Top Mistakes to Avoid in Your College Application
Applying to college can feel overwhelming and stressful. Understanding and avoiding common mistakes can significantly improve your chances of acceptance. This blog post explores the top mistakes to avoid in your college application, particularly in application essays and extracurricular activities. Common Pitfalls in Application Essays Ignoring the Prompt: A frequent mistake is not answering the […]
What are your options and next steps if you have been denied by our top choice colleges?
Reading Time: 4 minutes So, you’ve been denied to your top choice school, and you must be wondering: “what do I do now?”. Let me break this down into three parts to better outline next steps in the process: Why did you get denied. What you can do better next time. What you can […]
How to maximize your college experience
Read Time: 4 minutes In mid-March of 2020, I received an email letting me know that… my first-year of college will be cut short and I will be required to evacuate and return home within the next 5 days. My mind began racing, and I tried to fit as much of the “college experience” […]
TOP Four Tips for Responding to a Deferral From Early College Admissions
Reading Time: 6 mins Decision season is upon us! Soon colleges will be sending emails informing you of your decisions, but what happens if you’re deferred? For Harvard back in 2017, 894 were admitted out of a whopping 6,424 early applicants – that means plenty of people were deferred too. To put this […]
How to ACE the Strengths and Weaknesses Essay
Reading Time: 5 mins The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countless lives across the globe. From financial troubles, unstable home lives, and unchartered school plans, students, in particular, have been disrupted greatly by the pandemic. Given the difficulties that students have faced this past year, the Common Application for example as well as many other […]
Tackling the COVID Essay on your College Application
Reading Time: 5 mins The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countless lives across the globe. From financial troubles, unstable home lives, and unchartered school plans, students, in particular, have been disrupted greatly by the pandemic. Given the difficulties that students have faced this past year, the Common Application for example as well as many other […]
What happens if you apply early decision to a university, get accepted, and don’t go?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Admissions can be very confusing and stressful when making the decision to choose which path to take for which schools. So I will break it down in simple parts to help you with the decision and outcome. Difference Between Early Decision & Early […]
Should I go to community college and then transfer to a university?
One of the most frequently asked questions to us as admissions experts relates to community college as a segue into university. Here are our thoughts and some major key tips for those of you considering this option. Are your high school grades and/or SAT low? Then Community College gives you a second bite at […]
What is the best advice you can give for someone to maximize their college experience?
Reading Time: 3 minutes I have always said there are 5 things that will not only make your college experience great, but more importantly help you grow as a person. This is likely, in my opinion, the MAIN reason to attend college. ACADEMICS: The reality is school is important. Its critical to your […]
How do I best answer the college application essay “describe your strengths and weaknesses”?
There is no easy answer to this but my quick response is start with strengths end with weaknesses and here is why: Admissions Officers have to read literally thousands of applications so if you start with a weakness and its poorly worded, explained, or is just a bad example, it can turn off the […]
