5 Things College Applicants Can Do to Stand Out – in a Good Way

11/17/2016
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(US News) By Katherine Hobson An academic passion, initiative and a proven interest in a college are key to getting your foot in the door – and they’re only some of the attributes admissions officers are looking for in their ever more competitive applicant pools. Sixty-four percent of colleges and universities surveyed by the National Association for […]

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The PSAT. If you answer “yes” to No. 8, expect an avalanche of college mail

10/19/2016
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(The Washington Post)   By Nick Anderson — Brimming with promise and praise, the brochures of idyllic campus scenery and tantalizing letters of interest from admission deans pour into high school students’ mailboxes starting as early as their sophomore year. The messages on the outside of the envelopes, from subtle to insistent, aim to stoke […]

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