Tag: Extracurricular Activities

  • College Guidebook Recommendations

    Looking for college information, “insider advice” or assistance with essays and applications?   Check out these popular and well-regarded books:  Fiske College Guide 2009 College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price The Best 368 Colleges (Princeton Review) Colleges That Change…

  • College Admissions: What's Most Important?

    College Admissions officers try to build a diverse and balanced class of motivated, involved, and qualified students with genuine interests, impressive achievements, interesting talents & experiences, good character and real personalities – with the potential to “fit in” and be an asset to the school.   Passion, intellectual curiosity, maturity, leadership, commitment and energy are particularly…