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01 June

June 2020 Newsletter – Overused Essay Topics

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  • Categories Blog, college admissions, college application, college essays, majors

Overused Essay Topics – Many applicants do themselves a disservice by taking on topics that don’t resonate well with the admission readers, thus giving a false or incorrect impression of the writer. Learn which topics to avoid.
Majoring

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01 October

October 2018 Newsletter – 7 College Admission Blunders to Avoid

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  • Categories Blog, college acceptance, college admissions, college application, financial aid, Uncategorized

7 College Admission Blunders to Avoid – the journey to college will likely go smoother if you avoid making these seven common mistakes.
Focus on Majors – Geology – Fascinated by rocks and minerals and the forces that shape

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01 December

December 2016 Newsletter – Planning on Playing College Sports?

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  • Categories college application, PSAT, scholarship, Uncategorized

This month’s newsletter includes:

Planning on Playing College Sports? – prospective student athletes can discover what they need to do now if they plan to compete in college
Majoring in Communications – Communications is a great fit for

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06 November

Dealing With Application Stress

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  • Categories ACT, college application, college applications, cost of college, financial aid, financial planning for college, grant, majors, SAT, save at college, saving for college, scholarship, scholarships, student loan, student loans, work study

High school seniors are focusing on completing applications and taking any final SAT/ACT test.  Other high school students are focusing on creating an academic profile which helps them be competitive in the admissions process.

This month’s newsletter topics include:

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20 May

3 People You Need To Make a Successful College Application

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college admissions consultant, college application, college applications, college planning consultant, college planning counselor, college planning; college admissions; college applicants, guidance counselor, letters of recommendation, Uncategorized

College applications are stressful. College seniors often fret and re-write their applications many times before they get them just right, and even then, it’s a long agonizing wait until they find out the results of their efforts in the form

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17 December

The Senior Year Calendar

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories calendar, college admissions, college application, college planning, FAFSA, financial aid

Already looking forward to going to your dream school… or sending your child away to their dream school?  By now, you’ve probably already sent in early applications to a chosen few schools. It’s early in the school year but

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05 November

Early Application Deadlines Extensions

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college application, college applications, college deadlines

In recent days, the University of Chicago, George Mason University, Johns Hopkins University, and SMU have quietly alerted students of plans to extend their early deadlines.
Although a little surprising for this year, these kinds of extensions

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24 October

How to Pick Your Major/Minors

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories choose a career, choosing a college major, college application, college bound, college education, high school senior

Choosing a major in college can be overwhelming, so be sure to take some time and explore available resources and gain insight about choosing your major and minor.

As the job market becomes more competitive, companies

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15 February

Social Media in College Admissions

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college application, social media

Getting into college can be tedious work with researching potential schools, editing essays, collecting positive recommendations, studying for standardized tests and possibly even preparing for a campus interview.  The goal throughout this process is to make a great impression

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20 December

Race to the Deadline

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college admission deadlines, college admissions, college application

With the deadlines for college applications coming up shortly, students often find that this time of year is a whirlwind of applications, essay writing, and test taking, in and amongst holiday prep and family time.
Here are some simple

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