Apr 19, 2019 | Academic Enrichment, Applications & Admissions, Latest
The last section offered some general advice and information about the GPA. This section answers three specific, frequently asked questions: Which classes should I take? How much does it matter that my grades go up and down? Can I get a C and still get into one of the...
Apr 12, 2019 | Academic Enrichment, Applications & Admissions, Latest
The high school GPA is the most important factor for admissions at virtually every college in the U.S. However, many students don’t understand exactly how colleges evaluate high school transcripts. This lack of information often causes students to make decisions that...
Mar 15, 2019 | Applications & Admissions, Latest
Parents should take a moment to answer the following questions honestly: Remember that when admissions officers evaluate student applications, they are looking for answers to these questions: Who is this student? What makes him or her different from everyone else?...
Mar 1, 2019 | Academic Enrichment, Applications & Admissions, Latest
Students nowadays don’t have it easy. They must maintain near-perfect GPAs while juggling AP-heavy school schedules; they have to maximize their test scores while developing an extracurricular profile that distinguishes them from all the other students with...
Feb 9, 2019 | Applications & Admissions, Latest
Students who have built up solid GPAs, posted strong standardized test scores, and invested time and energy to develop extracurricular activities that they are passionate about have done most of the hard work…but they’re not quite finished yet! Students must still...
Jan 31, 2019 | Applications & Admissions, Latest
One of the most straightforward but still difficult questions students see on a college application is the ‘Why us?’ question. Why Stanford? Why Princeton University’s College of Engineering? This question is obviously harder to answer for students who haven’t had the...
