safety school Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Thu, 29 May 2025 18:26:38 +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 safety school Archives - College Initiative 32 32 What is a “Safety School” in College Admissions? https://collegeinitiative.net/2024/08/13/what-is-a-safety-school/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2024/08/13/what-is-a-safety-school/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:25:44 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=3263 There are frequently misunderstandings about "safety" or "likely" colleges.  So today, I'll answer the question "What is a safety school?" in the hope of clearing those up.

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]]> https://collegeinitiative.net/2024/08/13/what-is-a-safety-school/feed/ 3 Surviving the End of the High School Senior Year https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/01/17/high-school-senior-year/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:30:23 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1117 Okay, let me begin by saying that as I write this, I’m coming off of a tough weekend with my very own high school senior. And I recognize that “tough” is relative. It wasn’t tough because we were arguing about curfews or who he is hanging out with. It was tough because senioritis has sort...

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]]> 8 Important Tips for College Admissions – #1 Start Early! https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/10/25/college-consultant/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:13:42 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=956 As a college consultant, I am frequently asked for my best advice for families undertaking the college search and admissions process.  I find it nearly impossible to narrow it down to just one piece of advice.  And generally, my advice is tailored to my specific audience.  But, if I had to only give one piece...

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]]> Academic Merit Aid – What You Need to Know https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/10/12/academic-merit-aid-what-you-need-to-know/ Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:59:06 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=910 An academic scholarship.   If you have a good student, you may have always assumed that this will be their free ticket to college.  Unfortunately, it’s not that easy.  The good news is that there IS merit aid available to academically-talented students.  The bad news is that the most highly selective schools in the country...

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]]> Safeties, Reaches and Matches https://collegeinitiative.net/2017/11/17/safety-reach-and-matches-in-the-college-search/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:50:58 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=179 So, now you and your child have spent some time online searching for different colleges in a variety of ways, and they have some ideas about what schools they would like to go see, and have even visited a few.   There is that one school however, that they just LOVE, but where both their GPA...

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