high school profile Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:46:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png high school profile Archives - College Initiative 32 32 The Importance of High School Context in College Admission https://collegeinitiative.net/2025/11/24/high-school-context/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2025/11/24/high-school-context/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:38:50 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=3424 Like everything related to college admission, context matters. And an important way to assess applicants is through high school context.

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]]> “A Rigorous High School Curriculum”- What Exactly Does That Mean? https://collegeinitiative.net/2021/04/07/rigorous-high-school-curriculum/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:05:37 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2345 Colleges advise students to take a rigorous high school curriculum, but don't always explain what that means. Here's the scoop.

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]]> How to Answer the Common App Question About Covid-19 https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/06/03/common-app-question-and-covid-19/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:58:52 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2031 The Common Application platform for applying to college, has announced that they will be adding an optional question for students about COVID-19.  Students are allowed to use 250 words to respond to this question: Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is...

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]]> What Do You Know About High School Profiles? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/11/24/high-school-profiles/ Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:54:12 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1773 High school profiles are rarely mentioned in the admissions process. But, colleges often rely on them to help them make admissions decisions.

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