Solomon Admissions
OCTOBER 4, 2024
“Dear Student, The Admissions Committee has carefully reviewed your application to [College], and after thoughtful consideration, we regret to inform you that we were unable to offer you a place in the Class of [Year].” This sentence is likely one of the most devastating for a young student to read. They put in years of… The post Why Do Colleges Reject Good Students?
College Transitions
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Best Audiobooks of All Time – Something happens when you stop reading from the page and you begin listening to the story being read to you. If the voice speaking to you is one that captures your attention, pulling you deeper into every word said, they’ve done their job not to deter you away.
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College Planner Pro
OCTOBER 1, 2024
As an IEC, I find myself battling an endless mental checklist of things I've asked my rising seniors to take care of from mid-summer to late fall each year. Did Samantha fill out her brag sheet for teacher letters of recommendation? When is Johnny's Michigan essay draft due to me, again? Has Molly finished up her arts supplement? I have been a CollegePlannerPro member for nine years and after joining the staff this year, I realized that the To-Do feature could lighten this mental load.
North Star Admissions Consulting
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Why Campus Visits Matter On November 1st, the majority of early action and early decision college applications are due. For the next four weeks I will share college application tips to help the whole process run smoothly. (Read previous advice about logistics , the common application form , the honors and activities sections , supplements , AI, and the core essay.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Reading Time: 11 minutes As a K-12 school, you probably understand that communication between your institution and parents is crucial to maintaining a strong school community. Over time, the methods of staying connected have evolved significantly. Social media has transformed how we communicate, making it an essential tool for schools like yours to engage with students, parents, and the broader community.
Top Tier Admissions
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Ah, the joys of senior fall! Many students who’ve just barely survived the wringer of junior year— with AP courses, standardized test prep, and campus visits ramping up college admissions pressure—are already feeling weary. They’re facing an ever-growing college list and an onslaught of supplemental essays asking them to capture their souls in 150 words and profess their unique and undying love for each school.
HelloCollege
OCTOBER 3, 2024
If you aspire to join Yale’s Class of 2029, get ready to write multiple essays that make you stand out. Yale’s 2024–2025 application requires a combination of short answer and supplemental essay responses. In total, you need to submit seven short answer responses and one 400-word supplemental essay. Before you get overwhelmed, follow this guide to help you tackle your Yale supplemental essays.
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Colorado State University
OCTOBER 2, 2024
A Ram’s Life is a Colorado State University vlog series for Rams by Rams, and showcases everything from the daily life of a CSU Ram to advice videos, tutorials, tips and tricks for navigating college life, and even excursions into Fort Collins and beyond CSU. On-campus housing is a big part of the Colorado State University student experience, and we’ve got an updated view from a student who’s been on campus for three years.
Top Tier Admissions
OCTOBER 1, 2024
For students gearing up for college applications, understanding and keeping track of application deadlines (merit scholarships too!) is crucial. Many schools require applications by November 1 for early decision or early action, but some deadlines fall even earlier in October. Keep in mind, acceptance rates go down by almost 50% once you bump to the regular round so applying early is a strategic choice.
road2college
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Dear Roadie, We don’t have the money to help our son pay for college, so he is choosing to make. The post Dear Roadie: Will Commuting to College From Home Harm My Son’s Growth? appeared first on Road2College.
HelloCollege
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Over the past 20 years, technology has rapidly evolved, transforming our lives by making them better, easier, and smarter. As you begin your college application essays, you may think that AI, such as ChatGPT, can make writing easier, but this is only possible when AI is used responsibly, ethically, and correctly. In this article, we’ll explore the dos and don’ts of using ChatGPT for college essays and other application tasks.
College Transitions
OCTOBER 4, 2024
When you think of softball skills, what comes to mind? Throwing accuracy? Catching ability? Batting prowess? While all three would be a resounding “yes,” there’s another, key skill that underpins nearly everything you do as a player: reaction time.
Top Tier Admissions
OCTOBER 4, 2024
I recently hosted Top Tier Admissions’ “Ask Me Anything” webinar, where we dove deep into the importance of having a solid early admissions strategy and all the perks that come with it. It was an open floor, where parents and students could literally ask me anything about the college admissions process. As the former Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth and co-founder and CXO of TTA for over twenty years, I’ve seen it all, and the questions did not disappoint.
College Wise
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are making a big impact by offering resources designed to support underrepresented communities. In this blog, we’ll explore what makes HSIs unique, how they help students thrive, and what to look for if you're considering adding one to your college list.
The Koppelman Group
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Applying to Brown Early Decision comes with some advantages. The rate of acceptance is higher than in the regular decision round, and you can confirm your plans for college months before the regular decision cycle sorts things out for most students. There’s one other advantage, though, that may feel, in this precise moment, like a set-back: Deferral.
Peterson's Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The United States Air Force is responsible for America’s air warfare, air defense, and military space research. In order to join the Air Force, passing the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) and meeting minimum Air Force ASVAB score requirements is a crucial step. To score high, you’ll need strategic preparation and effective study habits.
College Transitions
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Alliteration always ameliorates average aural assemblages! Or, in other words, alliteration always makes your writing sound better. Just kidding, it might not. But, alliteration can help you to express yourself more creatively in your writing—and let you create a sense of sonic play that takes your written work to the next level.
College Wise
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are making a big impact by offering resources designed to support underrepresented communities. In this blog, we’ll explore what makes HSIs unique, how they help students thrive, and what to look for if you're considering adding one to your college list.
Office of Undergraduate Admission Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
We like to say Northwestern is all about connections: the relationships people build here, the links we draw between in-class material and the real-world settings around us, the disciplines students interweave thanks to the flexibility of our curriculum and quarter system, the “L” train rides that connect Evanston to Chicago, and the “ah-ha” moments you’ll.
The Koppelman Group
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Ah, supplemental essays. Some schools have none, some schools have one or two, and some schools have, like, seven. But, in the chaos of supplemental essays, a few standard questions rise above the rest. As you may have noticed as you work through the schools on your list, a lot of schools are asking the same questions. Maybe they have a little twist to them, or are more narrow than others, or ask you to connect to something unique, but the fundamental questions they’re asking are the same.
College Transitions
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Phrasal verbs are extremely common in English (and other Germanic languages) – especially in less formal settings. Simply put, a phrasal verb is a verb phrase (Continue for full phrasal verb list)– it includes a verb (e.g. “call”) along with one or more “particles,” usually prepositions or adverbs (e.g. “off”).
iSchoolConnect
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Indian scholars will have to pay NZ$485 to seek a New Zealand student visa, up from NZ$300. The New Zealand government has announced a significant hike across all visa categories, effective October 1st, 2024, which will substantially affect Indian nationals applying for work, visit, and study visas. While the Skilled Residence visa fees have been […] The post New Zealand’s Government Hikes Fee on visas, Affecting Indians appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about universities,
Great College Advice
OCTOBER 2, 2024
All the essay prompts for the Common App ask you to provide evidence of how you have grown during your high school years. One particular prompt, the personal growth prompt, makes this request more explicit. Here you are asked to look at your personal circumstances or point of view and then provide evidence on how you have changed due to some accomplishment, event, or realization.
The Koppelman Group
OCTOBER 2, 2024
This wasn’t the situation you had in mind. Applying to Wake Forest Early Decision I or Early Action (for First-Gen Students) may have felt like a safe stretch, or maybe it was a big dream you knew not to bet on — but, either way, this isn’t the way you thought it would go. A yes would have been amazing and a no would have been a massive bummer, but a maybe wasn’t part of the plan.
College Transitions
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Before we get to our 60 metaphor examples, a metaphor is a figure of speech and a form of figurative language in which one thing is said to be another thing, which it cannot be.
Caltech Admissions
OCTOBER 1, 2024
If you told me three years ago that I would become a plastic-disc-chasing fanatic, I would have told you that you were crazy. But if you asked me today, I’d say you’re quite right! I was lucky to stumble upon Caltech’s ultimate frisbee team, Aftermath, during my freshman year. It was during rotation (the first two weeks of term before frosh are placed in a house) and my friend and I saw an upperclassman we did not know personally, walking across the street holding a disc.
iSchoolConnect
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Students wishing to live with their spouses in Canada should understand the requirements and processes for acquiring a student spouse visa Canada. This blog will guide you through the essential documents, eligibility criteria, and application process for obtaining a spouse visa in Canada for students. The spouse visa in Canada for students allows students’ spouses to […] The post Documents Required for Student Spouse Visa Canada appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about univer
The Koppelman Group
OCTOBER 1, 2024
If you’re interested in something STEM-y, enjoy your math classes, and also are really interested in computer science, you might also be drawn to data science. Like comp sci, data science has gotten a lot more popular over the last few years, especially because of its broad applications for future careers and high earning potential. Or, maybe you have no idea exactly what it is you want to study, but you heard data science might be cool.
College Transitions
OCTOBER 1, 2024
You’ve probably heard the saying that “English is not a language, it’s three languages wearing a trench coat pretending to be one.” And it’s true – English is a bizarre mix of Germanic syntax, French vocabulary, and Latin loanwords.
Emerging College Consulting
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The post Navigating College Accommodations: High School vs. College Accommodations appeared first on Emerging Educational Consulting.
iSchoolConnect
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Do you want to pursue your education overseas or in the United States? In recent years, the USA has gained popularity as a destination for higher education. For Indian students, the cost of studying in the USA can be high, but given the caliber and quality of education provided, it is unquestionably worth the investment. […] The post Cost of studying in the USA for Indian students 2025 appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about universities, programs, tests, & more!
The Koppelman Group
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Chances are that you are reading this because things didn’t go as planned. You didn’t know if you would get into Carnegie Mellon Early Decision, but at least if you didn’t get in, you’d know where you stood. Now you are somewhere awkwardly in the middle between being a fit for Carnegie Mellon and not being what they are looking for. First, that’s misconception of college admissions.
College Transitions
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
If you’ve ever written a text to the tune of It’s such a happy day! or That outfit seems a little desperate, doesn’t it? then you’ve used personification. Quite simply, personification is a literary device that attributes human traits to non-human animals and objects. You personify them. You write a description to make them person-like.
Emerging College Consulting
OCTOBER 1, 2024
C The post Navigating College Accommodations: What to Look for in a College appeared first on Emerging Educational Consulting.
iSchoolConnect
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
As an aspiring international student wishing to study in the UK, obtaining a UK study visa is necessary. It facilitates your legal residence for studying, gets you access to healthcare, and provides you with opportunities for post-study work. So, without waiting any further, let’s go through the blog and learn about the types of UK […] The post Types of UK Visas | Eligibility & Documents Required appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about universities, programs, tests, & more
The Koppelman Group
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Getting deferred is disappointing. Probably part of the reason you applied Early Action to the University of Texas at Austin was that it was a dream school or at least near the top of your list. Getting deferred might feel like a major setback; however, you didn’t get rejected, and this isn’t over yet. They are still reviewing your application, and there are a couple of things you need to do if you have been deferred by UT.
College Transitions
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Whether you are a language arts teacher or not, limericks are a great way to get your students thinking creatively and offer an engaging brain break. Because limericks follow a strict structure, they are usually easy to remember, learn, and recite.
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