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Big Picture
What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything)
New York Times - Nov 1, 2017
The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream school. Ask high school counselors, who complain that colleges don’t reward promising students for their creativity, determination or service to others.....
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
What qualities attract a college recruiter's eye?
The Philadelphia Tribune - Oct 31, 2017
A challenging high school curriculum A transcript that reflects that the student takes on challenges can put him or her a step ahead. Academically successful students should include several honors and Advanced Placement classes....
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What can you really learn from college rankings?
MyCentralJersey - Oct 26, 2017
When the latest issue of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges is released each year, its findings gain national attention. The headline is typically whether Princeton or Harvard ranked first in the category of Best National Universities. (Princeton was again awarded this honor in the newly released 2018 edition.)...
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How to Improve College Admissions
LinkedIN - Oct 25, 2017
It's college application season, and if you're a high-school senior, or more likely the parent of one, you're probably dreading the next several months. The first wave of early-decision applications are due at most campuses in just a few days.....
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Essays
‘Read me!’: Students race to craft forceful college essays as deadlines near
Washington Post - Oct 23, 2017
Find a telling anecdote about your 17 years on this planet. Examine your values, goals, achievements and perhaps even failures to gain insight into the essential you. Then weave it together in a punchy essay of 650 or fewer words that showcases your authentic teenage voice....
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How to choose your college application essay
The State Journal-Register - Oct 26, 2017
I have written at least six drafts of my college essay. I am on my third topic, and in the past two weeks I finally finished my final draft. It was a long treacherous journey that began in April with an English class assignment....
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Early/Defer/Waitlisted
Early Applications Should Be More Passion Than Strategy
Forbes - Nov 1, 2017
Boo! Tomorrow, November 1, is the first major early decision deadline for a number of colleges and universities. Accordingly, the Common Application's website was as jammed as the L.A. freeway at rush hour last night and had to close down to regroup and untangle itself.....
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When Should You Apply to College?
Huffington Post - Oct 26, 2017
This will hinge on the school’s application policy. It is critical for you to understand how schools review their applications. Do not rush an application just to apply early. If your essay is not as polished as it could be, or you are taking the SAT or ACT ....
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Campus Visits and Interviews
6 Ways to Impress Your Interviewer
GoLocalProv College Admissions - Oct 30, 2017
Fall is peak season for high school seniors to do college interviews. Today, most large schools don’t offer interviews, but small to medium size colleges do. Some are evaluative, meaning they factor into an admission decision; others are informational, meaning they do not. Both demonstrate your interest in the college. ....
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Students with Disabilities
How well does your state support children with dyslexia?
Hechinger Report - Oct 25, 2017
For more than 40 years, federal law has required schools to identify and evaluate students with dyslexia and to provide them with an appropriate education. But in many states across the country that’s not happening, according to an examination by APM Reports.....
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Counselors
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Post - Nov 2, 2017
Responding to “Our Records Indicate” November is one of the most challenging times to be a high school counselor. With so many students applying to colleges that have early deadlines, it can be impossible to get all of their transcripts sent on time—so, of course,,... More
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College-Advising Model Yields Results for Low-Income Students
EdWeek (registration required) - Oct 28, 2017
A college-advising program based in Boston may be helping to bridge the college-graduation gap for low-income and first-generation students—and it's a model that researchers say should be replicated....
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Parents
How to spend thousands to get your kids into college
SF Gate - Nov 1, 2017
Anxiety is soaring among high school seniors (and their parents) as college application season is in full swing right now. Students are busy trying to maintain their GPA, studying for standardized tests, visiting campuses and sitting down to pen a personal essay, asking themselves, .....
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Parents Are Drastically Low-Balling The Sticker Price Of College
Forbes - Oct 31, 2017
Saving for college is reaching an all-time high, with 72 percent of families putting money aside to help fund their children’s educations, according to a new College Savings IQ survey conducted by Fidelity Investments. However, many parents are dramatically underestimating the sticker price of college.....
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When It Comes To 529 Plans, Parents Just Don't Understand
Forbes - Oct 26, 2017
It’s no surprise that saving for college has become an important financial priority for parents, second only to retirement. Rising tuition costs and record-breaking student loan debt in the U.S. (now over $1.4 trillion) ...
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Paying For College: Who Should Pay For College?
CBS Local - Boston - Nov 1, 2017
BOSTON (CBS) – Who should pay for college? I wish I had a definitive answer!
According to a Fidelity and MEFA’s College Savings Study they found that Massachusetts parents are planning to cover 60% of their children’s college education costs,, ...
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SATs & ACTs
Self-Reported Scores May Soon Save Students Money (and Stress)
Poughkeepsie Journal - Oct 31, 2017
November 1--the deadline for students applying to colleges and universities via Early Action (EA) and/or Early Decision (ED) plans--is upon us. Many high school seniors may be breathing a sigh of relief as they wrap up their Common or Coalition applications,..
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3 Steps to Prepare for the SAT World History Subject Test
US News - Oct 30, 2017
The SAT World History subject test is a comprehensive history exam that is offered twice a year in December and June. The test content covers nearly all regions of the earth from ancient to modern times.,..
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5 Test Prep Tips For ACT And SAT Takers
Patch - Oct 30, 2017
When it comes to preparing for college readiness assessments, there's a lot to figure out. Should students take the ACT, SAT, or both? What score is needed to increase the chances of being accepted into their top schools? Once students have those questions answered, it's time to get to work. ,..
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Now That PSATs are Done, It's Time to Plan a Testing Schedule
TAPinto - Nov 1, 2017
Each year, roughly 1.5 million students take the SAT and roughly the same number of students take the ACT each year as well. Most college bound students need to take one of these tests to showcase their academic abilities and gain admission to the college of their choosing.,..
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FinAid/Scholarships
Financial aid 101: What you need to know
Tribune News Service - Oct 31, 2017
The first question students ask is: “Will I be accepted at college X?” The first question parents often ask is: “How can we afford to pay for college X?”. ....
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Every student should fill out a FAFSA form
Jackson Sun - Oct 31, 2017
Did you know that $24 billion in student aid goes unclaimed every year? With the average student loan debt hovering around $30K, I have to ask why. Primarily it is because of the misconceptions surrounding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA. ....
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College scholarship tycoon
VOX - Nov 1, 2017
College Scholarship Tycoon is a game where you’re asked to move your college up the rankings — but striking the wrong balance might force you to reject poor kids who really need college to give them a shot at a better life. ....
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Career and Technical Education
South
Tennessee receives grant for creating career and technical educator pipelines
Herald Chronicle - Oct 26, 2017
NASHVILLE— Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that Tennessee was one of five awardees to receive a grant for just under $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Education’s office of career, technical, and adult education to support career and technical education (CTE) teacher pipelines... ..
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Texas presidents target K-12 pipeline
Education Dive - Oct 26, 2017
University of Texas at Tyler President Michael Tidwell said East Texas, where his school is housed, is last in financial well-being, health and educational attainment of its citizenry. "If East Texas were a separate state, we'd be 50th or 51st in education," he said.. ..
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Bullying
How Do You Stop Bullying? Advertisers Try to Help
New York Times - Oct 29, 2017
Back when most of the United States got online via dial-up modem, Monica S. Lewinsky learned how the anonymity of the internet can prompt people to be crude and cruel in a way they never would be in real life. Now she is trying to help others who find themselves the target of vitriol.. ..
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