Students who are thrilled with the outcome of their college application process typically have one quality in common: they followed a strategic timeline as they methodically moved through their high ...

Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

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In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: What you leave out of your personal essay may matter more than what you put in. Many ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

I'm a college admissions coach, and I've read thousands of applications. Successful students have proven adaptability, intellectual vitality, and executive functioning. These soft skills aren't easily ...