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December 22, 2022
7 Essential Email Management Tips for College Applicants

7 Essential Email Management Tips for College Applicants

Reading time: 6 mins.Updated: Jan. 30, 2024 As a high school student, have you become overwhelmed by the constant influx of emails from colleges? It probably […]
December 10, 2022
13 Tips for Dealing With Stress During Finals Week

13 Tips for Dealing With Stress During Finals Week

Ready or not, it's that time of year again. Finals season is upon us, and many high school and college students are feeling stressed and anxious.  […]
August 8, 2022
Tips for completing the college application

Tips for Completing the College Application

As we launch into (or continue) college application and essay writing season, I know you may have questions galore about how to fill out the college […]
June 19, 2022
College Application Advice From Former Admission Officers

College Application Advice From Former Admission Officers 

The college admission process is more than a little mysterious. We all know that it happens, but we don't always really know how or why it […]
June 9, 2022
10 Steps to Brainstorm Admission Essay Topics

10 Steps to Brainstorm Admission Essay Topics

There are infinite ways to brainstorm admission essay topics. But each strategy isn’t created equal — what works for one person may not work for another. […]
April 30, 2022
Tips and Strategies for Writing an Effective Persuasive Essay for the TSI Test

Writing the TSI Essay: Strategies for Success

Writing a persuasive essay isn’t difficult, but writing an effective one does require thought and strategy. And when there’s some pressure to write that essay, like […]
April 25, 2022
6 Tips for Navigating College Admissions — From the Class of 2021

Navigating College Admissions: 6 Tips

Amelia Byrd is a first-year advertising student at the University of Miami. She shares what she learned from applying to college and offers 6 pieces of […]
April 25, 2022
Answering Students' Top College Admission Essay Questions

The Admission Essay: Top Questions, Answered

Updated: April 18, 2023 The college admissions process can be overwhelming even under the best of circumstances. Chances are, you’ve got questions about your admission essays. […]
January 15, 2022
12 Tips From Parents to Ease the College Admissions Process

12 College Admission Tips From Parents

Hindsight may be 20/20 (or is it 2021?), but it isn't all for naught. Others can learn from what we did (or didn’t do). I asked […]
December 13, 2021
How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest for Your College Applications

Steps for Writing a Letter of Continued Interest

Reading time: 8 mins. You worked on your application for months: perfecting your essays, crafting your activities list, and getting stellar letters of recommendation. Then, you […]
November 10, 2021
Should I Hire Someone to Review My College Admission Essay?

Should I Hire a College Essay Reviewer?

In a college admissions-focused Facebook group I’m in, a parent recently asked if it’s necessary to hire a college essay reviewer to go over all your […]
June 11, 2021
Get Started With Writing Your Admission Essay

Get Started With Writing Your Admission Essay

Admissions counselors want (and need) to get to know you better — and that means learning about more than just your grades, transcripts, activities, and test scores. By […]
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