College Mentors

The AXS Companion, a free resource developed by IECA & Oregon State University Ecampus to help all students complete Common App, is now available for students to use as they apply to colleges: AXSCompanion.org

The AXS Companion includes 50+ how-to videos and can be used side-by-side with Common App on a phone, tablet, or computer.

Last year, 41% of high school seniors who created a Common App account never completed an application. Our hope is that the AXS Companion will help these students achieve their college dreams.

Are you looking for help with the college search and application process on a limited budget? Magellan College Counseling is offering two workshops--6 group meetings over 3 weeks (plus two 1 on 1 meetings) in the next few months. Check out College App Zap:

The subject tests are history, and the writing section is going bye bye as well. https://magellancounseling.com/college-board-jettisons-sat-subject-tests/?fbclid=IwAR0QfKkrhPZceSNbHQGX7IVCxzH2nCK0pyU4ZpBvd-_t3Y_PU2fcggYGi14

College Board Jettisons SAT Subject Tests - Magellan College Counseling College Board has eliminated SAT Subject Tests. Without these test scores, what does this mean for my college admission process?

Is your teen a writer? Here's a writing competition that might be of interest: https://www.narrativemagazine.com/narrative-in-the-schools-program/sixth-annual-contest?fbclid=IwAR0iT30NAG3gOiWZ8IWKrdQcpKZUSSE5adKi4Gfevs1RID5mgf53sXGpbTs

| Narrative Magazine Welcome to Narrative’s Sixth Annual “Tell Me a Story” High School Contest! This page is for students and teachers and will serve as the epicenter of all contest information and activity. Please be sure to visit often for answers to any questions you may have. This year, for the first time, we....

There are still many more webinars to attend--Each Thursday at 5:30pm Pacific/8:30pm Eastern, Magellan College Counseling is providing informational discussions with a College Admission Expert...

We're on Week 4 of our livestream series - this week I'll interview expert Lynn O'Shaughnessy, Thursday at 5:30 right here. We've also updated the schedule - check out new options through mid-July!

What we know so far for college openings in 2021--it's not firm at all...

Here’s a List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall Our searchable list, now with cumulative analysis, tracks whether institutions expect to have in-person or online-only classes or some mix of the two. Tell us what your campus is doing.

University of Denver

The University of Denver, an already beautiful campus, is undergoing expansion, with new dorms and a beautiful new student center slated to be completed in the next year (ready for Fall 2021 students). I
Admission Statistics 2019:
1st Year Students:
• Average: GPA 3.76 (unweighted), SAT 1279, ACT 28
• Middle 50%: 3.6-4.0, SAT 1190-1370, ACT 26-32
Transfer Students:
• 3.3 College GPA is competitive for admission and merit
consideration

DU has expanded Merit awards for both first year and Transfer students. First year awards go from 17k-29k, and Transfer awards from 16k-20k.

DU is HUGE on Study Abroad; more than 70% of students study abroad at some point, and they have programs for which the cost is exactly the same as the college’s costs (with FA/Merit following the student to the study abroad program).

DU also prides itself on the fact that most of their students have a major and at least one (often more than one) minor—interdisciplinary learning is important to them.

It was freezing the day I visited, so don't have pics of the whole campus--nipped into one of the student run coffee houses for a hot espresso!

Important article by my colleague:

Preying on Your Parental Fear - Magellan College Counseling Your email inbox is probably overflowing like mine…West Elm’s dining table clearance, DSW’s $5 off coupon, Williams-Sonoma’s newest recipe, about fifty more like this daily. You’ve probably also received invitations to webinars where you’ll learn the ‘secret’ to getting your kid into...

SUNSET Magazine's top 10 College Towns--not surprisingly, many of the colleges associated with these beautiful locations are also Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) colleges, making them very affordable!

Best College Towns in the West These college towns get straight A’s for top-notch education and lifestyle beyond campus–places with a covetable food scene, plenty of outdoor offerings, solid real estate value, and above all, great-neighbor potential