Don’t let the title of the latest book by Joie Jager-Hyman, EdD, fool you. B+ Grades, A+ College Application is a book that can help anyone entering the college application process. Although she bills it for “average students” and those with “sub-4.0 GPAs,” I think the only student who will Read more…
If you have a rising high school Junior who is planning to take the ACT test, it is time to start thinking about ACT test preparation, if you haven’t already. The same goes for rising Seniors who are seeking one more chance to improve their scores. Hopefully your student has Read more…
I am excited about the below guest post from Joie Jager-Hyman. I am currently reading Dr. Jager-Hyman’s new book, B+ Grades, A+ College Application and I highly recommend it. See her full bio at the end of her guest post below: Every year I guide dozens of anxious students, and Read more…
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about my daughter’s experience with getting waitlisted by The University of Chicago. You can read it here, The Pros and Cons of Being Waitlisted. I want to circle back to the waitlist topic in light of a recent post on “The New York Read more…
This post was originally written in May of 2013. That oldest daughter I talked about below just graduated with a Master’s Degree on a Full Tuition Scholarship and monthly living stipend! I have made a few updates below. Do you have a high school Junior who is soon to be Read more…
My daughter, a high school senior, came home recently and said she had a friend who not only hadn’t selected a college yet, but hadn’t even applied. She assumed that his only option left would be to attend a local community college. Not necessarily so. May 1 was National Decision Read more…
Yesterday, my daughter and thousands of other applicants received their Regular Decision results from The University of Chicago. She, along with thousands of others, was waitlisted. It was another record year for UChicago – over 30,000 applicants for approximately 1,500 spots. This was a 20% increase in applications over 2012, Read more…
It’s late January. My daughter has finished all of her applications. We are waiting for a scholarship competition, two overnight campus visits, an admissions interview (one very competitive school lets kids visit after the application deadline up until a cut-off date), possible updates to merit scholarships based on December ACT Read more…
In your college search, wouldn’t it be nice to have a better idea of what a college is looking for from its applicants before you apply? As far as overall industry-wide information, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) publishes a yearly State of College Admission report. In their 2012 report, Read more…