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To Report or Not to Report? The Strategy Behind Listing Your Summer Activities

Students and parents ask me all the time to weigh in on summer opportunities. They ask me, "Is it[...]

How to Increase Your Chances of Admission from the Waitlist

More than ever, colleges are waitlisting a significant portion of their applicant pools. This is a[...]

How to Get Better Admissions and Financial Aid Outcomes This Time of Year

Colleges are incredibly stingy. Stingy when it comes to admissions offers. Stingy when it comes to[...]

Go Back and Visit Those Colleges That Admitted You, You'll Thank Me Later

I know what you're thinking. Your mind is already made up. College A is too rural. College B is too[...]

College Admission with a Catch

Over the next few weeks, the last round of admissions decisions will be released. The predictable[...]