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Key Relationships That Can Make or Break Your College Application

Top Tier Admissions

When planning for the college application process, we often focus on the parts of the application you create: your essays, your extracurricular activities, your award-winning projects, etc. KEY RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATION How can you foster those relationships?

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A View from the Trashcan: Navigating College Fairs, Part 1

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

I am not going to tell you how many college fairs I have attended in my 17 years in admission, but let’s put the over/under at A LOT. To put it in old timer’s terms, I’ve seen a thing or two, and I want to share the best takeaways from literally years of watching these social experiments called college fairs go down.

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What to Expect at a College Fair in New York City

StandOut College Prep

If you’re a high school student in the New York City area, chances are you’re starting to think about college. That’s why attending college fairs can be incredibly helpful. However, college fairs can be overwhelming and intimidating due to the sheer number of people and booths present.

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A Simplified College Application Timeline Every High Schooler Needs

AdmissionSight

Applying to college and going through the college application timeline is excruciatingly overwhelming, especially if you don’t have someone like a parent or older sibling who’s been through it to guide you. Curious if you’re keeping up with everything you need to do for college applications during senior year?

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Preparing Your College Application: You Are Asking the Wrong Questions 

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

I recently worked seven days in a row with six of those days boasting some very large college fairs. I do have a suggestion that will get students closer to the goal line: when preparing your application, ask a different question. Why is a particular college interesting to you? That was a new one for me.

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College Admission Planning for High School Juniors – Second Semester

Great College Advice

As we laid out back in August , your junior year is the most important year in preparing for college admissions from an academic standpoint as it is the last full year of grades that colleges will see as they review your college application and it will likely be your most rigorous year of classes with AP, Honors and/or IB courses.

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Top Five Tips For College Fairs

Great College Advice

College fairs are in full swing around the country. To make sure you have the best strategy for the college fairs you might want to follow these five tips. Research which schools will be attend the college fair. For most college fairs you can find a list of schools that will be attending.