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Write An Essay That Shines! The Top Ten Tips for Essay Writing

Published on Monday, January 9th, 2012 J. Gomes
Tags: college admissions, college essay writing, essay writing, writing tips

1. Research Research Research! The most important step in guaranteeing success at writing your essay is by starting your research early. Time and time again students procrastinate and put off the crucial research necessary to compile facts and data. This results in a rushed, cookie-cutter essay. Why not go for the gold? 2. Make your [...]

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College Admissions: Handle Them Carefully

Published on Friday, May 20th, 2011 Arnab.Anuavab
Tags: apply for admissions, college admissions

Once students are through with high school they look forward to college admissions. Getting admission in the college of choice is something you can rejoice for a lifetime. However, college admissions are not as simple as they appear. One has to consider various factors before getting admission in the best college in your area. College [...]

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College Admissions Standards for Some New Orleans Colleges Could Prevent Students from Acceptance

Published on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 Brenda Stokes
Tags: college admissions, college news, university

Something is happening in New Orleans that could make it next to impossible for many students who would have qualified for college before to attend. Apparently, the University of New Orleans and the Southern University at New Orleans, may be merging soon, resulting in harsher admission standards for both and many a discouraged high school [...]

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Shopping for College: Tips to Make the Move Easier

Published on Friday, March 18th, 2011 Ken
Tags: budget, college admissions, college budget, college checklist, College Life, college tips and advice, college transfer students, college transportation, cross-country university, high school seniors, homesickness, pack for college, shipping packages for college, shopping for college

  As college admissions decisions begin to come out, many high school seniors (and transfer students) are looking towards attending a four year university away from home. Thoughts of freedom from home and living in a new environment start to become a realization for many students. However, along with ideas of living away from home [...]

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Junior, Senior Courses Determine College Admissions

Published on Sunday, March 13th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: Advanced Placement, college admissions, High school achievement, Ivy Leagues

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (CollegetoCareers.com) – Graduating seniors and juniors seeking admission into the most competitive universities should choose their courses carefully, according to a new report published by Time Magazine. The reason: the most competitive universities place a high premium on a student’s proven ability to take – and succeed in – more challenging courses. [...]

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Harvard Reinstates Early Admissions

Published on Friday, March 4th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: admissions process, college admissions, early admissions, Harvard, Ivy League

CAMBRIDGE, MA. (CollegetoCareers.com) – After making the effort to streamline the stressful college admissions process, Harvard College announced recently that it will resume the early admissions process, which previously allowed high school students to submit their applications earlier and discover their acceptance status months into their junior year. In 2006, Harvard eradicated its early admissions [...]

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Facebook App Allows Users to Weigh College Prospects

Published on Monday, February 28th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: college admissions, facebook, student facebook

This past Tuesday, Facebook uploaded a new application that will show students how well their chances stand for admission into their desired universities.

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College Admissions Standards 101

Published on Friday, February 25th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: ACT, apply to college, college admissions, college application, community services, gpa, SAT

EVERYWHERE – Students and high school graduates everywhere dream about their admission to a highly selective, competitive four-year university that will guarantee a career afterward.

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Revising Your UC Personal Statement

Published on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Caroline
Tags: college admissions, Personal Statement, transfer students, transferring, uc, UC application, UC personal statement, uc prompts, Univeristy of California application

Personal Statement Content The most important part of the personal statement revision process is the content revision part. Does your personal response adequately answer the prompt? What does your response to the prompt show the reader about you? These are two of the most important questions you should ask yourself when revising for content. Continuously [...]

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Getting Into College Can Be Tough

Published on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Kelly
Tags: apply to college, college, college admissions, college application, college applications, college scholarships, extracurricular activities, high school applicants, university

There are a lot of younger and older people going to college these days, more so than ever. With the giant influx of students, colleges across the nation are struggling to keep up and having to reject or postpone admissions to many of the applicants because there’s just no place to let them in.  The [...]

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