College Applications and ChatGPT
I thought maybe I could avoid writing about ChatGPT and college applications, but it’s the elephant in the room if you ignore it these days. What are the implications for college admission?
College Admissions Competition (Who Are Students Really Competing Against?)
As admissions decisions have come in this year, like every year, families will try to figure out why one applicant got admitted and another did not. The perception is that there is indeed a college admissions competition among applicants. But applicants are usually not competing for admission against who they think they are competing against. …
High School Community Service – What You Need to Know
By now, teens and their parents have all gotten the message that colleges like to see community service on students’ college applications. In fact, in some cases, not having any high school community service on their resumé can hurt students’ chances of being admitted. So, knowing that community service in high school can make a…
Is the Common App or Coalition App a Better Option?
Both the Common Application and the Coalition Application are online college application platforms. The Coalition App is a relative newcomer, opening up for applications in Fall of 2016. In contrast, the Common App has been around since 1975 and has gone through numerous revisions since then. Let’s first talk about the similarities and differences in…