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Your College Applications Timeline for Senior Year

Senior year – the culmination of all the hard work your student has been doing to prepare for college. Application time is when all that they have been doing to prepare comes together. Ideally, you and your student have followed all of the advice about starting the college admissions process early. But if you haven’t,…

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What to Do and Questions to Ask on a College Visit

So, you’ve accepted that as unbelievable as it seems, it is time for your high schooler to begin visiting some colleges.  You’ve navigated the college websites and gotten a couple of visits scheduled.  But what do you do while you’re there? And you’ve got lots of questions  – how do you know what kind of…

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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…