How to Get Into Rice University: Strategies and Essays That Worked
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How hard is it to get into Rice University? Learn admissions requirements and acceptance rates, plus how to write successful Rice supplemental essays
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How to Get Into MIT: Essays and Strategies that Worked
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How hard is it to get into MIT? Learn about MIT’s application process and successful approaches to MIT’s short-answer essay questions—which are not on the Common App—to improve your child’s odds of being accepted
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How hard is it to get into Duke? Learn the Duke acceptance rate and strategies for applying, plus sample Duke supplemental essays
Read MoreHow to Get Into Caltech (Essay Examples Included)
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How hard is it to get into Caltech? Learn Caltech’s admission requirements and discover strategies to write great Caltech supplemental essays to increase your chances of being admitted
Read MoreHow to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)
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The definitive guide to knowing what to include (and not include) in the Common App Additional Information section
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Learn how the best liberal arts colleges prepare their students for med school and determine if this is the right premed education for you
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Everything you and your child need to know to make the right choice
Read MoreHow to Transfer Colleges: The Ultimate Guide
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How to Find Internships for High School Students
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Everything you need to know about high school internships, including how to cold email for an internship
Read MoreThe College Admissions Puzzle: How the 8 Main Pieces Fit Together and Affect Which Schools Your Child Gets Into
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To help you better understand the college application evaluation process, I have highlighted the 8 primary elements of most college applications, including what they represent to admissions committees, and what they don’t.
Carefully considering what story will be told through the various pieces of your child’s college application will help your family make more informed decisions when it comes to your child’s academics and extracurricular pursuits. Collectively, better decisions will improve your child’s admissions odds at his or her top-choice schools.
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My interview w/ Dr. Maggie Wray
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Learn why it's important to get a head start, plus what your child should do before working on their college applications.
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Read MoreHow to Start a College Essay to Wow Admissions Committees
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Learn how to start a college essay to capture readers at first glance
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