I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from an applicant… Q: Why did MIT bring back the standardized test requirement? A: The short answer, while imperfect and arguably biased, it works. The last two years saw lots of changes in college...
I get questions all the time. Here’s a popular one I receive from parents. Q: How do we choose the right schools to apply to? A: School choice comes down to a number of factors. Let me break them down: Academic fit: You’re going to be educated there. Does it...
When Application Essay ‘Help’ Crosses a Line Should college applicants (who can afford it) spend thousands of dollars for coaching on what to write? Are those who take their money just doing a better (and less visible) job than are many parents? By Scott Jaschik...
A Letter of Recommendation is usually written by a teacher or a guidance counselor. But a former Dartmouth admissions officer tells a great story about one non-traditional letter she received.
No matter how many times we hear these stories, they are always, always inspiring. New Jersey teen Ifeoma White-Thorpe was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Read about it here.
This year more than any other, applicants returned to have me help them with their “Letter of Appeal.” Two specific applicants I worked with on these letters were both applying to UC schools – one to UC Davis, the other to UC Berkeley. Neither applicant understood...
