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The End of Race-Conscious Admissions – Or Is it?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:41:53 +0000

If you’re tuned in to higher ed, or maybe the news in general today, you’ll see headlines like “The End of Race-Conscious Admissions” or some go further and say “The End of Affirmative Action.” It seems that it’s not truly accurate. It feels a little too complex to try to explain in a social media...

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How Do Rolling Admissions Work? What You Need to Know

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:33:37 +0000

How do rolling admissions work? Does it seem confusing? It’s not! When a college uses rolling admission, it means that they will evaluate applications as they are received. This is different than a college that sets a regular decision deadline to review all applications – that means that a college will not review any applications...

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Why You Really Need to Check Out the College Common Data Set

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:22:28 +0000

What if I told you there was information readily available online that would go a long way in helping your student more accurately assess their chance of admission at a particular college? I’m not talking about those threads that high school students do on some forums called “Chance Me for Admissions at XYZ University.” I’m...

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College Admissions Competition (Who Are Students Really Competing Against?)

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:47:32 +0000

The perception is that it's a college admissions competition among applicants. But applicants are not competing against who they think they are.

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Best Resources for College Admission

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:46:18 +0000

Obviously, I like to think that my own website is the best resource for anything college admissions-related. And, I promise there is a lot of information here. But, in practice, families doing a college search often need even more information. And, they often want different information at different times throughout the admissions experience. And, there...

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Making the Final College Choice

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:35:31 +0000

You’re on the homestretch of your teen’s senior year in high school. You’ve survived a tough year that likely included virtual and in-person college tours and time spent nagging about college essays, on top of your student’s usual academic load. Acceptances are beginning to roll in. Maybe more than even anticipated (yay!). Or maybe there...

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6 Important Life Skills Teens Learn Through Applying to Colleges

Jill Schwitzgebel — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:09:41 +0000

It’s fall of your teen’s senior year of high school. They are busy. They are stressed. They are up late at night doing homework and working on their college essays. As a parent, you want to help, but feel like there is not much you can do. So, to relieve some of the burden, maybe...

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Is It a Good Time to Consider a Gap Year?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:20:14 +0000

(Updated 2/21) The class of 2020 had a difficult and disappointing end to their senior year. And so far, the class of 2021 has not fared any better. The disappointing senior years have left families wondering whether maybe their students should consider a gap year? Last year, the idea was so prevalent that juniors were...

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Your Student is on a College Waitlist…Now What?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:30:27 +0000

According to the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, colleges are using waitlists more than ever before. Between the Fall of 2017 and fall of 2018, the number of students put on a college waitlist increased by 18%. And 43% of institutions reported using a waitlist. Let’s talk about exactly what that means and how...

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What’s the Best Strategy for the Changes to the ACT?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 16:53:59 +0000

In early October 2019, the ACT announced big changes. Beginning in September of 2020, students that have already completed the full 3-hour college entrance exam in one sitting, can now retake each section of the exam separately, if they wish. Students can then combine the scores of the various sections to arrive at their best...

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