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What to consider when making your college list?
When researching college choices, it’s highly important to review the list of academic majors that are offered. This advice is especially critical for students who want to focus on specialized majors such as engineering and architecture that are not offered at all colleges and universities.
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.
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.
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.
No ACT/SAT? No way!
Just this past week, some colleges and universities are updating their admissions requirements with some BIG NEWS
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.