College Admission in School Library Journal
Posted on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 11:39
Thank you to School Library Journal for featuring College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step in their roundup of college guides -- The College Maze | From Application to Admission (And Beyond).
Jenny Rickard, Bryn Mawr College, Answers 5 Questions
Posted on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 08:56
Jenny Rickard, Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer at Bryn Mawr College, joins us this month to answer five questions about the private women's liberal arts college founded in 1885 "for the advanced education of females." Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, just ten miles west of Philadelphia, the 135-acre campus hosts approximately 1300 undergraduate women.
With an 8-to-1 student faculty ratio, Bryn Mawr offers 36 majors, 38 minors, 8 concentrations, and the opportunity for students to develop independent courses of study. But Bryn Mawr students can choose from among more than 5,000 course offerings because of the cooperative relationship the school has with neighboring Haverford College and its ties to Swarthmore College and University of Pennsylvania.
National Association for College Admission Counseling
NACAC Reviews College Admission
Posted on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 11:35
Thank you to Christopher Briggs, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission, Georgia Institute of Technology, for the excellent review of College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). We love it when reviewers "get" the book --especially professionals in the field! You can read the review in its entirety here.
Do Sweat the Small Stuff! Part 2
Posted on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 10:10
Today, Alice Kleeman continues her excellent blog post about the "small stuff" that can trip up a college application process. Here are more of the frequently glossed-over college-related tasks that can make a difference:
- Your name
Seems like a simple question, right? But maybe you are Maria Juana Ortiz on your birth certificate, and Maria J. Ortiz at school, MJ to your friends, and Maria Juana Ortiz-Santos to your extended family. Maybe you think that doesn’t matter. But when a college is trying to join your SAT or ACT scores to your file; when a financial-aid office is trying to figure out whether the aid application it received belongs to you or someone else; when your diploma and final transcript carry different names -- under those circumstances, the name you provide can cause serious delays in processing important paperwork. Choose one name for the college process and use it every time.
Since the Free Application for Federal Student AID (FAFSA) requires you to use the name on your Social Security card, you might as well use that one across the board.
• Application “extras”
Counselors of the Month: Marybeth Kravets and Imy Wax, Authors
Posted on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 10:04
Our Counselors of the Month for August are widely respected professionals in the world of college counseling and educational consulting -- though not high school college counselors per se. Marybeth Kravets is Chief Education Officer for Chicago Scholars, a not-for-profit serving high-need college-bound students; previously she was the college counselor for Illinois' Deerfield High School for 31 years. Imy Wax is a licensed psychotherapist and educational consultant currently in private family practice.
DO Sweat the Small Stuff!
Posted on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 08:25You’ve planned your strategy: Take challenging classes—check! Tackle the SAT or ACT and send your scores to colleges—check! Choose teachers who know you well to write your letters of recommendation—check! Create a college list and pare it down to a reasonable number—check! Write that 500-word Common App essay—check! Create an activities list—check!
Take care of those tasks, and you’ll be at the finish line, right?
Maybe not. Many students, after tackling the college-related tasks they perceive to be most important, begin to relax and take the “small stuff” less seriously. But taking the “small stuff” seriously can often make a real difference.
Consider some of the following frequently glossed-over college-related tasks:
• Written communication
Do you have a professional e-mail address (or at least one that’s not sketchy) to use when communicating with colleges? An off-color address can create a questionable impression.
Are you prepared to write to college-admission offices in “real English,” not with texting shortcuts or slang? u better b!
A New Look for the New School Year
Posted on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 08:14College Admission has a new look for the new school year!
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We've redesigned the CollegeAdmissionBook.com website to make it easier for you to get our expert, comprehensive and compassionate advice on the college admission process.
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Our blog is now called True Admissions. It's simpler than ever to navigate through our daily updates and our continuing series of Five Questions for the Dean and the Counselor of the Month.
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Our ever-expanding Gourmet Guide for your college road trip is now conveniently laid out state by state and college by college.
Our new online home better reflects who we are -- a book, an online community, and speaker events. Use the navigation panels on the right of every page, and the drop-down menus at the top of every page to explore.
And let us know if there's something else you'd like to see here at College Admission. We're always fine-tuning and would love to hear your suggestions!
DePaul University joins the Gourmet Guide
Posted on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:36
Like all good foodies, the DePaul University admissions staff isn't afraid to forage far and wide. No surprise, as well, since the largest Catholic university in the country, has two Chicago campuses (as well as three suburban locations). Located both in the downtown Loop and on 36 acres in the heart of the near north Lincoln Park neighborhood, DePaul hosts more than 16,000 undergraduates. So check out the Admissions office recommendations for where to eat when visiting. You'll find all of the Chicago standards -- ribs, hot dogs, and pizza -- as well as Korean and Greek restaurants, a seafood diner, and fancy French fare wih a side of celebrity sightings at the Paris Club. Dig in here.