Happy October Seniors (and your parents if you’re reading!), This is just to check in with a checklist to make sure you're keeping up. ______1. Standardized Test Scores: If you’re sending your test scores, be sure to check on the ...
Hello Seniors and Parents who love them, Happy October! Not only does October mean stressing about getting in early admissions applications, mid terms, and Halloween, it’s also the beginning of Financial Aid Season. In order to receive need-based aid from colleges ...
I’ve been thinking about how to describe filling out the Activities Section of the various apps for a while. In so many ways, it’s more of an art than a science, but I wanted to share my resources with you and ...
As if writing the personal essay for college apps wasn't enough, many colleges also like to see supplemental essays! They're not trying to torture you though, it's more a way for them to get to know you even better, so be ...
Here’s the deal: after reading thousands of essays over the last couple of years, I know you have it in you to write a strong, heartfelt, personal, personal essay. So, I’m sharing with you the exact steps I use with my own students ...
Hi everyone. This post is written by me, AdmissionsMom and McNeilAdmissions, TOGETHER. It’s a subject we both care about. We (your dynamic college-consultant duo) took up pens together to write what we believe is the first collaborative advice post in the ...
This is raw. Written once and not reviewed. Today is my mom’s 81st birthday. She died a little over 6 years ago in 2015, when she was just 74. Way too young. For those of you who don’t know this, my ...
My second favorite part of college admissions after the personal essay is helping create college lists. I love throwing out suggestions for students to explore and then go off on their merry little way and get lost in a world of ...
Last summer, I was in Colorado and getting a shit ton of dms from anxious students about how to create a college list. It’s a daunting task under the best of circumstances, and during a global pandemic, making visiting colleges difficult ...
Confession: I’ve been a lifelong reader and have a kind of, sort of book addiction. I started reading books about parenting when my oldest was in utero and started reading books about college admissions when he was a freshman in high ...
