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Overparenting Part 2: Enabling Your Child to Own Their College Admissions Process

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This is the second of a four-part series on the subject of overparenting, this post focusing on your part as a parent in the college admissions process.  Make sure to also check out our recently published  post on how to play an appropriate role in your middle schooler’s life , and stay tuned for upcoming posts on including your child in the college finance process and your role as a parent in the life of your college student.

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May 16, 2017by Zaragoza Guerra
College Admissions Consulting

Overparenting Part 1: Middle School Matters

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Playing an Appropriate Role in Your Middle Schooler’s Life

This is the first of a four-part series on the subject of overparenting.  Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks for posts on how to play an appropriate role in your child’s college admission process, college finance process, and in the life of your college student.

Middle school is usually the time when you may look at your child and think, “Who is this stranger in my house? Where did my little one go?”

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May 11, 2017by Rebecca Besthoff
College Admissions Consulting

The Liberal Arts, Post College Visit Checklist, and What Happens After You Deposit

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On last week’s episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation¸ host Sally Ganga and her guests spent time unpacking what a liberal arts education really means, reflecting upon college visits, and discussing what next financial steps you should take after depositing at your college of choice.

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May 11, 2017by Lauren Randle
College Admissions Consulting

[Video] How Do We Start the College Application Process?

The college application process may have just wrapped up for high school seniors, but, for underclassmen, the fun is just beginning.  With nearly 4,000 colleges to choose from in the United States, how can a high school student even begin narrowing down his options?

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May 9, 2017by Ian Fisher
College Admissions Consulting

Transferring from Community College to a Four-Year School

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Will attending a community college hurt my application if I want to transfer to a prestigious four-year college?

Here at College Coach we get this question a lot. I recently talked to a father whose son was a senior in high school and although it was October, his son had made no strides in researching colleges though his parents had been asking him to do so since his junior year. Just as concerning, their son was consistently earning more Cs than Bs, and not because he had trouble understanding the material. Rather, he simply wasn’t completing his work. His father described him as a good kid, but a little immature for his age and grade level.

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May 4, 2017by Sally Ganga
College Admissions Consulting

MIT and Caltech Admissions, Applying to College as a Student on the Autism Spectrum, and Summer Jobs

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On the latest episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation, host Sally Ganga welcomed three guests to discuss: admissions to Caltech and MIT, considerations for applying to college as a student on the autism spectrum, and the benefits of having a summer job.

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May 3, 2017by Kristine Sawicki
College Admissions Consulting

How Do I Get a Visa to Study in the United States?

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Congratulations! You have been accepted to study in the United States! Last year, over one million international students studied in the U.S. in a variety of programs—from a six-month certificate to graduate-level work. Students pursued a diverse range of fields, including business, engineering, math and computer sciences, social sciences, and physical and life sciences. As a citizen of another country, you will need a student visa to study in the U.S., but today’s political climate is leaving many hopeful international students anxious about the visa process. Visit travel.state.gov to find out what to expect on your journey, and check out this brief outline of the visa process.

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May 2, 2017by Robyn Stewart
College Admissions Consulting

College Lists, Applying Undecided, and Borrowing Money for College

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The most recent episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation was guest hosted by Ian Fisher. In three fast-moving segments Ian and his guests covered a vast array of topics, from using data to estimate a student’s chances of admission, to tips and tricks for selecting your major on the college application, to deciphering the loan portion of financial aid packages.

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April 26, 2017by Abigail Anderson
College Admissions Consulting

Inside Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania; Plus, Finance and Admissions Listener Questions

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Admissions, Penn Style

Ever wonder how admission officers at the most selective universities read applications? In the latest episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation, host Elizabeth Heaton launched the second installment in the series looking at how admissions decisions are made at a variety of institutions. To help her discuss admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, Beth welcomed her former Penn colleague, College Coach expert Sai Somboon. Together they discussed how applications are read at Penn, helping listeners understand the process a bit better.

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April 20, 2017by Julia Jones
College Admissions Consulting

Seriously, Who Gets Into Harvard? Part 3

How to Get Into an Ivy League: Extracurricular Activities

If you’ve been following Elizabeth Heaton’s Huffington Post series Who Gets Into Harvard?, you know that a stellar high school transcript and equally compelling standardized test scores are crucial ingredients in a successful bid for admission to an Ivy League college, but are high grades and SAT scores enough?

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April 15, 2017by Elizabeth Heaton
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