ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesA common recommendation is that students should apply to six colleges with some going as high as ten. These recommendations usually suggest applying to a certain number of Reach, Match, and Safety schools. These are often defined in terms of where your academic record places you in terms of students the colleges accept. There … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesProbably the majority of high school students haven’t heard of SAT subject tests which is as it should be since most won’t take any. The SAT Subject Tests (previously called SAT 2’s) are one hour high school level subject tests that are given during the same time as the SAT. The tests are offered … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesA gap year is time taken off (usually a year) after graduating from high school and before starting college. Gap years are common in places such as England and are becoming more popular in the United States. Gap years originate in the desire to take a break from the academic stress of high school … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesA weighted GPA is a grading system that provides extra grade points for harder classes. For example, in a 4.0 grading system, an A for an US History class is worth 4 points but an A in an honors version or Advanced Placement is worth 4.5 or 5 points. This means a student could … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThe Common Application is an application for undergraduate admissions that is accepted by almost 500 colleges. Member institutions are required to evaluation students using a holistic selection process. Colleges may use the Common Application exclusively or accept both the Common Application and its own institutional application. Members that accept both applications do not treat … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThe key to finding scholarships is to understand that most are targeted for specific student populations. This means two things. One, if you want a scholarship, you have to be part of that targeted population. Two, the people providing the scholarship what to get the information to the targeted students, not necessarily everyone who … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesGuess what? It all depends! The first thing it depends on is whether or not the scores are a reflection of your actual abilities and accomplishments. There really are people who don’t test well but are superb students. If you know that you can outperform students with much higher test scores, then your test scores … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesDepending on the university, residential colleges can mean simply themed housing or dorms set aside for specific majors to a division of the university that groups students academic activities and living needs in one location such as the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford. The Collegiate Way defines residential colleges as “an internal system of … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesParents do not automatically qualify for the federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). The PLUS loan application process includes a credit check. According to the Federal Student Aid website, parents with an adverse credit history will not qualify for a loan. An adverse credit history is defined as follows: Your credit history may … Read more