Top Tips to Ace Your Graduate School Application
You’re applying to graduate school, investing in yourself and taking the next step in achieving your educational and professional goals. Congratulations. Whether you’re applying for a Master’s Degree, Master’s in Public Health (MPH), Master’s in Public Policy (MPP), Master’s in […]
Maximize your Impact with Supplemental Essays
Banging on conga drums at an assisted living center, launching a cooking class on a military base, pushing through sweaty weight-lifting, and studying marine science in the shallow depths of a nearby swamp. No, these are not the activities that […]
Character Counts in College Admissions
We urge all high school students to pay attention to the controversy rocking the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a real-life lesson: what happens in high school does not stay in high school. Regardless […]
Navigating Naviance
You’ve researched colleges, visited campuses, and fallen in love with your dream school. Now comes the anxiety – “What are my chances?” you ask yourself. If your high school uses Naviance, the popular college admissions software, you’re one of millions […]
How To Stop Procrastinating
The school year has begun and if there’s one topic we urge every student to address head on, it’s PROCRASTINATION. In the many years we have worked with high school students we have yet to see a new piece of […]
Spelling Mistakes: Deadly On College Applications
Spelling mistakes on your college application can be the kiss of death, even for the highest echelon of college applicants. Although you might think your spell check function will catch all your mistakes, you can never trust that it will […]
Our Admissions Counselors’ Favorite Summer Reads
We are in high gear preparing for Application Boot Camp 2018 (just one week away!) but there’s always time for a good book. Back in January we suggested various books for the budding scientist, the promising doctor, the history buff, […]
Top Tips for Strong Essay Writing: The Introduction
The novelist and playwright A. B. Yehoshua once noted, “The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.” Over the years, many of our students have found this to be true. Whether you’re writing a college […]
2018-2019 Supplemental Essay Prompts: Essay List Early Release
Some top colleges have released their 2018-2019 supplemental essay questions early and we’re happy they did! As our students can attest, the best time to write college application essays is the summer before senior year, which is why we have […]
Top Five Things Ivy Admissions Officers Look for When Reading College Applications
With the academic year coming to a close, high school seniors head to graduation with a spring in their step and sporting swag from colleges and universities across the country. Juniors starting their summer breaks have many things on their […]
