Category: Seasonal
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Colleges Where Interviews are Required or Strongly Recommended
Some colleges and universities offer interview opportunities to prospective students. Often interview opportunities are limited to students who have submitted applications, which some schools offer them to all prospective students. For those colleges offering interviews, the degree of importance varies by school. Watch for interview opportunities and requirements for the schools on your college list—especially…
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Confirmations, Application Tracking & Status Portals
Submitting your application is just one step in the admissions process. After submitting your application, watch for a confirmation email from the college. Confirmation emails are typically sent within three or four days of submitting your application. ALSO ….. If you are submitting your application via the Common Application (or any other application) confirm that…
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Colleges Offer Online Info Sessions, Virtual Tours and More
Summer is usually a popular time for road trips to visit college. Due to the pandemic, many colleges are offering online information sessions and tours. Many schools are tracking attendance as a measure of engagement with the school. So, it’s a good idea to register and sign in with the same email address that you…
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Ivy Schools Announce Test Optional for Class of 2025
Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, and other Ivy League schools will not require SAT and ACT test scores for applicants in the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. After College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled and postponed multiple test dates amid the coronavirus outbreak, the schools joined numerous others in deciding to no longer require the SAT or…
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What Is a MOOC? AND Why I Recommend Them
MOOC (/muːk/) stands for massive open online courses. A massive open online course is an online aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and assignments, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants.…
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Take Advantage of Hosted Online College Tours and Info Sessions
Spring and summer are popular times for college visits, and since you can’t visit campuses in-person due to the pandemic. So many colleges are bringing the universities to you by offering hosted online tours and information sessions! Importantly, register in advance and attend! Many colleges are gathering data on potential applicant’s engagement with the school,…