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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.

Private School vs. Public School: Which Is Right For You?

Parents: are you still struggling with the decision between private vs. public school for your young student?

What You Should Look for in a College’s Surrounding Town

Once you've established that the university campus you're considering is great, and that everything appears to be right in line with what you were looking for, you also need to look around town. AÂ beautiful campus is one thing, but the surrounding area also needs to meet some basic needs. And even if it has what you need, it is equally important that you feel safe.Â Â

It’s March! Have a Conversation with your Ninth Grader!

You'll need to make decisions about academics and co-curricular activities together! So, why not set aside some time to have a conversation with your ninth grader?

What to Look for in a Dorm While on a College Tour

The biggest hang up for a lot of rising freshman is university dorm life, and for a good reason: many people at the mere thought of having to share a room with a stranger go into panic attacks. So it should go without saying that a dorm experience can make or break a freshman. If it goes well, it can set up a positive college experience for the entire four years. If it goes poorly, it might even be the catalyst towards dropping out. No one wants that! So let's talk about what to look for in dorms while you're in the midst of a college tour.

It’s March! Have a Conversation with your Eighth Grader!

Decisions you make now will build the foundation for later success in their college admission journey. So, it's high time to start having conversation with your eighth grader student!

Essay Scoop: How to Answer Boston College Essays

In this article, we will give you the scoop on the Boston College essays.

Essay Scoop: How to Answer the Northwestern Essay Prompt

Read on for our advice on how to tackle the Northwestern essay prompt! First, we discuss the prompt itself; then, we discuss how you can set yourself apart.

Essay Scoop: How to Answer the Dartmouth Essays

Here are our thoughts on how to approach the five questions given for the Dartmouth essays, along with our tips for answering each effectively.

Interesting College Majors Part 3: Social Justice Majors

In this article, we examine options under the umbrella of social justice majors.

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