Humbach Education Consulting
MARCH 31, 2022
The Conundrum of High School Course Selection: Hmmm, which class should I take - Calculus or Figure Out How Much Money You Need To Make To Survive? Wait, that class isn’t offered. The Misfortune of High School Course Selection in 2022 February typically brings many student conversations about their upcoming academic year and course selection. And I can’t tell you how much this stresses me out.
CTK College Coach
MARCH 31, 2022
An Open Letter to Seniors for “Ivy Day” 2022: Today is “Ivy Day,” when a group of what many consider the most elite undergraduate schools in the country release their acceptances. Some of you will be admitted to these fine institutions-- I celebrate with you! You have worked incredibly hard for this honor, and you deserve every bit of excitement you feel.
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SSA Online College Prep
MARCH 31, 2022
Brown is one of the top universities in the world, with a distinct academic curriculum and a strong sense of community. Find out the admissions requirements needed to get into Brown! Your Supplemental Essays should show your creativity and values! Which is better when applying to Brown: Early or Regular decision Read more college admissions tips on our blog !
Tex Admissions
MARCH 30, 2022
Chopping up freshly gathered coconuts in Kurrimine Beach, Far North Queensland, Australia. Hoping to make the cut for UT-Austin? What rank and test scores do you need to be competitive? Worried you rank outside of the top 6%? It’s no secret UT admissions is more competitive than ever. UT received approximately 70,000 applications admitting around 17,000 applicants for an enrolling freshmen class of 8,500 for Fall 2022 applicants.
College Planner Pro
MARCH 29, 2022
"Educators often forget that they have a right to be compensated for their expertise and should not be made to feel badly about that." In all the years that I have taught and mentored both new consultants and school-based counselors, the one issue that has not changed is their perception that we are somehow not allowed to value our own time or experience.
College Admissions Strategies
MARCH 29, 2022
By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies, Owner A funny thing starts to happen this time of year for both high school seniors and their parents. It’s a bit of a senior spring awakening in a sense. Sometimes it is more the parent; sometimes it is more the student, but there is a dawning question […]. The post Senior Spring Awakening: Yes, they will be leaving for college soon. appeared first on College Admissions Strategies.
SSA Online College Prep
MARCH 29, 2022
How to calculate a budget based on what you really need to pay and earn while in college College is expensive. There’s no doubt about that—there’s the cost of tuition, housing, books, and so much more. So how do you know how to balance your budget? Especially if you haven’t previously had to worry about bills, this area can be extremely anxiety-inducing.
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Tex Admissions
MARCH 28, 2022
Reading Orwell overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia. UT-Austin admissions expects students to make an informed decision about their first-choice major. Given that the vast majority of applicants will only be considered for what they select first and not also their second choice, it’s important to select wisely. Throughout your application, one criteria reviewers use to assess your profile is determining if you demonstrate a strong fit for your major.
Tex Admissions
MARCH 27, 2022
A day at the office in Maninoa, Samoa. Computer Science is one of UT’s most popular majors. Universities nationwide have experienced exponential growth in their CS application numbers. Ten years ago, UT received less than a thousand CS applicants. Now, it wouldn’t surprise me if more than 6,000 applied for an admissions rate of less than 15%. For fall 2019, 729 CS applicants gained admission with 403 enrolling.
Tex Admissions
MARCH 27, 2022
Projects from my Malaysian students, 2014. UT has substituted their previous Career Short Answer with a direct request to discuss why you want to study what you want to study. Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first-choice major? I appreciate the change in prompt because students need to cover less territory. Before, in order to discuss your career ambitions, you necessarily needed to discuss how UT will help further your academic knowledge and skills in the meantime.
Tex Admissions
MARCH 27, 2022
Completing 40 hours of introductory Bahasa Indonesia language class. Many universities have an "Honors College" that houses their best students regardless of their major. UT-Austin instead has ten "honors programs" for students majoring in Liberal Arts, the McCombs Business, the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Moody College of Communication, or the College of Natural Sciences.
Tex Admissions
MARCH 26, 2022
Boutique dessert booth at an Auckland, New Zealand area yoga festival. The McCombs School of Business is one of the most popular and highly ranked programs at UT-Austin. The admissions rate for first-time freshmen applicants was 17% for Fall 2022 students. It receives a higher proportion of out-of-state applicants than other majors, and is one of the most competitive for gaining admission.
Tex Admissions
MARCH 26, 2022
Rainbow over Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, New Zealand. Building a college list that’s manageable and realistic is critical to decreasing the stress of submitting your college applications. Taking on loans is one of the most consequential decisions you will ever make, which is especially difficult since you will be only 17 or 18 years old. If you are a Texas resident applying exclusively to a handful of Texas public and private universities and would be okay attending and can afford some or all o
Tex Admissions
MARCH 28, 2022
Sailing in the outer Great Barrier Reef on The Condor. Not an admissions cycle goes by that UT doesn’t kick the ball into its own net. The application hasn’t even opened as of writing July 10, and they’re already off to a poor start. Let me tell you how I really feel because somebodies got to do it, and I know thousands of people and educators will share my frustrations.
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