A common question about the SAT that we hear from students is some version of: “I heard the SAT curve is harder in March and October because that's when all the smart kids take it. Is it easier in the other months?" Here’s the answer—no. Not true. It’s a myth, an urban legend with absolutely […]
Read More >Big plans are built on the little things
It’s easy to talk about big plans, like what your club, faculty or school is going to accomplish this year. But while vision has its place, big plans are built on the little things. We just finished a training with our East Coast Collegewise counselors. And over two days, we spent only about an […]
Read More >Juniors: Give your teachers something to write about
When you apply to college, a strong letter of recommendation from a teacher gets a little stronger if you took the course during your junior year. 11th grade is your most recent full year of academic evidence. Colleges believe that if you were a curious, engaged student in 11th grade, there’s a good chance you’ll […]
Read More >Get the basics right
So much of the anxiety surrounding college admissions today comes from the fear of making a mistake. Families worry that if a student deviates ever so slightly from the perfect college admissions regimen, they’ll be overtaken by students who had the foresight or the expert advice to avoid making the same mistake. But college admissions […]
Read More >If every meeting were costly
I’m traveling next week to New York and California to do trainings for our Collegewise counselors. They’ll be out of their offices for two days and traveling to attend. Arun and Paul will be joining, as well as several guest stars from The Princeton Review. I’ve spent the last week thinking about what we need […]
Read More >When the answer is no
If you’ve received, or eventually do receive, a “no” from a college you wanted to attend, please bookmark and come back often to this entry of the UVA admissions blog (this passage is directed at students who didn't get the admissions nod they were hoping for): “… you are going to be just fine. You […]
Read More >Learning shouldn’t be an obligation
Monica, our counselor in our Plano, Texas office, spent four years as an admissions officer at Harvard. And the first thing she would ask every student she interviewed was: “Tell me about your favorite class.” She was looking for something that made the student light up. It didn't matter what the subject was. She genuinely […]
Read More >Free seminars in California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey
We’re offering a series of free college admissions seminars in the communities surrounding San Francisco, Boston, and both the Princeton and Millburn areas of New Jersey. Just click the links for more information and schedules. Massachusetts: Lexington, Newton, Wellesley New Jersey: Princeton and the greater Millburn area California: San Francisco Bay Area I hope you can join […]
Read More >The right fit
The 5,000+ Collegewise students we’ve helped find and get accepted to the right colleges remind us all the time how true my three over-arching themes on this blog are: The path to college should be an exciting time for every family. Prestigious colleges aren’t inherently better schools. What you do in college will be more […]
Read More >GPAs are meaningless without context
If you've ever wondered why more selective colleges won’t just come out and tell you how many AP classes to take or what GPA you’ll need for admission, yesterday’s entry from the University of Virginia’s admissions blog does one of the best jobs I’ve seen of explaining why. Regular readers of their blog have been […]
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