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Specifics in Why College Essays

September 30, 2011
Specifics in Why College essays matter a great deal in college admissions.

Categories: College Essays

Tags: College Admission Essay Specifics, College Essay Specifics, Specifics in Why College Essays, University Essay Specifics, Why College Essay Specifics

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College Admission Counselors

September 29, 2011
For college admission counselors, the thicker the file…the thicker the student.

Categories: Admissions Process, College Admissions, The Application

Tags: College Admission Counselors, College Admissions Counselors, College Counseling, College Counselors, University Admission Counselors

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SAT Testing

September 28, 2011
A high schooler cheating during SAT testing or at any other time will seriously jeapordize his/her college admissions chances.

Categories: SAT / ACT Prep

Tags: Cheating on SAT, SAT Cheating Scandal, SAT Exams, SAT Prep, SAT Testing

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College Essay Suggestion

September 27, 2011
One college essay suggestion not to ignore is to be sure to pull in college admissions counselors right from the opening line.

Categories: College Essays

Tags: College Essay Advice, College Essay Help, College Essay Suggestion, College Essay Suggestions, Suggestions on College Essays

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The College Rankings

Students who even so much as check out the college rankings already demonstrate a motivation to want to attend an elite college.

Categories: The Rankings

Tags: College Rankings, The College Rankings, University Rankings, US News College Rankings, US News University Rankings

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Affirmative Action

September 26, 2011
Should males be able to play the affirmative action card?

Categories: Admissions Process, College Admissions

Tags: Affirmative Action, Affirmative Action in College Admission, Affirmative Action University Admissions, College Admissions and Affirmative Action, Ivy League and Affirmative Action

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Michigan LGBT Applicants

September 25, 2011
LGBT applicants should know that the University of Michigan has been a pioneer in the gay rights movement on college campuses.

Categories: LGBT College Students

Tags: Gay Friendly Campuses, LGBT and U of Michigan, Michigan LGBT Applicants, University of Michigan LGBT Applicants, University of Michigan LGBT Students

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College Admission

September 24, 2011
Money may have rising importance in highly selective college admission but, in the vast majority of cases, it’s not the biggest factor.

Categories: College Admissions

Tags: College Admission, College Admissions, Highly Selective College Admission, University Admission, University Admissions

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College Admissions Interviewing

In college admissions interviewing, what an alum writes up can often confirm what a college admissions counselor may think.

Categories: College Interviews

Tags: College Admissions Interviewing, College Interviewing, Ivy League Admissions Interviewing, University Admissions Interviewing, University Interviewing

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Advice on College Essays

Don’t feed college admissions officers what you think they want to read in your college essays. Because they don’t want to read it.

Categories: College Essays

Tags: Advice on College Admissions Essays, Advice on College Essays, College Admission Essay Advice, College Essay Advice, College Essay Advisor

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