(Megan’s Graduation From Rice University) Last week I shared my experience of selecting a college as a high school senior. You can read the full story here. I realized in the spring of my sophomore year that I wanted to transfer schools. My Second Time Applying To College I began my college search all over [...]
(Megan as a freshman at The George Washington University) Week after week I share with you my knowledge and experience in the field of test preparation and college admissions counseling, but I don’t want you to think I’m infallible. In fact, my personal college experience includes a string of mistakes and some bad college planning [...]
This spring all juniors should take the SAT and ACT at least once, but some students also need to take SAT Subject Tests. Juniors may need Subject Tests, but there may also be some freshman or sophomores who would benefit from taking SAT Subject Tests this spring while all the information from recent AP exams [...]
Some colleges talk about value as a way to justify the high cost of tuition. Here are fifteen schools where EVERY student gets a full-tuition scholarship. Some schools require work, military service, or demonstrated talent and few focus on students with financial need. The possibility of attending school for free and graduating without piles of [...]
Last week we passed the January 15 application deadline. Most high school seniors should have submitted their college applications and now is the time most families wait to hear back from all the colleges on the list. It is also the perfect time to make sure your child has at least one quality backup school [...]
In the past week I’ve met three new students who told me they were no longer involved in extracurricular activities because they had committed all their time to one thing which didn’t work out. “Susan” played competitive softball. She was on the school’s varsity team and a competitive select club team. Last fall an injury [...]
Today I’m answering your college admissions questions. I’d also like to encourage you to ask questions on my Facebook page or via email. Starting in January I’m moving to a new once a week email newsletter format and I will be answering one question a week in additional to a full length article. I’d love [...]
My daughter’s school district uses a 6 point scale for GPA but I noticed many colleges are talking about GPA on a 4 point scale. What do we do and how do admissions offices compare GPAs (weighted to unweighted)? The answer is: It depends, but many admissions offices are going to look more at the [...]
