Rethinking College Admissions

The New York Times reports that over recent years there’s been a steady escalation of concern about the admissions process at the most revered, selective American colleges. And little by little, those colleges have made tweaks. But I get the thrilling sense that something bigger is about to give. The best evidence is a report […]

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Applicants Need to Know a College’s Priorities

  As reported by Forbes —a recent Case Studies Program for seven Tampa Bay independent schools hosted by Berkeley Preparatory School , required Juniors and their parents to read and consider three applicants to fictional “Prestigious University.” I posted about a similar exercise last fall with Does Your Application Have Coherence and Congruence?, but the takeaway this time was different and also […]

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How is a personal college advisor different from a high school counselor?

by Shane Bybee, Founder,  Bybee College Prep It’s not uncommon to hear parents ask why high school counselors aren’t able to do some of the things that a private college advisor or a college admissions coach does. While it might seem like a natural extension of their responsibilities, it actually isn’t. High school counselors are […]

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