Tag: Admission Blogs
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Résumés continue to add value in the college admissions process
Many high school students wonder if it’s worth the time and energy to create a resume for college admissions and scholarship applications. For many students, the answer is yes! Resumes can be helpful for strong teacher and counselor recommendations, college admission interviews, and scholarship applications. Also, many colleges will accept resumes as part of the…
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Common Application Update & Reminders
The Common Application released these statistics (as of December 15, 2011) along with 2010* comparisons: Individuals Applicants 411,799 (+19%) Submissions Applications 1,372,017 (+20%) School Reports 976,745 (+58%) Teacher Evaluations 1,640,864 (+57%) *compared to 12.15.10 REMINDERS: School Forms Delivery If you intend to submit school forms online this year, remember that a college will not be…
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From Hogwarts to Brown
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson have played Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, in the entire Harry Potter film series, based on the books by J. K. Rowling. Of the three, only Radcliffe had previously acted in a film. The three Harry Potter stars have varied educational backgrounds. One attended an Ivy…
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Don’t Stalk the Admissions Officer
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. “Don’t Stalk the Admissions Officer” by Risa…
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Big State Universities Favored by Corporate Recruiters
Companies prefer to recruit new hires at big state universities – not at the prestigious Ivy League, according to a new survey by the Wall Street Journal. As reported in the WSJ, “State universities have become the favorite of companies recruiting new hires because their big student populations and focus on teaching practical skills gives…
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New College Rankings from U.S. News and Forbes
U.S. News Best Colleges 2011 and Forbes America’s Best Colleges 2010 have dominated the college admissions headlines recently. Not surprisingly, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale grabbed the U.S. New top three spots in the national university rankings followed by Columbia, Stanford, Penn, Caltech and MIT. Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Middlebury and Wellesley took top honors for liberal…
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Admissions Hook – Community Service Project
Looking for inspiration to help find a worthwhile community service project that is right for you? Check out the impressive community service achievements of some of the 2010 AXA Achievement Scholarship Winners. AXA, in association with U.S. News & World Report, awarded winning students, known as AXA Achievers, $670,000 in college scholarships. Their projects and…
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Gender Gap at U.S. Colleges & Universities
Women have represented about 57 percent of American college students since 2000 according to the American Council on Education. At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the student body that is nearly 60 percent female. According to an article in The New York Times, the gender imbalance is also pronounced at some private colleges,…
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College Admission Etiquette
Mom’s advice about good manners can help you get accepted to college. No joke! Thank you notes (and emails) are effective ways to convey your appreciation and reinforce your interest. Many colleges track applicants’ communications with admissions representatives, and may use that information as an indication of your interest in attending. “Yield” – the percentage…
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College Blogs Offer Admission Advice & More
You can read students’ perspectives about dozens of colleges – including MIT, Amherst, Bates, Carleton, Colby, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Oberlin, Vassar, Wellesley and and Yale — by checking out student blogs on the schools’ web sites. Student blogs are a valuable tool for prospective applicants seeking “behind-the-scenes” information about admission and student life. Many high…