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It’s expensive to go to college. Whether you are a student about to attend a university for the first time or a parent who wants your child or children to have the best shot in the world, it’s important to educate yourself about financial aid.
Read MoreWith all its essays, criteria, and complexities, the college admissions process is a thorough one, meant to delve deep and really evaluate the merit of students hoping to join the ranks of their dream schools.
Read MoreThere’s a better chunk of the year until college application deadlines start knocking at the door, but there’s still plenty that college-hopefuls can do now to prepare for one of the heftier parts of applications: the college essay.
Read MoreIf you’ve missed the January and February deadlines for 2021 summer programs, no need to fear! There are many acclaimed summer programs with applications that close as late as March 17.
Read MoreWith the goal of always improving the test-taking experience – and making students’ scores more reflective of how they’ll really perform in college, rather than how they were feeling on one particular day -- ACT (the nonprofit that administers the test) offers several options for students to improve their test-taking experience and scoring.
Read MoreIf you’ve never heard of a 3-2 engineering program, you’re not alone. These dual-degree programs – which offer students the ability to attend two colleges, and get a degree in engineering along with a full liberal arts education – are sadly underlooked by many.
Read MoreInterviewing is tough. Especially when it’s for something you really want (like getting into college), and you’re doing it for a LOT of different schools, all at about the same time. But here’s interview advice tip #1: be school-specific.
Read MoreThere are quite a number of B.S/M.D. programs out there, all offering a variety of options to propel future doctors forward along the road. Checkout a list of the top twelve B.S./M.D. programs currently offered.
Read MoreThe requirements themselves for a B.S./M.D. program are often quite tight. Take a glance over this list of just a few of the country’s programs – not even necessarily the top ones!
Read MoreCan you imagine starting college in fall 2020? Lots of students didn’t; they deferred their acceptance. (More on this later.)
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