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What should you do when deferred?

When applying to colleges in the early round – Early Decision or Early Action, there are three possible outcomes: – Accepted – Yay! – Rejected – 🙁 – Deferred – ? I think a deferral notification can feel mildly traumatic – “This must mean I won’t get accepted anywhere!”  So lets explain what is going […]

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Should you give the PSAT?

Say you’re in the Ninth or Tenth grade, and you have your sights set on the United States of America as your intended college destination. You have all the plans to get yourself ready for the mad rush of Grade 12. The timeline has been set and you are working your way up, taking one […]

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College Applications: Writing about Extracurriculars

Yes, yes, we know you’re obsessing about essays and scoffing at the idea of thinking about extracurriculars at this stage (“If I haven’t done them by now, chances are I won’t…”) but READ ON. While the posts about how to make the most of your summer stressed the importance of Extracurriculars, we realize that a […]

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