Many students receive unsolicited marketing materials from top universities. Often these mailings include a personalized letter congratulating the student on strong PSAT scores and encouraging the recipient to apply for admission. It isn’t unusual for students (and their parents) to interpret this correspondence as an indication of strong odds of admission. While some students [...]
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Khan Academy Offers Free SAT Prep and Homework Help
March 31, 2011
Looking to boost your SAT score, or to understand some aspect of physics that your teacher never properly explained? Check out the Khan Academy. Its mission is to provide a world class education, for free, to anyone, anywhere. The Academy was founded by MIT graduate Salman Khan who has recorded thousands of videos on math, [...]
Facebook Warning: Admissions Officers Check Out Students
March 1, 2011
College-bound students, beware: College college admissions officers may be looking you up on Facebook. Make sure what they see is suitable for viewing! According to a Kaplan survey of college admissions officers, more than 80 percent of the nearly 400 college admissions officers surveyed use social media in the admissions process, primarily to recruit prospective [...]
Matching Career Options with Personality and Interests
February 11, 2011
Many high school students (and older people too) are interested in learning about careers that fit with their personality type, interests, strengths & weaknesses and likes & dislikes. here are a number of self-assessment tools to help you. Some of these resources also provide a list of suggested college majors and careers that are compatible [...]
Resource Recommendations for Juniors and Sophomores
January 24, 2011
As a college consultant, I am frequently asked about college guidebooks and SAT / ACT prep.
Inside the Admissions Office
January 11, 2011
This entertaining tongue-in-cheek video, How Centre College Evaluates Your Application, offers good insight into what happens behind the scenes in a college admissions office. Fast Tube by Casper
Favorite College & Scholarship Guides and Test Prep Books
December 16, 2010
Whether you’re researching colleges and universities, preparing for the ACT or SAT, searching for scholarships, or trying to demystify the college admissions process, there are numerous guide books to help meet your needs. Given the large number of resources to choose from, parents and students often ask for a few suggestions. As an independent college [...]
Don’t Stalk the Admissions Officer
October 27, 2010
The Choice, a New York Times blog, reviewed two recently published college admissions books — Don’t Stalk the Admissions Officer: How to Survive the College Admissions Process without Losing Your Mind, for students, and I’m Going to College—Not You!: Surviving the College Search with Your Child for parents.
The Early Decision Advantage
September 29, 2010
How much of a better chance does a student have by applying early decision? “Usually a lot better.”
Great Values in Public Education
September 27, 2010
Fiske’s most recent book, Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College, 4E features a “Budget Ivy ” list. The author believes that these public universities combine superb academic programs with low cost.
About Lynn Lubell
Lynn Radlauer Lubell is the Publisher of InLikeMe.com, an internationally renowned website for college-bound students, parents and guidance counselors, and the Founder of Admission by Design, an educational consultancy.
A graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School, Lynn completed the IECA's Principles and Practices Institute for Educational Consultants and has broad expertise in college admission strategy and planning.
Lynn served on the MIT Educational Council for ten years interviewing hundreds of undergraduate applicants.
Based in Boca Raton, Florida, Admission by Design, consults with students and families in South Florida and beyond.