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Admissions Angsters
My post today is aimed more at parents of high school juniors and sophomores. For the most part, parents of seniors are over the …
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College Visits for High School Juniors
As the first day of spring arrives, anxious high school seniors hold their breath and await the verdicts from the colleges to whi…
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Will Missing Campus Visit Penalize Vassar Applicant from CA?
Question: My son lives in California and was going to attend the last open house at Vassar College in November. For various reaso…
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Campus Visit Tips When Tours Won't Fit
Question: We are taking a trip through the mid-west to visit several schools of interest to my son. While we've successfully sch…
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Which Summer Program for Strong Rising Senior?
Question: My daughter already attended THINK, CTD at Northwestern U. and a volunteer service abroad program for eight weeks. What…
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Will My "Under-the-Radar" Campus Visit Hurt Admission Chances?
Question: I'm a high school junior. Last week I visited a college, which is about an hour from home and which may be my first cho…
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Summer Visits to College Campuses: Worth the Gas?
Question: I'll be a high school senior in September, and my family is planning a college-visit trip for mid-August when my day ca…
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What is the "Cluster Effect"?
Question: What is the "Cluster Effect"? How about "stretch" and "safety" schools?
Most well-informed high school seniors know tha…