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Building a College Resume: Activities to Include This Year

Build a powerful college resume! Discover the best extracurricular activities and top themes to highlight your strengths to admissions committees.

How to Write a Personal Statement for College Admissions?

Letters of Recommendation: How to Ask the Right Way

Need a letter of recommendation? Learn how to ask the right way. This guide helps you pick the best recommender and gives tips for a seamless request.

Junior Year College Research: Start Now!

Junior year is the best time to begin college research. Start your college list with our guide on researching schools, from majors to campus culture.

The Three Keys to Quality Extracurricular Activities

Grades and test scores are still obviously very important, but so many students showing remarkable academic ability; quality extracurricular activities are where best-of-breed applicants are made.

Your Admission Plan: Recommendations Proposal, 4

With the right approach, you and your studentÂ can almost guarantee a positive recommendation. Let's analyze what a successful recommendations proposal looks like.

On the Waitlist: What Should You Do Next?

There are a lot of factors to take into consideration before deciding whether or not you want to remain on the waitlist. We'll walk you through it.

Regular Decision Wait is Over: Accepting a College Offer

Follow these steps as part of your college selection process and you're sure to cover all your bases when accepting a college offer.

Your Admissions Plan: Essay Writing with Style, 3

You want to balance essay writing with style, still representing what your student has been communicating in the college search and visit.

4 Ways to Get Extracurricular Activities Going

Because of this, getting involved in extracurricular activities is a must for high schoolers. Here are 4 ways to get extracurricular activities going.

Your Admissions Plan: College Networking Scenarios, 2

Our suggestions for college networking scenarios with the most bang for your buck? The college fair and the interview.

Your Admissions Plan: The Applicant Elevator Pitch, 1

This article is the first in a series will walk you through some of our most-demanded elements, to help you stand out. First up, let's discuss your applicant elevator pitch.

Sell Your Activities and Awards for College Apps

Learning to give your experiences meaning and depth is how to sell your activities and awards for college apps.

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