Admissions

What 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…

5 months ago

Why 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…

5 months ago

3 Hooks in College Admissions

Trying to figure out your “hook” for college admissions? In general, a college hook refers to the element of your…

5 months ago

The 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…

6 months ago

FAQ: 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…

7 months ago

Harvard 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…

7 months ago

126 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…

10 months ago

653 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…

11 months ago

15 Things Parents of High School Freshmen Must Know NOW About Preparing for College!

As the parents of college freshmen drove home from dropping their kids off at college, many had to be thinking…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago