New Year Resolutions: Admissions Edition
Happy New Year! Its January 2018 already and wow time flies. As an Admissions Counselor I’ve been working with students for nearly…
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Rejected: Class of 2021
Apr 1st, 2017. You wish someone would jump out and yell “April Fools Day!!!!” but they didn’t. #IvyDay has come and gone.…
Summer School? But its not even Spring!!
While winter is barely over, and Grade 12 students are in the midst of exams and preparation, it’s time to think of…
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 –…
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…
Timing is Everything: Figuring out the difference between EA, ED and RD
To add to your world of acronyms (SAT, ACT, PSAT…) we bring a few more! EA, ED, RD! It’s October, which means…
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…
5 Takeaways: Simplifying the Application Process Workshop
Earlier this week, as it is tradition, we had panelists from our soon to be College Freshmen class give their words of…
Reading College Rankings
The U.S. News Rankings came out early last week. In case you missed them, check them out here. But this post is…
Make the most of your Summer – Edition 3 (Grade 9 & 10 / Freshmen & Sophomores)
We’re BAAACK!! And since Summer is Coming (or rather here) and there is a war brewing in Westeros (shh, won’t say more,…
Finding the Right Counsellor
Finding the right counsellor – agents vs. counsellors, someone who does the work vs. someone who guides you Guidance Counsellor / College…
Make the most of your Summer – Edition 2 (Grade 11 / Rising Juniors)
Continuing with the Game of Thrones references in our Summer Series (check out the last one here), 11th Graders and Rising Juniors, this…