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The Dos and Don’ts of Finding the Perfect Summer College Program

Let’s be honest: students are always thinking about summer, even in the deepest part of the winter. This is convenient because now is the best time to sign up for a summer college program that can help give your student profile a much-needed boost! But which one will help you the most? Here are a …

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Is Your Ideal School Just a College Summer Program Away from Reality?

Sometimes, just one seemingly insignificant element can be the difference between getting into one of your reach schools or settling for one of your match colleges. More college admissions officers are looking at the way that students spend the months in between school years, and that can mean things like a summer job or volunteer …

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Using LinkedIn to Create an Online Presence for Your Student Profile

LinkedIn isn’t just about trying to find a job. It can also help you to create an online presence that gets noticed by admissions officers. How can you use LinkedIn properly so that you can put social media to work for your education journey? Here are a few tips: Keep the profile picture professional – …

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How to Make Your Student Profile Uniquely Yours

College admissions officers have to pour over thousands of applications in order to select those who will fill the remaining spots for the next school year. How can you show your real self in your student profile and display your unique personality? Here are a few tips: Do some volunteer work – Volunteer work shows …

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Categorizing Sought After Summer Programs

High school students who want to add a summer program to their profile and get a jump start on college at the same time can benefit from applying for summer programs. But deciding which one is best for you may be a challenge. That’s why it is best to take a categorical approach. For example, …

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What Are the Benefits of Taking a Summer Program from a College?

High school students have the opportunity to enroll in summer programs at various universities. Now, we know what you’re thinking – this is just about as far as we can get from summer. While that may be true, now is the time to start looking at and applying to programs for next summer so that …

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Advanced Ways to Boost Your Student Profile

From volunteer work and internships to school clubs and extracurriculars, there are plenty of ways to pad a student profile. And many students will be trying to add some or all of these to their credentials. If you want to take your student profile to the next level, here are a few more things you …

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4 Simple Ways to Create an Impressive Student Profile

Your student profile needs to stand out to a college admissions officer if you are going to get accepted to the schools you hope most to attend. Here are a few types of things that admissions officers will expect to see in a profile they are going to consider seriously. Volunteer Work – Why does …

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How to Get More from a Virtual College Tour

An essential element to researching universities is the college tour. However, you may be limited by how far away a college is and how many trips you can take to visit schools. Fortunately, many virtual tours were vastly improved during the pandemic, so you can make this a part of your online research. Here are …

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Do You Know What Goes Into College Rankings?

Every year, there are students who make the mistake of basing their decision to apply to certain colleges on ranking systems that they don’t really understand. The fact is that not all college ranking systems are created equal, and some may be quite biased. On the other hand, some sources are far more transparent with …

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