Adrianne Owings
Update on the 2020-2021 College Admissions Cycle
By this point, many colleges and universities have concluded their Regular Decision processes, notified applicants, and released their...
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Adrianne Owings
- Apr 10, 2021
- 5 min
How to Make the Most of Your Summer in High School
With summer quickly approaching, many students and parents are wondering how they can make the most of these two months out of school....
Adrianne Owings
- Mar 25, 2021
- 6 min
How to Get Off the College Waitlist or Deal with Deferral
In 2021, college waitlists were longer than ever. And since many accepted students deferred admission due to COVID-19 and virtual...
Racquel Bernard
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Colleges don't want well-rounded students
The myth that colleges want well-rounded students has been upheld by many popular sources such as television sitcoms over several...
Adrianne Owings
- Mar 9, 2021
- 5 min
COVID-19 and Your College Application
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended normal practices for colleges and universities around the world, and the admissions process is no...
Adrianne Owings
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
How to Prepare for an Alumni Interview
Once you’ve turned in your college applications, you might get an email asking you to schedule an interview with an alum of the school....
Adrianne Owings
- Feb 27, 2021
- 4 min
Why Specificity Matters in College Essays
In the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, Harvard College received more than 57,000 applications: a record high and a 42 percent surge in...
Adrianne Owings
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Role of Community Service in the College Admissions Process
Nowadays, getting into a top-rated university is no easy feat. Applicants are expected to have a near-perfect academic record, stellar test
Pierre Huguet
- Jan 7, 2021
- 7 min
College Planning Timeline for High School Students
For tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of seniors applying to college this year, the admissions process will be one of the most grueling...
H&C Education
- Nov 30, 2020
- 6 min
Last-Minute Strategies For Ivy League Applications
Article originally published on Forbes.com College application deadlines are just around the corner. At this point, high school seniors...
Pierre Huguet
- Nov 19, 2020
- 4 min
Forbes - How To Get Into Top Colleges: Create Your Student Brand
Last year’s admissions cycle produced the lowest acceptance rates in history at Ivy League schools and at most other elite colleges...
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- Jul 28, 2020
- 5 min
What College Admissions Officers Said About My Yale Application
“SR 2xsci 10, 11. JHCTY online MV Calc 12 fits w/Hutch internship. Supp: Hutch MD a rare gem.”
This is the language of admissions officers.
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- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
How Starting a Blog Might Get You Into College
How do you make an admissions officer believe you? This, in my opinion, is the central challenge of college applications.
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- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
Why Colleges Are Going Test Optional and What It Means for Your Application
On June 12th, Yale announced a test-optional policy for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. This comes following the CollegeBoard’s announcement
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- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
The Art of a Great First Sentence
“Dear Human, I’m sixty percent banana.” This sentence began an essay that helped me get into Stanford.
H&C Education
- Apr 26, 2020
- 3 min
What You Need to Know About Test-Optional Colleges
More Elite Schools Are Becoming Test Optional A growing number of schools are becoming test optional. In a statement published on its...
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- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
How To Write The Cornell University Supplemental Essays (2019-2020)
***Interested in reading our Cornell supplemental essay guide for the 2020-2021 application cycle? Click here!...
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- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
How To Write The University of Pennsylvania Supplemental Essays (2019-2020)
***Interested in reading our Penn supplemental essay guide for the 2020-2021 application cycle? Click here! https://www.hceducationconsul...
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- Aug 28, 2019
- 9 min
How To Write The Harvard University Supplemental Essays (2019-2020)
***Interested in reading our Harvard supplemental essay guide for the 2020-2021 application cycle? Click here!...
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- Aug 24, 2019
- 8 min
How To Write The Princeton University Supplemental Essays (2019-2020)
Welcome to the Princeton supplemental essays! Princeton University divides its numerous supplemental short answer and essay questions...
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