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10/16/2017

Too funny. I’m sure it’s happening somewhere right now. That helicopter mom can’t help herself!

You’ve made sure your teen has gotten the grades, the extracurriculars, and the required number of community service hours. All that stands in the ...

09/12/2017

Ranking season by USNWR. Don't be fooled by their flawed results. Sorry in advance for the rant.
22.5% - basically what they think of their buddies
"The academic peer assessment survey allows top academics – presidents, provosts and deans of admissions – to account for intangibles at peer institutions, such as faculty dedication to teaching"
12.5% - how selective they are, or how they cranked up the marketing machine for more applications and then denied them. It makes them "elite".

09/03/2017

Great article about financial aid. Knowing your family's EFC is key. Looking for "need-based" aid is a different strategy than looking for "merit" aid. Maybe it is a mix of both. Spending time looking for outside scholarship $$ represents only 10%. If you are going to play the "game", know the rules.

To shrink the cost of college, you need to know about the main sources of free money for college.

08/02/2017

The application season begins.

The 2017-2018 Common App is now available! 🎉 Check out what you can expect this year: http://buff.ly/2ujP5EH

08/02/2017

Great advice.

Teacher’s NotebookHow to Conquer the Admissions EssaySHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2hnhF6CShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelEstela Laureano, at a Long Island Writing Project workshop, honing her college...

07/14/2017

Yikes.

University of California regents debate whether to allow all campuses to use letters of recommendation, which critics say hurt disadvantaged students.

06/29/2017

It's almost that time of year.

Need to know what to expect from the Common App in the coming year? This recorded webinar has all the info you need: http://buff.ly/2tlT46L

06/27/2017

This is one of my favorite stories. Girls can be successful in math. Go STEM!!

06/07/2017

Interesting perspective.

Janet and her husband are on the fence about their daughter's plan to major in music in college. Is that a foolhardy choice?

01/29/2016

Great news. Same prompts.

The Common Application has announced that the 2016-2017 personal statement essay prompts will be the same as the 2015-2016 prompts.

08/27/2015

Essay season is well under way and many students looking to apply to the UC's get "stuck" on the essay prompts. One recurring theme I hear from admission officers is that students do not fully answer the prompts. They do a great job of writing about "the world they come from" but stay in the past. This NACAC post by Rebecca Joseph explains a great approach - rephrase the prompt! What drop of water are you adding?

https://www.wacac.org/your-drop-in-the-water-showing-up-in-uc-personal-statement-one/

I have spent the past month giving presentations on writing powerful college application essays and reading first drafts of students’ UC personal statements. Regardless of where I’ve gone, I’ve seen a troubling pattern in interpreting and writing UC Essay Prompt 1, which reads: For Freshmen PROMPT #…

08/09/2015

Are your kids gritty?
"Failure is a necessary and critical part of our children's development"

We've taught our kids to fear failure, and in doing so, we've blocked the surest and clearest path to their success