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- 9 Tips to Improve Your ACT Score—With Friends!
- This post was contributed by our friends at Magoosh Test Prep. Often, it feels like ACT prep is designed only for self-study. But you don’t have to be a lone wolf to get a good ACT score. There are many fun, social ways to build up those ACT skills with friends. Here are some tips: Tip […]
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- Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Friends Advice
- It’s application season and I’m getting a lot of candidates that are coming to me with really bad information from friends and family. It’s time to stop the madness. Here are the top 5 friends that will bring you down during the admissions process. “Yes Men”: Sure, boss! Some friends just te…
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- 5 Uncommon Scholarships (and how to get them)
- Looking to find clever and original ways to reduce college costs? A recent survey by the Statistic Brain Research Institute reported that the average college tuition for the 2014-2015 school year was $20,403. While most financial aid is reserved for those displaying academic or athletic merit, the f…
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- College Essay Secrets Your Guidance Counselor Didn't Tell You
- As the application season draws quickly to a close, anxiety for rising seniors is starting to set in. The biggest source of fear? The dreaded personal essay. Sometimes, the hardest part of the journey is simply starting--so how exactly DOES one start conveying one's best qualities on paper? Don'…
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- 4 Unlikely Degrees You Should Consider
- Feeling uncertain or dispassionate about your study options? Perhaps the traditional, “go-to” degrees are not for you! Think beyond traditional degrees such as History and Literature and uncover possibilities that might be more interesting to you. Finding a degree that you love and is specialized wi…
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- 10 Reasons to 'Hit the Road' for a Campus Tour
- 10. Get to know what you like and don’t like in a schoolDuring the early part of high school, it can be helpful to make short, informal visits to a variety of campuses. You don’t have to go on the full tour of each campus, but if you happen to live near a college campus or are visiting a location w…
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- Overcome Weaknesses in Your College Application
- Even if you were captain of the swim team, a member of the school chorus, and an Honor Roll student, it’s pretty likely that there’s something in your academic background that you consider a weakness. Here’s how you can overcome those weaknesses and position yourself for success in the college appli…
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- When Your Application Needs More Than Autocorrect
- You’re ready to apply to your dream school…but your grades aren’t as stellar as you’d hoped. Or, your test scores are low. Or, you’ve been out of school for a year and haven’t done anything useful with your time.No one has a perfect application. Let’s talk about how to make yours stronger. Low T…
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- Letters of Recommendation: "Getting Your Ducks in a Row"
- Colleges will require you to send at least two letters of recommendation from teachers; graduate programs will usually require three (one professional, if applicable). You also may be allowed to send additional academic or other recommendations. How can you get the best recommendation letters for …
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- The 5 Elements of Social Media Leadership
- We have all been distracted by the news of how colleges and businesses are increasingly viewing social media to assess their applicants. Yet the true rationale underlying this practice often gets drowned out by dramatic mistakes and negative outcomes (see the story of the Harvard 10).For those of us…
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