College Search Our Counselors Answered: How much do alumni recommendations matter? 13answers for this question Janet Rapelye How much do alumni recommendations matter? Here is my video response to the question. Lin Johnson III How much do alumni recommendations matter? Alumni recommendations do matter a lot, but are not substitutes for academic and leadership recommendations. The admission team take the alumni’s view seriously for three major reasons. First, alumni have the greatest incentive to see …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students focus on during the application process? 11answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should students focus on during the application process? Everything that pertains to it. Make a list of ALL components and check them off when completed. Here are just a few: 1. Have an on campus interview w/the chairman of the dept you plan on focusing on …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students know about studying abroad in China? 2answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should students know about studying abroad in China? All the basics like: Chinese customs, how much financial aid will be available in advance, dates in, vacation times, dates out, where & with whom they’ll be living, costs of a travel pass, what dangerous plants & insects …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students know about studying abroad in Italy? 3answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should students know about studying abroad in Italy? All the basics like: how much financial aid will be available in advance, dates in, vacation times, dates out, where & with whom they’ll be living, costs of a Eurail Pass, that any medical conditions or dietary restrictions …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students know about studying abroad in South Africa? 2answers for this question Pamela Hampton-GarlandOwnerScholar Bound What should students know about studying abroad in South Africa? Studying abroad in the UK is like studying abroad anywhere else. 1)Be safe, stay with the group you traveled with and have purpose and an interest in the specific area you are going to it helps minimize the overabundance of information you may …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students know about studying abroad in the UK? 3answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should students know about studying abroad in the UK? That if they rent a car, to drive on the LEFT! Find out if there are subway or rail passes, whit costs to travel on the continent, how much financial aid will be available in advance, …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students know about studying abroad? 4answers for this question Pamela Hampton-GarlandOwnerScholar Bound What should students know about studying abroad? Students should consider studying abroad to help expose themselves to other cultures and learn how other institutions across the world provide classroom study and respect differences. Additionally, the opportunity to meet and make friends from across the world and to travel to unseen lands is priceless and something to …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should students consider when choosing between a small and large school? 23answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should students consider when choosing between a small and large school? You should ALWAYS choose the curriculum first, size and location come later. Tira HarpazFounderCollegeBound Advice What should students consider when choosing between a small and large school? I would look at the …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What should high school students do before the summer of their senior year? 21answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What should high school students do before the summer of their senior year? I’m assuming this means that the 11th grade is over. If not, be sure to ask special teachers for LOR’s. Waiting until the fall can be too late, as they’ll …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What if you can’t visit a school? 40answers for this question Eric FurdaDean of AdmissionsUniversity of Pennsylvania What if you can’t visit a school? Here is my video response to the question. 王文君 June ScortinoPresidentIVY Counselors Network online tour and college fair students should establish contact and communication with colleges to show strong interests. there are social networks and online tools, fairs, and on location college fairs that students can …
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