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“Dear Britt, when can I stop taking foreign language classes? Do colleges even care?”
February 25, 2021
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“Dear Britt, when can I stop taking foreign language classes? Do colleges even care?”
Like many seniors this year, you put in the extra time and effort to get your applications perfected before Early Action deadlines. This is no small feat, and you should be enormously proud of yourself. But, like many of your peers, you may have opened your admission decision email over the last few weeks to read: DEFERRED.
One of the questions families always ask me is: “Why is college so expensive?” Here’s a quick overview on some history and how financial aid and loans factor in – and some good news for families who are feeling stressed out.
In a world where learning is mostly online, how do we foster conditions for actually learning? Here are my quick tips to help you adapt – and even thrive.
Paying for college requires a basic understanding of the process of applying for and receiving financial aid. If you are worried about your family’s ability to manage financially, adding schools to your list that you can currently afford is a smart and responsible idea.
The 2021 U.S. News rankings of the best colleges was released last week. This year’s list marks the publication’s 36th edition of the annual college
When I ask students about the college admissions process, they almost unanimously grumble about the personal statement. This essay, required by nearly all schools, is the
Now what? You’ve been told throughout your high school career that there is a formula to getting into your list of selective schools. You have
The COVID-19 pandemic is raising major questions and concerns across all areas of our lives. The impact of the crisis on higher education and college
The current COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the college admission process in a multitude of ways. One of the biggest questions on both the minds of
The college application process is not the same as it was a decade ago. The implementation of the Common and Coalition Applications makes it easier
