Post Tagged with: "College Admissions"

Tips for Texas College Application Essays and Beyond

Tips for Texas College Application Essays and Beyond

Applying to Colleges, College August 17, 2015 at 10:41 am

It’s back to school! But for entering seniors, it’s an even more (exciting?) time as college applications are looming on the horizon. There are two, primary “common applications” which your Texas resident child should be concerned with – ApplyTexas for most Texas colleges and the Common Application for most every otherRead More

SAT and ACT Prep Advice for the Changes Ahead

SAT and ACT Prep Advice for the Changes Ahead

College, SAT & ACT April 29, 2015 at 1:06 pm

The summer break is an excellent time for rising juniors to begin serious preparations for the SAT and ACT, as well as the PSAT. With schoolwork out of the picture, students have more time to prepare for these tests—outside of summer activities, of course. However, with the PSAT changing thisRead More

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These Students Were Admitted to All 8 Ivies – What Can We Learn From Them?

College, Recommendations April 10, 2015 at 7:30 am

Earlier this week, CBS New York reported that a Long Island senior, Harold Ekeh, had been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. And over the past few days, reports have trickled in about four more students who also achieved the Ivy League sweep this year. This is a truly amazingRead More

Reminder: Is Your Child Applying for Scholarships?

Reminder: Is Your Child Applying for Scholarships?

College, Recommendations November 1, 2014 at 2:21 pm

Coming into November, many high school seniors are finally getting started on their college admissions essays, or at least giving serious thought as to what they will write. The deadlines are close enough that they’re starting to seem real, but still sufficiently far away that there isn’t a sense ofRead More

Op-Ed: College Application Advice Just for Teens, From a Recent Graduate

Op-Ed: College Application Advice Just for Teens, From a Recent Graduate

College, Opinion October 19, 2014 at 7:00 am

Earlier this week, we published college application advice for parents and students from a former admissions director, and we also shared tips on college interviews from a Rice University interviewer. In this companion piece, recent Rice graduate Sarah Craig shares some big-picture advice for students currently applying to college. Hi,Read More

UT innovates to close graduation gap

UT innovates to close graduation gap

College June 19, 2014 at 12:14 pm

The University of Texas-Austin is on the national forefront of efforts to improve college completion rates of entering students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds. The scope of UT’s program is outlined in a long-form article by Paul Tough in the June 8 issue of the New York Times Magazine A briefRead More

Types of Texas High School Diplomas – Distinguished vs. Recommended

Types of Texas High School Diplomas – Distinguished vs. Recommended

Update: This article describes the graduation requirements applicable to students graduating in 2017 or before. For more information on the new Foundation High School graduation requirements, which are applicable to all students matriculating after 2014 and available on an opt-in basis to students graduating in 2015-2017, see our comprehensive guideRead More

College financial aid 101 part II: Types of need-based aid

College financial aid 101 part II: Types of need-based aid

College, Collegiate April 4, 2014 at 3:34 pm

Before we explore portions of the need-based financial aid universe, I need to make sure you did your homework. Did you fill out your FAFSA form, like we told you to here? Yep. Now what? Generally speaking, there are three types of need-based student aid: grants work-study loans Grants areRead More

College financial aid 101 part I: Filling out a FAFSA

College financial aid 101 part I: Filling out a FAFSA

College April 1, 2014 at 2:30 pm

For parents with students looking to enroll in college this fall, one elephant in the room is affording massive tuition bills. Despite ever spiraling cost, there is still considerable aid available to students and parents, both through government and private sources. The first step toward tapping these sources of financialRead More

What’s driving application increases to elite colleges?

What’s driving application increases to elite colleges?

College, Education News March 31, 2014 at 5:45 pm

Last month, Rice University reported that its total applications for its incoming freshman class had reached an all-time record of 17,715 – which represents an increase of 15 percent over 2013. The number of applications has roughly doubled since 2007, the college reported in a press release. Rice is seekingRead More

College choice considerations

College choice considerations

College, Recommendations March 26, 2014 at 6:01 pm

Students decide to attend colleges for a number of reasons. Maybe a group of high school friends all want to go to the same school. Perhaps location is the determining factor: either wanting to be closer or farther away from home. With students applying to more schools that ever before,Read More

Should college admissions be a lottery?

Should college admissions be a lottery?

College February 6, 2014 at 8:51 pm

Imagine if applying to college worked like a 50-50 raffle.  You pay your application fee, get a ticket and watch the admissions officer at Really Elite Fancy Pants University pull numbers out of a hat to determine who gets a spot in the entering freshman class. It seems unfair, right? Read More