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See your guidance counselor to review and sign off on your high school transcript. Make sure all grades and courses listed are accurate. If you are applying to test-optional colleges, request that all test scores are removed from the transcript.
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Why The “WHY THIS COLLEGE” Essay Is So Hard.
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Why does an 11th or 12th Grader need to create a RESUME?
A resume is a proactive communication piece and organizes your activities and accomplishments based on common themes. The document can be very effective in getting across your unique competencies; it’s more than just a laundry list of activities on a form (like the...
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Guidelines for Making a Final Choice of College
Guidelines for Making a Final Choice of College By Erin Barnes on April 20, 2020 For families of students recently admitted to college, the coming weeks are critical to the final choice of a college. With a spring enrollment deadline looming, important decisions must...
The Dog Days of Summer…6 Things for Seniors to Get Done
I refuse to say that summer is almost over. I like to keep it alive through September at least. But the reality is that in just a few weeks, traffic will no longer flow to the ocean, rather it will be stopped by school busses and parent pick-up lines. We do have time...
Timing & Preparation: The Common Application
The Common App Makes it Easy to Apply to Multiple Colleges and Universities, by Lee Norwood, Annapolis College Consulting, August 16th,2021 If you have not does so already, it's time to start thinking about things like your final college list and applications. In the...
The Dating Game- of College Application Season
Deciding how and when to apply to college is just one more piece of COLLEGE APPLICATION JENGA! It takes skill, balance, preparation, and a bit of luck. Here are some of the types of application timelines that colleges offer. You will choose the application...
Why The “WHY THIS COLLEGE” Essay Is So Hard.
"It is beautiful, and I cannot wait to enjoy the palm trees when I look out my window." You can do that in lots of schools. "The city is one of the most vibrant in the world." Duh... "When I stepped on campus, I felt at home." Boring. "Why do you want to attend this...