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- Change in Financial Aid Policy at Cornell and Dartmouth
- Guide to BS/MD Programs
- How Many BS/MD Applications is Too Many?
- BS/MD Program List
- How Many BS/MD Programs Should You Apply To?
- US News Best Colleges 2011
- Is It Too Late for Help with Admissions to BS/MD Programs?
- Forbes-America’s Best Colleges 2010
- Successful College Application Resumes
- New Testing Requirements at Highly Competitive Colleges
- Interview on How To Find the Best College
- College Application Resume
- Common Application 2010-2011
- Premium College Admissions Counseling
- Confidentiality in College Admissions Consulting
- Maintaining “Voice” in the College Application Essay
- How College Application Counseling Can Help
- American University Goes Test Optional
- What Are My Chances?
- Check Out the College Library
- College Admissions Statistics-Admitted vs Enrolled
- Colgate University
- College Essays and Plagiarism
- Poll Confirms People Don’t Understand Financial Aid
- What Does it Mean When a College Says They Really Really Want You?
- Colorado College Changes Their Testing Requirements
- What Colleges Don’t Want You to Know About Financial Aid
- Syracuse University
- What is a Trimester College Calendar
- Hamilton College
- Book Review-”Getting In” by Karen Stabiner
- College Admissions Help in 8th Grade
- Common Application 2010-2011
- Test Prep Score Increase Claims Eliminated
- Union College
- New Test Optional Colleges
- Skidmore College
- Colleges Still Accepting Applications 2010
- Renssalaer Polytechnic University
- Why I Visit Colleges
- Guaranteed Admission to Ivy League
- College Essays From the Heart
- Leadership and College Admissions
- Colleges with Strong Financial Aid
- Getting the Most Money for College
- What Do You Fear About College Admissions?
- Choosing, and Paying, for College
- Ivy League Acceptance Rates 2010
- College May be Cheaper Than You Think
- Ursinus College Goes Test Optional
- How Many BS/MD Programs Are There?
- Finding a college late in the season
- Community Colleges and Articulation Agreements
- Is it Fair to Get College Counseling?
- Medical School Essays for BS/MD Applicants
- College Essays for BS/MD Applicants
- Hamilton College Goes Need Blind for Admissions
- 6 Steps to Make Yourself the Best BS/MD Candidate
- The Limitations of High School Counselors for College Admissions
- Book Review-Life’s Little College Admissions Insights
- Videos for College Admissions
- Is Average Class Size Important to Consider for College Admissions
- How to Start the College Admissions Process
- What to Do on a College Visit
- Planning a College Visit
- What Does a College Admissions Counselor Do?
- Best Activities for a Gap Year from College
- How Does a Gap Year Work?
- New Website for International Students
- Should You Consider a Gap Year?
- The 3 Best College Search Sites
- How to Avoid College Transfers
- Summer Activities for BS/MD Applicants
- What Are Good Summer Activities For College Admissions?
- Brief Primer on Choosing a Private College Counselor?
- 100 Best Value Colleges-2010
- Finding a College When You Do Don’t Know What You Want to Do With Your Life.
- Don’t Let This Happen to You.
- Kiplinger’s Best Values in Public Colleges, 2009-2010
- What do Colleges Think About High SAT Scores and Low Grades?
- Why Liberal Arts Colleges Are Important.
- Do You Know What Your GPA Is?
- How Many College Applications Should You Submit?
- Finding the Best College: Planning Your Classes
- College Admissions Counseling Podcast
- Does a College Have Spirit or Bad Manners?
- What is More Important-Grades or Courses?
- Deferred? Improve your chance of acceptance.
- Student Debt at For Profit Colleges
- Mom’s Start Your Education and Career With These 3 Simple Tips
- Does Every Student Need to Volunteer?
- Selective College Admissions Powerpoint
- Inside the Admissions Office
- What is the Best Volunteer Activity?
- How Important are the SAT and ACT for College Admissions?
- How to Find Test Optional Colleges
- Why 2 Year Colleges May Not Be the Best Option
- New Website Provides Detailed Information to Find the Right College
- 100 Best Values in Private Colleges
- Insider’s Guide to Financial Aid
- College Sports and Academics
- “How Are Your Applications Coming?” Edition
- Do Elite Colleges Provide an Advantage?
- How Hard is it to Get Into College?
- Recalculating GPA at Michigan
- How Common is Using a College Consultant?
- Admissions Advantage Out of State
- Why I Like Early Action
- Is Early Decision Right For You?
- BS/MD Programs for College Students
- BS/MD Programs for International Students
- Additional Test Optional Colleges
- New Cool Colleges
- Carnival of College Admissions
- College Graduation Rates
- Full Time Professors and US News
- College Admissions Questions
- 10 Things College Admissions Tests Don’t Do
- Harvard Endowment Losses
- Carnival of College Admissions Back to School Edition
- The Well Rounded Student
- Washington Monthly College Rankings 2009
- Private Loans for College
- New College Collaboration
- “Cool” Colleges
- US News 2010 College Rankings
- The Problem with College Rankings
- US News and Peer Assessment
- Another College Ranking System
- Agnes Scott College Goes Test Optional
- The Best Extracurricular Activities
- BS/DO Programs
- The Costs of Playing College Sports
- Forbes College Rankings 2009
- Do You Need to Submit SAT and ACT?
- Financial Aid and Free Advice
- Finding the Right College Admissions Counselor
- 10 Reasons an Ivy League Degree is Overrated
- 12 Questions to Ask an Educational Consultant
- Princeton Review Best 371 Colleges-2010 Edition
- Professional Help Choosing a College
- Carnival of College Admissions: 32 Flavors
- Help Choosing a College
- Assumption College Goes Test Optional
- BS/MD Programs and Financial Aid
- Interviews for BS/MD Programs
- Applying to BS/MD Programs
- BS/MD Admission Requirements
- BA/MD or BS/MD?
- BA/DDS Degree Programs
- Advice on Writing the College Essay
- Admissions to Combined BS/MD Programs
- More Questions on US News Rankings
- World’s Best Colleges and Universities
- BS/MD Combined Programs
- Why You Should Love Your Safety School
- How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?
- How Much to Work During College?
- How Do Colleges Use the SAT for Admissions?
- More College Ranking Manipulation
- Bryn Mawr Adopts New Testing Policy
- Manipulating College Rankings
- Best and Worst College Graduation Rates
- Which Colleges Require SAT Subject Tests?
- Loyola College Maryland Goes Test Optional
- Unclaimed Scholarship Myth
- When Should You Start Looking at Colleges?
- What Will College Cost Me?
- Does Paid Test Prep Help?
- Admission to Your Local College
- No Pre-SAT
- Community College-A More Expensive Option?
- Carnival of College Admissions
- Community Service and College Admissions
- Free Speech on the College Campus
- Senioritis
- College Presidents Write College Essays
- College Still Accepting Applications 2009
- Best Deals on Private Student Loans
- Paying for College with Private Loans
- What Do Undergraduate Business Schools Look for in an Applicant?
- Early College Planning-Paying for College
- Colleges and the Online You
- Early College Planning-College Visits
- Figuring Out College Financing
- Early College Planning-Get a Job
- Early College Planning-Extra Curricular Activities
- NYU Revises Test Requirements
- More Questions on the SAT
- What is a Good ACT Score?
- Early College Planning-Testing
- Early College Planning for Freshman and Sophomores
- Colby College Testing Options
- Community College and the Transfer Student
- Understanding Financial Aid Awards
- Financial Aid Negotiations
- Revoked College Admissions
- Working During College
- True College Admission Rates
- College admissions’ wrenching ins and outs
- Selective Colleges Increasing Enrollment
- The Dreaded College Wait List
- Fairfield University Goes Test Optional
- Back from College Visits
- Demonstrated Interest in College Admissions
- Spring National Colleges Fairs
- Sewanee Goes Test Optional
- “Guide to College Visits”-A Book Review
- College Applications Up…and Down
- Tips for the best college visit
- Are College Visits Necessary?
- Student Rights in the College Admissions Process
- Harvard Loan Deal for International Graduate Students
- FAFSA Tips
- Suggestions for College Admissions Posts
- Juniors-Time to Start Serious College Planning
- Writing a Great SAT Essay
- Inexperienced Guidance Counselors and the College Search
- Public Colleges Recruiting Out of State Students
- Book Giveaway-Paying for College Without Going Broke
- Colleges Common Data Set
- University of California Eliminates Use of SAT Subject Test
- Middlebury Adjusting Financial Aid
- Playing College Sports-The Basics
- Free Resources to Find the Best College
- What Will Your College Cost You?
- Paying for College Without Going Broke, a Review
- Student Retention at Colleges
- Yale rejects score choice
- University of California Cutting Enrollment
- The Basics for Writing College Application Essays: An E-book Review
- Kiplinger’s Best Values in Colleges and Universities
- College Application Tool-CollegeZapps
- Secrets of Winning Admission to a Top Public University
- Princeton Review’s 100 Best Value Colleges 2009
- Best Colleges for Financial Aid
- “How to Win a Sports Scholarship” Review
- College Admissions Book Reviews
- SAT Score Choice-An Option You Can’t Use?
- Happy Holidays
- Fake College Facebook Pages
- Free Webinar on Making the Most of a National College Fair
- College Admissions from the Insiders
- Rice Improves Financial Aid. Again.
- The Virtual College Interview
- Basics of Borrowing for College Webinar
- A Great Way to Save on the Cost of College.
- Cheaper Options for College
- College Transfer Admissions Mistakes
- Prepare for the College Interview
- Are You Majoring in the Minors?
- Beware This SAT Test Taking “Trick”
- What is a Good SAT Score?
- Early Decision Applications Up at Many Colleges
- Why Hiring a College Admissions Counselor in Difficult Economic Times Makes Sense
- Cornell University Increases Financial Aid
- Best Values in Public Colleges
- How Long Does it Take to Graduate from College?
- Financial Aid Up at Colleges
- How to Prepare for the SAT or ACT
- The Best Time to Take the SAT or ACT
- 100 Free College Rides
- Paying for college in difficult financial times
- World wide college rankings
- Large universities and learning communities
- Colleges that superscore the ACT
- Vanderbilt University eliminates loans
- 2008 State of College Admission
- Colleges should move away from SAT and ACT
- College admissions scams
- College admissions and facebook
- Controlling college debt
- Relying on friends for help in selecting a college
- Considering a college’s environment
- Help for students with learning disabilities
- “Special admits” and college admissions
- College Survival Guide
- More problems for the SAT
- How extracurricular activities are important in college
- U.S. News college rankings drop in participation
- US News 2009 College Rankings
- Forbes college rankings. Can it get any more absurd?
- 8th graders taking a pre-PSAT?
- New research on legacy admissions in college
- Starting the college search
- Princeton Review College Rankings
- Seniors-Start your college applications
- Choosing a college without knowing your major
- Albright College goes test optional
- Misleading financial aid statistics
- Harvard suggestions to avoid burnout
- Getting to the Quad-A review
- When is a grant not always a grant?
- New SAT-ACT concordance tables
- U.S. News new features for 2009 college rankings
- Avoiding problems with student loans
- College use 529 plans to reduce college costs
- SAT score choice. Is it back?
- New SAT no better at predicting college success
- Student blogs on the college admissions process
- News on college loan availability
- Yale to increase enrollment by 15%
- Hidden problems with transferring from a 2 year college
- Studying for ACT may not help
- Wake Forest goes test optional
- Do you need to take both the SAT and ACT?
- Smith College goes test optional
- How “Green” is that campus
- When should you start thinking about college admissions?
- Colleges that still have space
- Updates on wait lists.
- What will that selective college cost me?
- The finer points of college financing
- SAT writing section better predictor of college grades than old SAT
- University of Vermont improves financial aid for some instate students
- Want more college admissions information?
- More waitlist updates
- Legacy admissions. The best way to gain admissions to selective colleges?
- Amherst extends need blind admission to international students
- Oberlin to eliminate loans for students receiving Pell grants
- Wait list numbers increasing at many colleges
- How high can standardized test scores go?
- Athletic scholarships aren’t always as good as people think
- Lafayette College to improve financial aid
- Claremont McKenna to eliminate loans
- Lehigh University initiative to increase financial aid
- Vassar eliminates loans for families with less than $60,000
- Columbia University announces new financial aid policy
- MIT announces new aid policy
- Carleton College announces new scholarship program
- Where should parents go to get information about college financial aid?
- More support for an education at a women’s college
- Undergraduate business school rankings
- Harvard lowering academic standards for athletes
- Brown University announces new financial aid policy
- Stanford announces new financial aid policy
- Washington University in St. Louis new financial aid policy
- A new type of gap year.
- Make sure the college essay is really from you
- Financial Aid Counselors who don’t know financial aid
- Gap Year becoming more popular option
- Wellesley College joins other colleges with new financial aid policies
- Summer pre-college programs not necessary to selective colleges
- Northwestern University adjusts their aid policy
- Cornell University decrease loan obligations
- Latest college endowment figures are available
- Colby College to replace loans with grants
- Dartmouth joins list of colleges that replace loans with grants
- Bowdoin College eliminates loans
- Order of colleges on the FAFSA
- Common Application submissions up 40%
- Colleges are seeing record number of applications- Again.
- Trying too hard in college admissions
- Another approach to college financial aid
- Yale’s new financial aid policy
- The need for college counselors to help high school students
- Time to get the FAFSA filed
- Juniors-Time to start the college admissions process
- Tufts University Eliminates Loans for Lower Income Students
- Haverford College to eliminate loans from financial aid packages
- University of Pennsylvania to eliminate loans
- Swarthmore and Pomona eliminate loans
- Cal Tech to eliminate loans for some students
- Harvard announces new financial aid help for middle and upper middle income students
- Another college decreases loan obligations
- Is there a move to using ACT composite scores?
- Another reason why private college admissions counseling helps many students
- Updated college scholarship site available
- College financial aid rules changed to help wealthy
- More public colleges starting to use a holistic approach to admissions
- Applications are up at colleges with early action admissions
- Former College Admissions Dean talks about getting into a selective college
- Wesleyan University replaces loans with grants for neediest students
- Williams College to eliminate loans
- Selective college admissions video
- Where does college food come from?
- Is college too expensive or do people just not understand how to pay for college?
- More information on college loans may soon be available
- Are college courses in high school a good thing?
- Thank you notes in college admissions
- Class as the new affirmative action in college admissions
- Are men the new minority in college applications?
- Increased financial aid available from the federal government
- Student debt for colleges around the country
- New PSAT prep website
- Yet another new college search site
- New way to find the right college
- Stanford considers expanding undergraduate classes
- New Help for College Financial Aid
- Hidden fees in college costs
- Yale considers plan to expand undergraduate classes
- Collegeboard and test company to pay $2.85 million for errors in test scoring
- More insight into the college admissions process from a college admissions dean
- Want to get into a good college? Screw up your application.
- College ratings and the middle range of test scores
- Helpful hints on writing the SAT essay
- US News Rankings of Best Colleges
- Study abroad programs continued
- Do you need a summer academic program before applying to college?
- Some colleges are being compensated for their students use of study abroad programs
- Taking a year off from college
- College Admissions Counseling for $200,000?
- It’s college application time already?
- More test optional colleges
- SAT or ACT: Which college admissions test to take?
- Amherst College eliminates loans
- What colleges require SAT subject tests?
- College rankings explained and compared
- Research universities gearing up for future science research
- Is a prestigious college necessary for a good job?
- The future of college admissions?
- Going too far to get good college recommendations
- More trouble for US News college rankings?
- Competition for the Common App
- Colleges revoking acceptances based on poor senior year grades
- Grades, not test scores, important for predicting performance in college
- NCAA self studies provide potentially valuable information for prospective students
- Inside Carleton College Admissions
- Harvard rejects who are not failures
- Dartmouth College considers change in trustee election
- Vassar goes to need blind admissions
- Getting into college without help. Is this a good thing?
- Who are you online?
- College summer school
- Are women discriminated against in college athletics?
- Another test optional college
- Do we need women’s colleges?
- The Parent’s Guide To College Admissions Stress
- What is a "top" college
- Freedom of Press or Bad Journalism
- Home schooling and selective colleges
- Harvard should be as great at teaching as Amherst
- Selective science college goes test optional
- What to look for in a study abroad program.
- Still looking at where to go to college next year?
- More on financial aid
- Is it really harder to get into top colleges?
- Evaluating financial aid letters
- The Future of College Admissions
- Financial Aid at Top Colleges
- College Student Blogs
- Campus Safety
- Behind the scenes look at financial aid
- On a wait list? Here are some options.
- Are Elite Colleges Open to Everyone?
- Beware lying on your application
- Estimating your FAFSA result just became easier
- You’re admitted; just not right now
- Being denied admission isn’t the end of the world
- Financial aid made even more confusing
- Record number of students apply to some colleges
- Free SAT and ACT testing offered by Princeton Review
- Juniors should be starting the college search process
- Behind the scenes look at UCLA admissions
- More questions on SAT Writing section validity
- Behind the doors of a financial aid office
- Yale only Ivy League school to still do evaluative on campus interviews
- Kiplinger Best Value in Private Colleges
- Value of Legacy Admissions
- MIT admissions decisions
- Welcome to our new blog