Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The more you think about what the prompt is asking, the easier it will be to come up with an excellent idea for how to address it. While an “accomplishment” might bring about personal growth, sometimes the most mundane events or off-handed conversations can lead us to reevaluate ourselves or the world around us.

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Great College Advice

MAY 6, 2024

If you can get high AP scores in a variety of subjects, like AP calculus and AP US history, for example, that’s even better. If you’d like more information about our services, contact us for a free consultation. Or just pick up the phone and call us at 720.279.7577. We’d be happy to chat with you.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Do seniors even have to worry about high school at this point? By this point, most college-bound juniors are knee-deep in college visits, building college lists, thinking about the dreaded SAT and ACT tests, and trying to keep the grades up until the end of the semester. Admissions officers do care about your senior year courses.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 23, 2024

One of the biggest problems for most students is that they are not accustomed to writing about themselves. We learn at a young age that it’s not polite to talk too much about ourselves, lest we come off like a show off or a braggart. They ask you to write about your conception of diversity.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Natasha Abrahart’s parents and supporters say a ruling by a high court judge against the University of Bristol has implications for the whole higher education sector and hope it will prompt politicians to think again about bringing in a statutory duty of care for students.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. and specifically (are you a fencing recruit?).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

For years we smiled at one another but never had direct contact until my junior year of high school. Dr. Ijei asked about my plans for college. People in my neighborhood did not talk about college. I did not know the first thing about visiting a college or applying to college. My parents did not go to college.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 21, 2024

While I will admit, reluctantly, that once in a blue moon a student is able to pull out a masterpiece with only minutes to spare, these sorts of students are about as rare as snow leopards. One of the most frustrating things about reading supplemental essays is that students often do not answer the question. Answer the question!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the program has seen a slow uptake, but leaders are optimistic about its future, hopeful and dedicated to building and growing the program at a time when other institutions are cutting back on ethnic and Black studies programs amid pushback against diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

The details help make the painting interesting and raise questions in our minds about the central figure (which in your college essay would be you!). How about the old guy using a stick for balance: should he even be out there on the ice? Give us a call or contact us on our website. We can help.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The landmark hearing next month comes at a time of widespread concern about declining student mental health and a number of widely reported suicides, including that of Natasha Abrahart, 20, who was a second year physics student at Bristol University when she killed herself in 2018.

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Learn more about our recruiting process and opportunities to become a full-time Associate. Let’s connect to explore your future with us. Complete the Connect with APD form Learn about Insight 2024 Learn about Diversity Connect, The Series 2024 What Roles Are Available? APDs typically join us as full-time associates.

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

Suggestions as you craft a risky personal statement If you pick a controversial subject, be sure that you have a well-reasoned argument Putting your opinions into your Personal Statement for something that you feel strongly about can say a lot about you as a person. These types of topics are used and reused a lot.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

How will you write your Common App essay about a belief or idea? The Common Application prompts give you a chance to answer an interesting question, tell an important or revealing anecdote, and reflect on the ways in which the anecdote reveals something about your character, your beliefs, your values, or your personal priorities.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If you want to communicate with admissions, it’s best to think carefully about how you will communicate with the humans that populate those offices of admission. Here are some things to think about and research before you write. So use the subject line to ensure that your email gets opened.

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Missouri State

APRIL 23, 2024

There are so many things happening in this last month on campus and the Office of Student Conduct wants to keep you in the know about all the amazing resources our campus has to offer during this stressful time. Finals will be here in the blink of an eye, and we know how quickly it can sneak up on us. Stop by and say hi!

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

Here are some thoughts about college application stress and what to do about it. Anxiety about not getting into college. Anxiety about not getting into the ‘right’ college. It is not about being able to craft a ‘winning essay.’ Anxiety about not measuring up to my expectations. What’s Ailing Our Teens?

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Via's

APRIL 5, 2023

is passionate about making education abroad accessible to all students. Via’s “Improving All the Time” Emily recalls learning about Via in its infancy, when it was known as Project Travel. They care about us as customers.” When her office contacts Via, “they get back to us so quickly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2023

Actually, it's the fact that other unions have recently won that type of compensation that really was helpful for us. The strike is an escalation that's essentially an effort of last resort to force the university to take us seriously at the bargaining table," Leland said. And there's a lot of solidarity across those campuses.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 1, 2023

The logic has been that children of alumni may be among the most eager applicants, as they have learned a lot about a school literally at their parent’s knee. Of course, 13% is still significant: about 216 students out of 1660 in the first year class. But it ain’t what it used to be.

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College Forward

JANUARY 17, 2024

Join us as College Possible opens its doors to the community! Take a tour of our office space while delving into discussions about how our College Possible coaches actively support college access and success. For inquiries and RSVP, please contact Heather Walter at hwalter@collegepossible.org or by phone at 208-352-0476.

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

Are You Still Confused About Foreign Language Requirements for College Admission? Call us or contact us via our website today ! After all, you want to be sure that whatever your course selection strategy is for foreign languages in high school, you are not shutting any doors that you’d rather keep open.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MAY 29, 2023

Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background as an admissions advisor. At its core, education is about helping students of all ages find their path to success — and understanding that it’s going to look different for everyone. What do you learn about a student when you first make contact with them?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But being an HSI isn’t “just about passing the 25% threshold — it’s about intentionality,” says Roy. Role-modeling isn’t just about his physical presence on campus, says Delgado, but a true commitment to meeting and engaging with his students. So be mindful about what you’re teaching and how you’re managing those classrooms.”

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College Forward

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We were contacted by a staff member at Lakeville Area Schools who used to work with us at another Navigate High School and they had inquired about what a potential partnership could look like for their students” said senior program manager Lindsay. Learn more about our programs.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 23, 2024

What should you write about? That’s about a quarter of a page to one full page, double-spaced. Please respond in about 150 words.” If you’d like more information about our services, contact us for a free consultation. Or just pick up the phone and call us at 720.279.7577. It feels so open-ended.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Gonzales said he went on a six-week listening tour of MCCCD institutions, getting to nine before the pandemic hit, which he said gave him the opportunity to talk about how issues raised during the tour would be addressed before a new chancellor would be named. It’s worked well for us. The MCCCD Governing Board took notice.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

Even if the odds are against you, you should not sit around and not do anything about it. But first, let’s look at how colleges use the Wait List. And what do colleges care about most? It’s all about the money Let’s take the bottom line first. And colleges care about whatever US News cares about.

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NACADA

MARCH 27, 2024

Our Health & Wellness chairs have plenty of ideas to get us up and moving throughout the week. Our Concurrent Sessions chairs and Poster chairs are excited to have many options for us to learn, grow, and think in new ways! Our Exhibitor chairs are helping us make those connections by bringing them all to one place!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

I do think that folks should be excited about this because for better or worse in American higher education, institutions unequivocally mimic the Ivy League or the Ivy League Plus (institutions such as MIT and Stanford). They should be transparent about the data of not just who they admit, but who applies to the school. “I

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Students frequently ask us questions like “how do I talk to my family about wanting to study or intern abroad? Here are some tips for talking to your parents about studying abroad or doing an international internship: 1. Plus, sometimes your family needs to hear about it more than once to understand how important it is to you!

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Via's

MARCH 17, 2023

As soon as she got back to Iowa, she got in touch with Bob and learned all about how Via could help her office. “On We sent 320 students away during J-Term (January) and about half of them were in the old system and half of them were in the new system. The training helped us to understand the landscape of how the whole system works.”

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CAPD

APRIL 10, 2024

Refreshments to follow, Building 55 Atrium About the speaker Ani Dasgupta is president and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), where he works to advance the institute’s global vision to improve the lives of all people and ensure that nature can thrive.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2024

Using Student Profiles as Content Marketing Tools Last year, I wrote about the importance of organic content in higher education marketing. For the purposes of this article, I’ll refer to student testimonials and student profiles interchangeably when I mean full-length, written content pieces about a student or a graduate.

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Missouri State

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here at Missouri State, we are passionate about contributing towards the nationwide effort to end hazing, but we need involvement from every member of the community – students, faculty, staff, and family members to make this happen. MSU’s top priority is building a healthy and happy campus community, and you can help us reach this goal!

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College Forward

MARCH 16, 2024

Walk us through the positions you’ve held at College Possible (there are quite a few!) … Callie served as an AmeriCorps coach at Reynolds High School. After a few years away from College Possible, I was seeking out a volunteer opportunity and heard about the ambassador board.

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Symplicity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Interested in learning more about premium subscriptions? Contact us for a demo. This will give you access to all the data on the dashboard, global filtering by date and school, export options, and the ability to track trends and changes in the data.

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