Regular Decision Season Starts Before January 1
Key Takeaways A senior looks at the calendar on the first of November. Her Regular Decision deadlines are January 1 and January 15. That’s two months away. I have time. Then ...
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The Passion Myth: You Don’t Need One Thing
Key Takeaways “Everyone says I need a thing. I don’t have a thing.” That’s the version of this problem that shows up most often. A student who runs cross-co...
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Most Students Overestimate Their Extracurriculars and Underestimate Their Jobs
Key Takeaways “I just work weekends at a grocery store. That’s not a real activity.” That sentence gets said by students whose schedules would exhaust most adults...
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Should You Apply Undeclared or Pick a Major?
Key Takeaways A student reaches the “intended major” box on her application. She likes biology. She likes history. She has no idea what she wants to do after college. S...
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Early Action vs. Early Decision: The Difference You Need to Know Before Applying
Keytakeaways College applications already come with enough decisions. Which colleges should you apply to?What should you write your essay about?Which test should you take? An...
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Additional Information Section Is Not Another Essay
Key Takeaways There is always that one section in an application that makes you stop and think, “Do I actually need to write something here?” No. For many students, that ...
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Your Activities List Is Not a Résumé
Key Takeaways A student finishes their activities list in twenty minutes. Debate. Hospital volunteering. Business club. Tutoring. Each one gets a title and a few words. It looks co...
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Being Deferred Isn’t a Rejection — But Most Letters of Continued Interest Read Like One
Key Takeaways The email arrives in December. Not an acceptance. Not a rejection. Deferred. So… is that good or bad? It’s neither, and it’s also not nothing. A def...
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What “Yield Protection” Actually Is (and Whether It’s Real)
Key Takeaways “I had a 1550 and a 4.0. Why did my safety school waitlist me?” That question shows up every spring, and the explanation students reach for is almost alwa...
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The Real Value of a Fee Waiver — and Who Qualifies but Doesn’t Apply
Key Takeaways “We make too much for financial aid, but application fees are still adding up fast.” That sentence gets said by more families than the eligibility numbers...
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