2017

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Why Your Freshman Should Practice Essay Writing

Princeton College Consulting

The written word is a part of our daily life and especially for admission consultants in New York and students. Great writing skills will come across in your admissions essays and increase your chances of getting into college. At the most basic form, writing is a way of interacting with the world. This is the one indisputable characteristic of writing itself, and it only improves with practice.

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Top 5 Reasons to Begin Working with an IEC the Summer Before Sophomore Year

Humbach Education Consulting

The best time to begin working with an Independent Education Consultant (IEC) in Denver, Colorado is the summer before sophomore year. Here are the top 5 reasons why: 1. Money. Being an informed consumer has never been more important. Whether your student is considering a small liberal arts school or their state’s Flagship University, cost of attendance has skyrocketed.

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College Essay Writing Workshop

Not So Common Application

Essay Writing Workshops will be offered this summer. Details will be announced soon. Sign up for our email newsletter to be notified and get our latest news. The post College Essay Writing Workshop appeared first on Not So Common Application.

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How Social Media Affects Your College Application

Princeton College Consulting

While walking between class periods, you may overhear cautious seniors warning each other to change their names on social media to avoid being found by college committees. Although it is well documented that social media behavior may cause significant damage to an applicant, it can also boost your chances of getting into college as a transparent representation of who you are.

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The Costco Essay Deconstructed

Princeton College Consulting

Article updated on November 15, 2019. Students searching for exemplary examples of college admissions essays may already be familiar with what has come to be known as The Costco Essay , but it is worth digging a little deeper to understand how this essay that “ got a high school senior in to 5 Ivy League colleges ” actually works. Many people have noted that the essay alone did not get the student admitted to all these schools, rather it was the totality of her application.

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Columbia College, Columbia MO 

Humbach Education Consulting

In 2014, Columbia College was named a "Best Midwestern University" by The Princeton Review , a New York City -based education services company; the college is one of 159 universities in a 12-state region to receive the designation, which are selected based on academics and surveys of current students. Columbia College, deemed the “safest college in Missouri”, is located in the quaint town of Columbia, Missouri and is the little and more refined sister of another, more well-known University, ahem

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College Consultants of Colorado Join Forces with DPS for College Application Days

Humbach Education Consulting

1700 Seniors Will Apply to College Over a 5-Day Period Denver, Colorado: October is College & Career Readiness Month and starting October 16, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Denver, Denver Public Schools will be hosting their College Access for All Event. Started in the fall of 2014, this program has nearly doubled every year. Recent numbers indicate upwards of 1700 DPS students are registered to participate in this historic program.

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College Admissions: Your Chances of Getting into College (Part III)

Princeton College Consulting

Understanding your chances of getting into college can be maddeningly difficult. We can all read the statistics and understand it is very competitive, but you are an actual person and not a statistic. You are trying to decipher what your chances are. The fact that Harvard, and others like it, had 40,000 applications and admitted 2,000 students has little meaning for individual applicants.

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Ability Based Outcome or “ABO” at the St Louis College of Pharmacy

Humbach Education Consulting

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I bet you think you know about pharmacy and what pharmacists do; I know you’re picturing the woman in a dingy white coat, standing behind the counter at King Soopers. I bet you’re wrong. I know I was. I recently had the good fortune to visit the St Louis College of Pharmacy and I have two words for you. Mind.

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Summer Break – Please Stay A Little Longer…

Humbach Education Consulting

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Every year, I find myself hanging on to the last precious days of summer break, a feeling deeply rooted both in my childhood and the strong desire to spend time with my kids. They are now 25, 22 and 18 and I still want just a little more time. This summer “stronghold” began when I was a little girl. I grew up in the most awesome neighborhood that sported a fort/make-out shack, a pond, complete with Garter snakes and horse stables.

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Creativity with College Essay Questions

Not So Common Application

Some colleges force you to be creative in the essay writing process, perhaps to see if there is really a human being behind that stellar. The post Creativity with College Essay Questions appeared first on Not So Common Application.

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When and how to apply to College?

Not So Common Application

ED, EA, SCEA or RD. The alphabet soup of applying to college. (ED) Gives Students an Edge Early Decision is ideal for students who have. The post When and how to apply to College? appeared first on Not So Common Application.

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How your social media may be viewed by colleges

Not So Common Application

Would you want your grandmother or college admissions officer seeing your snapchats, tweets, or instagram posts? Learn how to handle your social media accounts during. The post How your social media may be viewed by colleges appeared first on Not So Common Application.

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Appealing the Financial Aid Offer a/k/a More Coin Please

Humbach Education Consulting

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ‘Tis the time of year when many college bound students are weighing their options and trying to make the smartest (right) decision as to where to matriculate in the fall. Hopefully the choices are wonderful and while it’s great to have choices, sometimes they create another level of stress in this already stressful college application process.

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What Do Colleges Prefer?

Not So Common Application

The Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) polled its members to find out what colleges are most interested in regarding potential students. IECA members are in. The post What Do Colleges Prefer? appeared first on Not So Common Application.

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Thinking of hiring an Independent Education Consultant?

Humbach Education Consulting

Who? When? How? Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Good gosh, one more thing to throw money at for your kid. Is there no end to the bleeding? Coaches. Tutors. Test prep. Physical therapy. Counseling. College Coach. What??? As the mother of three daughters, I understand the financial pain associated with raising children and yes, it’s true, the older they get, the more expensive their “toys” get.

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University of Oklahoma - Sooner born and Sooner bred, when I die, I’ll be Sooner dead!”

Humbach Education Consulting

An Extraordinary Institution. Who knew? Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE In 2016 I had the opportunity to spend several days on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, OK. Okay. Get over the name Norman and listen up. This school is the real deal, complete with a killer College of Architecture (can you say study abroad with Habitat for Humanity?

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Campus Safety & Keep Her Safe

Humbach Education Consulting

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Campus safety. This is a topic of growing concern for the families I work with, especially parents of daughters. Having three of my own, I get it. In fact, I find myself consistently researching the current status of college campuses with regard to what they are doing to combat this very real and dangerous issue.