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If you have accepted your admission offer...you are not done yet. Not reading and acting on email can lead to the cancellation of your admission acceptance.
If you have accepted your admission offer...you are not done yet. Not reading and acting on email can lead to the cancellation of your admission acceptance.
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Colleges and Others Giving Students a Virus Break
Posted on March 20, 2020 at 4:45 PM |
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Safety precautions related to Covid-19 have caused anxiety among high school juniors and seniors about being able to complete their college process successfully. Cancellation of SAT and ACT tests puts juniors in a bind trying to take tests required for admission. The cancellation of accepted student days means that seniors lost the chance to take one last look at their top schools before making a final choice. Not knowing what to expect has produced concern that keeps students awake at night and make them feel that their fate could be left to chance. One student said he felt like he was in a crazy chess game in which he was not even a player. While schools are closed and SAT and ACT exams have been cancelled, there is good news today to help students through the crisis: 1. College Board will allow students in AP classes this year to take their AP testing online at home on two different dates. 2. Colleges are adjusting requirements. Some are going test optional for the high school class of 2020 for SAT and ACT. Some, like MIT, are no longer planning to consider SAT Subject Exams in college admission decisions. 3. Some colleges have moved the deadline for seniors to accept college admission offers from May 1 to June 1. There are more positive actions under consideration to help the class of 2020 and 2021. Stay tuned! |
You're Not Done Yet!
Posted on November 16, 2019 at 10:01 AM |
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Schedule Change
Posted on May 28, 2019 at 11:20 AM |
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Use Your Holidays Wisely to Meet Deadlines
Posted on November 23, 2018 at 3:22 PM |
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Regular admission deadlines for the fall 2019 entering freshman class are near. Some are in December while others are in early January. Students should not put off getting their applications and essays completed. It is critical to avoid turning in applications that fail to show a student off to his best advantage. Even the best high school senior writers fail to deliver their best essays when they write in haste with little time to edit. Parents can help by being sympathetic and patient encouragers as well as essay readers who give constructive critiques. Like many things that are unfamiliar, starting college applications is the hardest part of the process. Once students get past that point, they usually do very well. |
Accepted at College? Don't kick back yet!
Posted on April 25, 2017 at 3:05 PM |
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Students who do not officially accept an admission offer by May 1 at most colleges, will lose the admission offer and any scholarship money that was attached to it. There is more work for students to accomplish during the same time period.
Additionally, some colleges provide a boat-load of info and expect students to develop a college course list for fall term BEFORE they show up at orientation. Many colleges register students for classes at orientation as early as June. Students who sign up late for orientation may find that some classes are filled. |
Follow up or miss out!
Posted on December 15, 2016 at 10:49 PM |
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I finished my applications...I'm done right? Not by a long shot. Completing college admission applications is just the beginning. If you've done them right, you've got lots of follow up mail to answer. Follow up mail includes scholarship offers that may require an application and opportunities to join an honors program. It is a common misconception among students and families that getting applications completed is the end of the road for things to do to get in to college. The students who experience the most success are those who watch their email as well as the email that a college might have assigned to them. Other important messages that students receive include warnings that transcripts or test scores have not arrived or that a reference has not completed their reference form. Additionally, totally new forms pop up that will keep students from being accepted if they do not complete them. Don't make the costly mistake of not closely following admissions applications to colleges. |
Do NOT Wait
Posted on October 20, 2016 at 11:12 AM |
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Do you suffer from CAAD?
Posted on September 12, 2016 at 8:36 PM |
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Tic Toc Rising Seniors
Posted on June 2, 2016 at 12:53 PM |
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Are any colleges still accepting applications for fall 2016?
Posted on April 3, 2016 at 2:38 PM |
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