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Prepping for the College Interview

While college admissions interviews are not the norm, they are not uncommon either.  Even if a college interview is offered, it’s sometimes not mandatory.  But, if any of the colleges on your student’s list offer the option, your student should seize the opportunity.  Interviews are a great chance to impress admissions officers and they can…

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Advanced Placement Frequently Asked Questions

Recently, Advanced Placement (AP) classes are back in the news.  Eight elite high schools in the Washington DC area announced that they will no longer offer them.  This has stirred up new controversy about whether the classes are worthwhile. Did those high schools drop AP classes because they are not challenging and don’t help to…

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7 Important Factors in the College Application Process

If you thought that applying to college was just a matter of your student sending in their test scores and GPA, and maybe a teacher letter of recommendation, and then sitting back and waiting for the college to give them an answer, think again.   Sure, that’s the case at some schools, particularly large state universities. …

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What is the Important Difference Between Early Action and Early Decision?

When beginning the college search process, we get hit with a whole new vocabulary we have to learn.  Regular decision.  Rolling Admissions. Early Decision.  Early Action.  The latter two Early Admissions programs are easily confused with each other.  And now we’ve added “Early Notification” to the mix.    Here’s what you need to know: Regular Decision…

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Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment Classes?

Advanced Placement versus Dual Enrollment…this is a debate that I knew almost nothing about when my older kids were college searching.  Dual enrollment, or dual credit,  just was not something students did much at their high school.  Dual enrollment, where a student takes a class and receives both high school and college credit simultaneously seems…