College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are freshman retention rates and why do they matter? 53answers for this question Joyce Vining MorganFounder and college counselorEducational Transitions What are freshman retention rates and why do they matter? Retention rates tell you how may students came back to the college after a year there. Some may transfer, seeking a different environment or different opportunities; some may flunk out – because they were poorly prepared, or because they …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the cheapest study abroad destinations? 1answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What are the cheapest study abroad destinations? Here are a few: China, Ecuador, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand
College Search Our Counselors Answered: What do college students wish they’d done differently in high school? 36answers for this question William Chichester What do college students wish they’d done differently in high school? Start college planning sooner! Choose your high school classes wisely and make sure you’re taking the most challenging classes in your high school. Participate in after school programs and clubs. 王文君 June ScortinoPresidentIVY Counselors Network better prepared and more planning many public …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What do current students wish they had known when applying to college? 10answers for this question Rohit GoyalIvy League CounselorHarvard University What do current students wish they had known when applying to college? College culture, employment prospects, life at college, its worth in accordance with tuition, funding opportunities after entering the college, University selection in accordance with the profile, score requirements etc. Tomika Ferguson What do current students wish they …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the most important factors to consider when choosing a college? 33answers for this question Sarah ContomichalosManagerEducational Advisory Services, LLC What are the most important factors to consider when choosing a college? The applicant needs to decide which factors are most important to him or her. Each applicant is an individual and at the end of the day it is about determining the best fit and finding it. Bill …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the most important things to do and ask during a college visit? 20answers for this question Mark GathercoleUniversity AdvisorIndependent University Advising What are the most important things to do and ask during a college visit? 1. When you’re visiting several colleges during the same trip, and you’re getting toward the end and they all seem to say the same things, and you’re getting a little tired of it …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the most politically active colleges? 17answers for this question Benjamin CaldarelliPartnerPrinceton College Consulting, LLC What are the most politically active colleges? Lots of colleges are fairly politically active places. Washington DC attracts many politically involved students. American and George Washington are known for this. So is Columbia in New York, Harvard in Cambridge and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. It is typical that many of the flagship …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: How important can athletics be as a hook for college admissions? 51answers for this question Karen Ekman-BaurDirector of College CounselingLeysin American School How important can athletics be as a hook for college admissions? Athletics as a “hook” depends on a number of factors. One factor, of course, is your own level of competence in your sport of choice. There are a lot of good athletes, so this can be a …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: How important is it to visit each college and network with the admissions reps? 41answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. How important is it to visit each college and network with the admissions reps? Very important. You don’t want to wait until orientation to find out that you hate the campus, etc. Angela ConleyCollege Admission ExpertVentureForth How important is it to visit …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: How should art students prepare for the college admissions process? 23answers for this question Natalie Sanchez CamposOwnerNext Step LLC How should art students prepare for the college admissions process? There is a lot to be said on this. First, ensure you have support with developing your portfolio. Also, good, free resources can be found at the National Portfolio Day college fairs. Natalie Sanchez CamposOwnerNext Step LLC How should art students …
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