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How to Create Your Own College Ranking List 1

How to Create Your Own College Ranking List

When selecting colleges to apply to, it is essential to remember that national college ranking lists can only tell you so much. The fact is that you don’t always know the ranking criteria and whether it is based on things that apply to your education needs. Therefore, if you want to create your own college

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Maximizing Opportunities with a Balanced College List

In order to balance your college list, you want a healthy mix of Reach, Target, and Likely schools. Let’s discuss what those terms mean and why you want to balance your college applications among these three types of schools. Reach – A school in this category is going to usually admit students with a stronger

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Why You Need to Check a College’s Testing Policy Before Applying 1

Why You Need to Check a College’s Testing Policy Before Applying

Standardized tests used to be the norm regardless of which school you wanted to apply to, but there are a number of schools that are currently test optional (you don’t have to include your scores on your application, but if you do, they will be taken into consideration) or test blind (the school will not

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Test Vs. Test Optional Vs. Test Blind Colleges

Standardized testing was once at the heart of a student profile when it came to college applications. Now, things have changed a little, and only partially due to the issues that arose trying to get testing done safely during the pandemic. Of course, with the new updates to some standardized tests, things may change again,

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SAT Exam Changes – What You Need to Know 1

SAT Exam Changes – What You Need to Know

Standardized tests are not going anywhere anytime soon. While the pandemic threatened the test for a time, the fact is that the College Board is not even going through with plans to let students take the test at home. So yes, you are still going to have to go to a testing site. However, there

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Exploring Career Options to Help Select Your College Major 1

Exploring Career Options to Help Select Your College Major

Before you can decide what you want your college major to be, it is essential to have an idea of the career you hope to embark on after school. This will allow you to know which field of study will be the most beneficial for your resume. Here are a few tips to guide you

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