the college spy

JANUARY 13, 2022

Deferring admission (sometimes referred to as deferring enrollment) is the process of choosing a college to attend and postponing the start date for a semester or a year. The college agrees to hold the student’s place in the following year’s freshmen class and the student agrees (by paying a deposit) to attend the college the following year. Why would a student choose to defer admission?

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Brand College Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

When you apply to college, admission officers look at more than just your grades — they also take note of what you have done outside the classroom. Your extracurricular activities, such as jobs, sports, clubs and volunteer work, give colleges a better sense of who you are and show them what you can bring to their campus community. Remember that college folder you were supposed to be collecting throughout high school?

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AHM Advising

JANUARY 14, 2022

If you receive my quarterly newsletter, you recently read that NC State is planning to enroll 5,000 more students in engineering and computer science majors over the next 5 years due to increasing demand for graduates with STEM skills in the Research Triangle and larger North Carolina area. Outside of North Carolina, NC State may not be as familiar of a name as UNC - Chapel Hill or Duke, but it certainly holds its own weight as a leading public research university.

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The College Solutions Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

A critical part of the college search process is creating an excellent list of colleges, which often includes reach, target and safety schools. Families often slip badly on this extremely important yet tricky task of pulling together a solid college list. If a teenager creates a problematic list, parents can easily pay too much money for college. One of the key issues when creating a solid college list is to understand the definition of these terms: Reach.

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Simply Admissions

JANUARY 11, 2022

While seniors are fighting back senioritis, other high school students are starting to think about what their class schedules will look like next year. If you’re a current freshman, sophomore, or junior here are five tips for academic planning success: 1.Consider your current major/career goals Are you the next Freud? Then you may want to incorporate AP Psychology into your schedule.

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