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Seniors: Be sure that you are updating your Family Connection page with the information about which colleges you are applying to. When the time

comes to have transcripts and letters of recommendation sent to colleges, be sure to request it be done at least 2 weeks in advance of any deadlines.

May 1st is National College Decision Day. Are you ready to decide which college you're attending? As you work to sort it...
04/19/2017

May 1st is National College Decision Day. Are you ready to decide which college you're attending? As you work to sort it out, this Forbes article suggests you use a combination of Head, Heart, and Wallet to make your final decision. Good luck!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christeare/2017/04/16/college-decision-involves-head-heart-wallet/

I put down the deposit for the first year of college where my youngest will enroll. I did so after she had immersed herself in a summer program; revisited to spend time with current students, eat the food and attend classes; and after knowing that the institution had made it financially feasible.

There is a prevalent myth that exists in college admissions. (Well, there are a bunch of them, but I'm only focusing on ...
03/30/2017

There is a prevalent myth that exists in college admissions. (Well, there are a bunch of them, but I'm only focusing on one right now.) The myth is that a person's financial success hinges upon which college they are accepted to, and ultimately which college they choose to attend. As result, people (students, and sometimes their parents) get very caught up worrying over the issue.

Detailed analysis suggests that this isn't true. I've linked here an overview of a study, conducted by Stacy Dale, an economist, and Alan Krueger, a Princeton based economist, that examines over 20 years of data at schools including Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Penn, Northwestern, and more. This study, as has others, found that 'elite' colleges do not actually seem to give most graduates an earnings boost. For example, "a student with a 1400 SAT score who went to Penn State but applied to Penn earned as much, on average, as a student with a 1400 who went to Penn."

https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/revisiting-the-value-of-elite-colleges/

A large new study looks at whether elite colleges give their graduates an earnings advantage — and finds that, for most students, the answer is no.

This is a stressful few weeks for a lot of seniors who have received, or are about to receive, admissions decisions from...
03/30/2017

This is a stressful few weeks for a lot of seniors who have received, or are about to receive, admissions decisions from their colleges. One reason it's so stressful is that it feels personal. You put yourself out there, and now a judgement is being passed upon you.

Something to keep in mind (for better or for worse) is that the whole admissions process is a lot more random than we would like to believe, especially when looking at highly selective colleges. When there are more qualified candidates than there are openings in a freshman class, it can get very difficult to predict who will receive what outcome. Although I don't agree with a number of the conclusions made in this article, I do think it is good to be reminded that getting admitted isn't actually as straightforward as one might hope.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/college-admissions-are-already-a-lottery-so-why-not-really-make-them-one-2017-03-23

The annual mating dance between high school seniors and the nation’s colleges and universities is under way, and it’s not pretty. It’d be better if it were a lottery, argues Elliot Blair Smith.

40% of polled college admissions officers now report checking applicants' social media profiles, at least some of the ti...
02/24/2017

40% of polled college admissions officers now report checking applicants' social media profiles, at least some of the time. This may be to the benefit, or to the detriment of applicants. A key take away is that, "when in doubt, the best strategy may be to keep it to yourself."

http://www.ecampusnews.com/featured/featured-on-ecampus-news/college-admissions-social-media/

A new survey reveals that college admissions officers' use of Facebook and Google to gather more information on applicants has reached an all-time high.

Not relevant for this year, but looking forward to 2018 and beyond, the ACT is going to start offering the test during t...
02/24/2017

Not relevant for this year, but looking forward to 2018 and beyond, the ACT is going to start offering the test during the summer:

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/newsroom/act-to-offer-new-act-test-date-in-summer.html

IOWA CITY, Iowa—Starting in 2018, ACT will begin offering students the opportunity to take the ACT® test in the summer. The first ACT summer test date will take place in July 2018, increasing the number of national ACT test dates from six to seven.

02/17/2017

There are a lot of excellent resources available on our College Counselling we page (http://www.ancss.org/academics-counseling/). The one I want to highlight right now is a comprehensive College Admissions Process Guideline that has been put together and tweaked over the past decade. If you have a question about the process, there's a pretty decent chance that it's been answered in this document. Check it out.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JqJtYqxBwlKgshruTVUVr3K_I0js3EBtsqWoaEPweD4/edit?usp=sharing

Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools College Admissions Process Guideline: GETTING STARTED There are more than 3,500 colleges and universities in the United States. If you choose to go to college you will be one among more than 2 million young people who start college each fall. This...

Worthwhile article here. It doesn't stop at pointing out that people are borrowing more money than needed - it also high...
12/23/2016

Worthwhile article here. It doesn't stop at pointing out that people are borrowing more money than needed - it also highlights some good ways that students can proactively work to borrow less.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/you-may-be-borrowing-more-than-necessary-for-college.html

Undergrads are taking on larger loans than they need in order to get through four years of school — and they're missing out on free money as well.

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