Powerful resumes can help college applicants organize their applications, brainstorm great essays, strengthen interviews, and receive scholarships. Here are 10 tips to get them started.
Yearly Archives: 2012
The year is almost over, but there is so much more we can do to help get our students ready for college. Please read these tips before letting your kids go for the summer.
June 2012 Teacher and Counselor College Readiness Tips
Now more than ever, we need to help counselors and schools prepare our students for college. Join our group of lay-college counselors, aka high school teachers, with these 12 May 2012 tips. Use TAs and seniors to help you.
May College Readiness Tips For College Advocates
Congratulations for making it this far. You most likely many good colleges options already or on the way, but if you really want to go to a waitlisted school, follow as many of these 10 tips as possible. Do not do this for a school you will not attend. Colleges often take kids off waitlists often who can afford to pay outright, have special connections, fulfill regional needs, or make a spectacular case. Remember, spots only open if the college has available spaces.
Ten Tips to Get Off A College Waitlist
As many juniors plan their senior year schedules, they often choose the path of least resistance. Yet, senior year should be a time for mastery, of exploration, and of rigor. Colleges want students who take their academics to the next level.
Senior Year Class Selection: Yes, this is for you—Juniors
It's acceptance time for Cal States and UCs. Here are some tips to guide you through the decision making and readiness process to attend a campus in the fall.