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Goal Setting for Underclassmen; Best Practices for Working with your School Counselor; Costs of Applying

One of your biggest allies in the college process is your school counselor. Whether writing a letter of recommendation, sending out a transcript or directing you to local scholarship resources, there are many, many ways in which they will support you. We have advice from a former school counselor on how you can be a better partner. We’ll also take a look at the costs associated with applying to college and walk you through some goal setting suggestions for underclassmen.

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October 16, 2019by College Coach
College Admissions Consulting

College Admissions Bloopers, Early College Programs, Learning to Live Like a Student

Love watching blooper reels for your favorite TV shows? We’re offering our own blooper reel of mistakes we saw students and parents making when we were admissions officers. Don’t be them! We’re also welcoming the associate director of admissions for Bard College at Simon’s Rock to share more information about early college programs, including what they are and who would most benefit from these opportunities. Finally in Learning to Live Like a Student, we’ll focus on how small and large financial choices that students make while they are in college can and will impact their financial future after graduation.

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October 9, 2019by College Coach
College Admissions Consulting

There Is No Such Thing As a Safety School Anymore

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Call them what you may – likely, foundation, strong possibility, or no problem colleges – there is no such thing as a safety school anymore. Most students consider a “safety” (a term, it should be known, that colleges themselves universally find distasteful) to be a school that nearly guarantees them admission. In other words, the students’ grades, rigor, and test scores place them so far above the typical admitted student, that gaining admission into those particular colleges seems to be a sure thing, a slam dunk. But as someone who – for the past 13 years – has diligently created lists of best fit colleges for high school seniors, I know that the days of feeling secure in a safety school are long gone.

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October 1, 2019by Elyse Krantz
College Admissions Consulting

Congratulations to the College Coach Class of 2019!

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Each spring, College Coach surveys the high school seniors that we’ve worked with through our private college counseling service to garner their insights on the college application process. We’ve just synthesized the results of our 2019 Senior Survey, and wanted to share the good news with our readers.

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July 11, 2019by Shannon Vasconcelos
College Essays

4 Notes from a College Application Essay Reader

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Over the course of the past 16 years, I have read thousands of college applications and the personal statements that accompany them. Some essays have remained fresh in my mind – often because the topics were inspiring, powerful, humorous, or beautifully written – but other essays stand out for all of the wrong reasons. Below are four of my most noteworthy observations about college application essays, including blunders students should avoid at all costs.

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June 27, 2019by Elyse Krantz
College Admissions Consulting

Social Media in College Admissions: Privacy, Appropriateness, and a Key Tool in College Research

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In an era of smart phones and technology always at our fingertips, social media is a deeply ingrained part of the daily lives of most teens (and often their parents!). As students prepare to apply to college, many families ask me about the role of social media in college admissions, specifically the college research, application, and selection process. Here are a few things to consider:

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June 11, 2019by Sara Calvert-Kubrom
College Admissions Consulting

Opportunities in Environmental Studies; Listener Q&A

The environment, from questions around global warming to plastic in our oceans to single-stream recycling, is very much in the news on a seemingly daily basis. Many colleges now offer some form of an environmental studies major, and we’ll offer thoughts on the options available to students pursuing degrees in that area. We’re also answering your college admissions and finance questions.

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May 15, 2019by College Coach
College Coach Mentionables: News & Events

Introducing the College Coach Alexa Skill!

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Wouldn’t it be great to get a free instant daily update from College Coach whenever you want it? Now, you can, simply by saying “Alexa, read my Flash Briefings” to your Amazon Echo device. Introducing the College Coach Alexa skill! Enable the College Coach skill using your Alexa account, and whenever you say “Alexa, read my Flash Briefings” to your Amazon Echo device, you’ll hear the latest and greatest in college admissions and finance news in two minutes or less. Let Alexa help you keep in touch with College Coach and never miss an insider tip from our college experts.

May 14, 2019by Tara Piantanida-Kelly
College Admissions Consulting

What Happens after the Deposit?; Advice for Not-Rich Students; Do Colleges Care if You’re Kind?

If you would consider yourself “not-rich” and are headed to a campus that could very well be filled with lots of students who are, don’t miss today’s show. We’re welcoming Lauren Schandevel, who encountered this challenge at the University of Michigan and created a guide to help other not-rich students survive and thrive at the university. Perhaps her advice will be useful to you. We’ll also cover next steps for students who have made their final college choice and sent in their deposit. And last but certainly not least, we’ll take a look at the question, “Do colleges care if you are kind?” and try to offer some answers.

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May 9, 2019by College Coach
College Admissions Consulting

Can Learning Cursive Make You More Prepared for College?

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It happened with vinyl and Polaroids, so maybe it’s not surprising that a subject long thought on the way out is making a comeback. Cursive writing, not mentioned by the Common Core and required in just six states in 2010, will be required in elementary and middle school curriculums in nearly 20 states in 2019-2020.

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April 23, 2019by Steve Brennan
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