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March can be the cruelest month for families with seniors applying to college. Students can face…

It’s not yet winter, but it’s time to think about what activities you will be doing…

Some people obsess about how to get junior into Yale from birth. That’s a serious problem….

One of my key recommendations is that students should develop a strategy about applying early to…

This article classifies colleges into six tiers of selectivity, ranging from extremely selective to nearly open…

You are different from all those around you. Therefore the perfect college list for you is…

As part of the holistic admissions process, highly selective colleges care about more than grades and…

As I described a myth-buster post, the most selective colleges don’t favor well-rounded students, who are…

Great teacher recommendations are not given. They are earned.  Most students don’t even think about recommendations…

There are many good books on how to write effective college essays, and there is no…

The short version: You should take the SAT or ACT. That’s true even if you consider…

Colleges that practice holistic admissions care about more than academics when making an admission decision. The…