College Search Our Counselors Answered: Are there activities/organizations that impress highly selective colleges? 60answers for this question Mark GathercoleUniversity AdvisorIndependent University Advising Are there activities/organizations that impress highly selective colleges? It’s generally not the activity or the organization that impresses a college – it’s the quality of your participation and your commitment to it over time. Sure, it’s impressive when someone raises all the money to build a school in a developing country, and goes …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Are guidebooks, relatives, and rankings useful in choosing a school? 125answers for this question Roland Allen Are guidebooks, relatives, and rankings useful in choosing a school? I think that guidebooks are one tool students should use in researching colleges. However, I hope that students don’t overly rely on the opinions of others. Personal research is important if a student is to find a college that is a good match. I’m …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Can colleges revoke admissions offers? What behaviors can cause this, and how can students protect themselves? 49answers for this question Mark GathercoleUniversity AdvisorIndependent University Advising Can colleges revoke admissions offers? What behaviors can cause this, and how can students protect themselves? When you’re accepted to a college, it is actually a “conditional” offer. Essentially all you have to do to keep it is to maintain the efforts and grades that …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Can the number of times you contact a college impact your chances? 52answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. Can the number of times you contact a college impact your chances? It all depends who you’re calling and about what. Surely, no one needs to be a pest with questions that can be answered w/o the necessity of a phone call. On the …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Do colleges look more favorably on applicants who can pay full tuition? 39answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. Do colleges look more favorably on applicants who can pay full tuition? At need sensitive schools, of which there are few, absolutely! Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. Do colleges look more favorably on applicants who can pay full tuition? …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Does your hometown have any effect on your chances of getting in? 21answers for this question Natalie Sanchez CamposOwnerNext Step LLC Does your hometown have any effect on your chances of getting in? Possibly! Some colleges make a concerted effort to have regional or state representation on their campus. Natalie Sanchez CamposOwnerNext Step LLC Does your hometown have any effect on your chances of getting in? Possibly! Some colleges make …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Has social media impacted the way colleges communicate with students? 55answers for this question Bill PrudenHead of Upper School, College CounselorRavenscroft School Has social media impacted the way colleges communicate with students? There is no question about the fact that social media has changed the way colleges communicate with students. Given that a central goal of the admissions process is making connection with prospective students, schools have made great efforts …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: Does it matter how many contacts a student has with the school? 22answers for this question Jenny RickardChief Enrollment OfficerBryn Mawr Does it matter how many contacts a student has with the school? Here is my video response to the question. Jenny RickardChief Enrollment OfficerBryn Mawr Does it matter how many contacts a student has with the school? Here is my video response to the question. Mark GathercoleUniversity AdvisorIndependent University …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the pros and cons of a large state school? 2answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What are the pros and cons of a large state school? Pros: 1. Every course imaginable should be offered 2. Plenty of opportunity to change majors 3. Plenty of the opposite sex 4. Always something going on 5. Fraternities & sororities abound 6. Lots of …
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College Search Our Counselors Answered: What are the pros and cons of a small campus? 3answers for this question Reecy ArestyCollege Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & AuthorPayless For College, Inc. What are the pros and cons of a small campus? Easier to navigate, you’ll have a better one on one experience with the provost on down, smaller classes, those who excel will be a big fish in a little pond, rather than being lost in the …
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