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Does Applying for Financial Aid Lower Your College Acceptance Odds?

Great College Advice

Many families worry that their student won’t be accepted if they check the box on the college application indicating that they will be applying for financial aid. So, this is the question I hear over and over: “Does applying for financial aid hurt my college admissions chances?” Just applying for aid will not hurt you.

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‘Exclusion U’ Documentary Exposes Ivy League Elitism

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And that's how the film begins — with students on social media rejoicing and weeping over acceptances to Ivy League universities. Despite enrolling less than 1% of college students nationwide, the Ivies "have an outsized influence on the popular imagination," Gentile said.

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8 Things Savvy College Applicants Do During Summer (updated)

Princeton College Consulting

Reputation can also be an important factor, but don’t forget that your final college list needs to be balanced with colleges that are reaches, targets, and safe for admission. Continue Visiting Colleges Visiting colleges should be part of the college research and selection process. Return to all blogs

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The Top Tier Admissions Story

Top Tier Admissions

This is the story of Top Tier Admissions—a business that disrupted college admissions and made a notoriously confusing process more transparent. At that time, she was not only the most well-known, but also the most exclusive college consultant in the burgeoning industry. The demand grew for expert help cracking the Ivy code.

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Notes from my Georgia Tech Visit

ACM College Consulting

The acceptance rate for GA students is actually 3x that of non-GA students. What shocked me as I walked through their beautifully renovated library , is that almost all of their books have been moved off campus to make room for more study and working spaces. It is the first time I have visited a library without actually seeing books.

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Which Should You Take: The SAT® vs ACT®

Strategic College Consulting

Imagine for a minute that it’s your senior year and you’ve just gotten the acceptance letter to your dream university. While admissions officers look for a variety of factors to choose whether or not to accept you into their programs, one of the most important are your SAT or ACT test scores. How do you make that a reality?

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The Common App and AXS Companion: Deadlines, Dates, Resources and FAQs

Humbach Education Consulting

It serves as a centralized application system, allowing students to apply to multiple participating colleges using a single application. in collaboration with college consulting professionals at IECA that helps students navigate the Common App most effectively.New Paragraph AXS Companion FAQs 1. Is the AXS Companion free to use?