Getting into the right college summer program can be a great way to make your student profile stand out. But what if you can’t afford a pricey summer program and you didn’t get accepted to any of the free or affordable ones you applied for? Don’t panic! There are other ways to ensure your summer […]
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Summer courses may seem like they are a long way off, but the time to find the right college summer courses and apply for them is now if you are a high school student looking for a way to give your student profile a boost. Here are a few quick dos and don’ts to help
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The fact of the matter is that more college admissions officers are starting to pay attention to how high school students spend their summers and not just what they do during school months. The more competitive a university is, the more you need to pad your student profile to stand out from the crowd. So
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Many universities offer summer programs to high school students. While the summer may feel like it’s far off, now is the best time to find the right program for you. Here are a few reasons you should consider a college summer program if you are in high school. Boost admissions chances – Let’s face it,
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A strong student profile can be what makes your college application stand out from the crowd to admissions officers. With that in mind, we want to give you a basic list of things you don’t want to miss when you are developing your student profile. School Clubs – Extracurriculars, especially when related to your major,
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While in-person tours are preferable for your top college options, there may be varying reasons that you can’t attend every college you want to in person. The good news is that virtual tours were made better than ever out of necessity during the pandemic, so you can still get a pretty decent idea of what
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The fact of the matter is that the answer to this question depends on the service that is providing the rankings. Some rankings may feature sponsored schools, while others may be unbiased. However, even an unbiased ranking of colleges may not take into consideration things that you would view as important. Here are a couple
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If you are researching colleges online rather than seeing them in person, it usually comes down to either not having enough time to see all the schools on your list or not having the resources to visit. Either way, the pandemic may have done you a favor in regard to researching colleges online. Let’s take
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Before we get into our article, the first thing you need to know is that we’re not telling you to ignore college rankings. What we are saying is that you need to know what the college rankings site you are looking at takes into account. For example, U.S. News (arguably the most well-known college ranking
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If an admissions officer is looking at two very similar student profiles, one of the things that could cause yours to stand out over another is your extracurriculars. High school clubs are one way to give yourself a little boost. But why do high school clubs help your college admissions profile? Colleges love productive students
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