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The College List

One of the hinge pin hurdles of the college admissions process is for the student to create a smart college list. The collection of school possibilities needs to be “smart” for several key reasons.

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The Future of the Campus Tour

High school students and transfers who visit a campus are more likely to apply and enroll. Pre-pandemic, most colleges offered multiple tours and information sessions Monday through Friday, and sometimes on Saturdays. Now, for those institutions currently with tours, the offerings are much smaller than before Covid-19 and are mostly outside.

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Common App Update!

Students who will be applying to universities and colleges for the 2021-2022 applications season will find over 30 more additions to the Common App than last year at this time.

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No ACT/SAT? No way!

Just this past week, some colleges and universities are updating their admissions requirements with some BIG NEWS

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The Year of the Waitlist

Due to Covid and many colleges and universities dropping test score requirements, more students than ever submitted applications this past year.

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