6 Steps to Make Yourself the Best BS/MD Candidate by College Admissions Counseling on Mar 3, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning Younger students who are potentially interested in BS/MD programs often ask what they can do to make themselves the best candidate. Here are 6 steps that freshman and sophomores can take to strengthen their eventual applications. Step 1, get good gra...
What to Do on a College Visit by College Admissions Counseling on Feb 17, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning college visits You’re about to arrive on the campus of one of your favorite colleges. What do you do? If you have planned ahead, you should be scheduled to go on a tour of the college. The tour will give you some basic information about the college but you...
Planning a College Visit by College Admissions Counseling on Feb 15, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning college visits One of the ways to find the best college for you is to visit the colleges you are considering. But before you leave home, here are some tips to make for the best college visit. First, decide when you are going to visit the college. Many students vi...
How Does a Gap Year Work? by College Admissions Counseling on Feb 3, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning Last week I talked about what students might want to consider a gap year. But how does a gap year work? There are two possible approaches to a gap year and the approach you use depends in part on why you are taking the gap year. The first option is t...
Should You Consider a Gap Year? by College Admissions Counseling on Jan 27, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning I have received a number of phone calls this month from parents of seniors wondering about finding the right college for their student. I always tell them that a gap year should be seriously considered at this point so late in the admissions season.
The 3 Best College Search Sites by College Admissions Counseling on Jan 25, 2010 in College Planning College Selection Now is the time that juniors should start the process of finding which colleges they will apply to. But with over 3,000 colleges in the country, where do you get started? Here are my 3 favorite college search sites. Each of these website has its adva...
How to Avoid College Transfers by College Admissions Counseling on Jan 20, 2010 in College Admissions Counseling College Planning college transfer Allen Grove at About.com recently wrote a good article entitled “5 Good Reasons to Transfer to a New College“. Allen lists 5 of the most common reasons that students transfer from one college to another. There are good reasons where a t...
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