provided...
College Applications – Teacher Recommendations, HS Transcripts & Test Scores

College Applications – Teacher Recommendations, HS Transcripts & Test Scores

Greetings Students and Families, With  the 2019-20 Common Application and College Application (click to read my piece about Common App Updates) process in full swing, you may also know by now that there are three required additional components to your college...
College Admissions & College Essays– Quick Tips for Seniors 2020

College Admissions & College Essays– Quick Tips for Seniors 2020

Greetings Students and Families, Welcome Back !  Is everyone ready for a new school year? Please take a look at many of my resources throughout the last month covering SAT/ACT, Financial Aid, STEM academic advising, Course Selection (AP vs IB vs AICE and Dual...
College Admissions & Your College Application – SAT vs. ACT Format Part 1

College Admissions & Your College Application – SAT vs. ACT Format Part 1

Greetings Students and Families, In this two-part series, I’ll be talking about the content and format of the SAT I and the ACT — potentially required elements of your college applications. Although both the College Board and ACT organizations schedule exam...
College Admissions Planning- “Independence” Day College Planning Tips for High School Students

College Admissions Planning- “Independence” Day College Planning Tips for High School Students

Greetings Students & Families!     How is your summer?  I hope you hit the library after selecting some of the books from my RECOMMENDATIONS for SUMMER READING & PROJECTS.   This week I discuss “independence” and in my blog earlier this week,...