College Applications

Five Tips for Writing a Standout Extracurricular Resume

A lot of students don’t think much about their extracurricular resume – after all, you’re going to enter your activities on the Common App anyway, right? On the contrary, your resume is an essential component of your college application. It provides admissions officers with a snapshot of your interests, skills, and achievements outside of academics. …

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How Universities Are Tracking Your Behavior

Your university is watching you.  Actually, every university you’re interested in is keeping track of the interactions you have with their emails and website. Called behavioral tracking, the schools collect your interactions and add them to your applicant profile – even if you haven’t yet applied. It might start when an email from a university …

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10 Ways to Stay On Track for College App Season: Junior Year Spring Checklist

Well, folks, spring has (almost) sprung, and summer will be here before we know it! And you know what’s just around the corner from summer? That’s right – college application deadlines! Below, I’ve curated a checklist with 10 ways for high school juniors to stay on track for college application season. Copy it into your …

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Five Ways to Demonstrate Interest to Colleges

After researching college after college, you’ve put together a list of universities you’re seriously interested in. But how can you show them that you really care about matriculating to their school?  With applications to highly ranked schools trending upwards, universities want to know that each student is invested before they extend an admissions offer. Through …

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Everything You Need to Know About College Rankings

Each year, I see students make the mistake of choosing which colleges they’ll apply to by referencing a national college ranking list (like U.S. News or Forbes), copy/pasting a few well-recognized names, and calling it a day. While college rankings can be a helpful starting point while exploring options, they tend to exclude or undervalue …

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Everything You Need to Know About College Appeal Letters

There’s nothing more frustrating than being applying to your dream school and getting deferred or waitlisted. Being stuck in limbo can be excruciating, however, there are steps you can take while you wait for the final answer. In this post, we’ll answer all of your burning questions about writing college appeal letters: When should I …

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How to Write Your Summer Program Application Essays

In our last post about extracurriculars and resume-building, Madison talked about finding a summer program that works for you. Now that you’ve figured that out, I’m here to give some pointers on how to write the application essays for whichever program you choose. As in the college application process, these essays are going to show …

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