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Category Archives: Admissions
Rejection, Bachelor-Style
The crazy-long wait to hear from colleges is almost over for most seniors. Many of you have already gotten news, especially if you applied early action or early decision, but […]
Don’t “Write the Brochure.”
It’s around now that many HS seniors start tackling those pesky short-answer essays, generally on the theme and variations of, “Why do you want to go here?” What those colleges […]
September is going to be great!
Imagine this: It’s the third week of September, and your senior-year homework is piling on. You’ve got sports practice or music practice or charity work or, if you’re as insane […]
Soooo cynical, and unfortunately, true
The college admissions process has become ridiculous. We all know it. Authors like Frank Bruni, Jay Mathews and others have confirmed it, as have a ton of rejected straight-A students. […]
Must-reading about rejection from elite colleges
Let’s see, it’s mid-March. That means we’re in Freak-Out Time for high school seniors. If you haven’t heard yet from your colleges, these days are pretty much unbearable, and of […]
Whoops, sorry: you’re not admitted after all.
Well, ouch. Imagine being admitted by the college of your choice, and then having that “admission” rescinded. That’s just what happened at Carnegie-Mellon recently. It’s not as uncommon as you […]
It’s not too late to apply!
And you thought applying to college for Fall 2015 was a done deal, didn’t you? There are actually some very good schools out there with later deadlines, so consider adding […]
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