The Common Application has just announced that the essay questions for the 2012-2013 application will be the same as this past year. This is good news, because you can start thinking about what you want to write for these essays any time from now on. A. SHORT ANSWER: Please briefly elaborate on one of your [...]
College Admissions Advice: To Do List for Sophomores and Parents (January 2012 – June 2012) IN GENERAL Begin thinking about what you want to do this coming summer. Colleges are just about as interested in what you do outside of school and with your summers as they are in your academics. Make sure you choose [...]
IN GENERAL Because a number of colleges ask for a writing sample as a part of their applications, save some of your best English, history, and other papers from this year. Every once in awhile stop by to say hello to your high school counselor. You want to make sure that this person knows who [...]
For some of you, all of the college applications are done and gone. Yippee! For others, there are a few left to do. What a wonderful feeling that is! Besides letting one college know that “they are the one” before May 1, here are some things to do. Students with Early Decision acceptances need to say [...]
The Underserved’s College Admission Needs (low income, first generation, foster youth, and underrepresented students of color) The Problem At a recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) national conference, very disturbing information was presented about the availability of college admissions counseling to public high school students. I then did my own research. The following [...]
I just received word from the Common Application folks that an additional 48 colleges have joined them for 2011-2012 application. Most surprising is that the University of Southern California has finally joined in, as well as the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Common App organization has also made a few changes on their [...]
Before you take seriously the US News & World Report’s rankings to determine which of the schools you’re going to apply to, you might want to read Malcolm Gladwell’s article, “The Order of Things: What college rankings really tell us,” page 68-75, The New Yorker, February 14 &21, 2011. This well-written/researched, highly entertaining article literally [...]
FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND THEIR PARENTS: According to National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) members, here are some useful resources re summer programs for high school students: ENRICHMENT ALLEY http://enrichmentalley.com/ TEEN INK http://www.teenink.com/Summer/ PORTER SARGENT’S GUIDE TO SUMMER CAMPS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS http://www.wintergreenorchardhouse.com/Porter_Sargent.html#SummerCamps DO SOMETHING http://www.dosomething.org/ ID TECH CAMPS http://www.internaldrive.com/ SUMMER OMNIBUS http://www.internationalcounselor.org/summer2/Summer_Omnibus/Omnibus.html SUMMER [...]
JUNIOR JANUARY – JUNE ADMISSIONS TO DO IN GENERAL √ Because a number of colleges ask for a writing sample as a part of their applications, save some of your best English, history, and other papers from this year. √ Every once in awhile stop by to say hello to your high school counselor. You [...]