Using Baseball to Get Into College: The College Application Essay
When people think of using baseball to get into college, they’re usually thinking about a coach offering a full-ride scholarship to play on the team. For those who still hold such delusions, time for a...
View Article15 Things Parents of High School Freshmen Must Know NOW About Preparing for...
As the parents of college freshmen drove home from dropping their kids off at college, many had to be thinking about how they’ll do things differently next time knowing what they know now. Many were...
View Article653 Colleges with No Application Fees for 2022
I’ve updated the list of colleges with no application fees based on the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and information from the Common Application. The IPEDS data is the fee...
View Article126 Hardest Colleges to Get Into
(See the list for 2022 at the end of the post.) What are the hardest colleges to get into? Anyone going through the college admissions process can’t help but ask the question at least once. It’s a lot...
View ArticleHarvard Scholarships: No Such Thing
By no such thing as Harvard Scholarships, I mean no such thing as Harvard Merit Scholarships. So if you’re thinking you’ll be able to pay for Harvard based on your kid’s academic qualifications (after...
View ArticleFAQ: Can I go to college with less than a 3.0 GPA?
(Skip to the end to see the list of 248 colleges that take a 3.0 GPA or less.) You can go to a four-year college with less than a 3.0 GPA. There are a number of colleges that are open admissions...
View ArticleThe Truth About Rejection by Elite Colleges
I think that the greatest unacknowledged truth in college admissions is that if you’re good enough to get into an Ivy League school then you are good enough to handle being rejected by them. What am I...
View Article3 Hooks in College Admissions
Trying to figure out your “hook” for college admissions? In general, a college hook refers to the element of your college application that makes you stand out from the crowd. It’s what will make the...
View ArticleWhy YOU Should Care About College Graduation Rates
When high school students start looking for colleges to apply to, they rarely consider college graduation rates. Even with the sky-rocketing costs of college, most families still don’t consider...
View ArticleWhat Happens to People Who Go To Colleges No One Has Ever Heard Of?
I think that there are a lot of families out there that would like to drop out of the race to get into the most prestigious college possible. They know that there are good reasons to look elsewhere....
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