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Colleges Without Supplemental Essays

When the Common Application came along with the premise of making the college application process easier than the many individual applications for each college, students and teachers rejoiced. That was then…. NOW, most colleges seem to have 3 or 4 of their own supplemental essays in addition to what’s asked on the Common Application. Why? […]

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Application Boot Camp

A post by Mimi Doe Application Boot Camp truly lives up to its moniker. Ask any past ABC student and you’ll hear words like ‘intense’ and ‘hard’ but you’ll also hear ‘amazing,’ ‘Wow, so worth it!’ and ‘PHEW, I’m actually DONE. How did I do so much quality work in 4 days?’ Top Tier Admissions […]

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Computer Science Students: Check out Purdue

Purdue University, with an undergraduate enrollment of 29,497, is making news these days. They claim their grads have a “near 100% placement rate” when looking for jobs. If you are a computer science student, you may want to schedule your trip to their main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana this summer. Purdue recently signed a […]

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Princeton Will Accept Transfer Applications: First Time in 20 Years

We are often asked about transfer admissions this time of year. Many transfer deadlines passed in February and March, though some colleges are still accepting transfer applications. Many students who did not get into their top choice colleges, or work with us in the past, reach out to ask about transfer admissions, odds, and acceptance […]

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Writing About Your Child for High School College Counselors

This is the time of year when high school college counselors kick into gear and send parents a Student/Parent Form to give them a chance to write about their children. This is the counselor’s way of making parents feel a part of the college recommendation letter process and a way to give parents something to […]

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