Category: College Applications
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Colorado College: One of the Best Liberal Arts Education Options
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Read more
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Applying to the UK? How to write your UCAS Personal Statement
Your UCAS Personal Statement (PS) is the one opportunity to discuss why you want to study a particular degree. It is your chance to demonstrate your drive, ambitions, skills, and achievements, making you an excellent choice for the universities to which you have applied. Read more
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Should you apply Early Action?
Early Action, or EA, is offered by many public universities and a few private universities in the US, whose deadline is typically in November.It is often thought that Early Action (EA) is a ‘non-binding’ application to colleges and universities in the US. Typically, this means that you can apply to other universities simultaneously – something… Read more
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Still Writing Your Common App Essay? 5 Tips to Help You
With the submission deadline for applying in the early round of US college applications rapidly approaching, you will hopefully be well on the way to finishing your personal essay. If you are struggling, then hopefully, this article will help as I share five tips from college admission professionals that can help you create a winning… Read more
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US COLLEGES THAT ARE INTERVIEWING THIS FALL
Giving a solid college interview can help sway the decision in your favor. If you haven’t already identified those colleges on your list that are interviewing this fall, now would be a good time to do that. Read more
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Do I need to take an English Language test?
Colleges and universities will look for an international student’s ability to study in English as part of their admissions process. All courses will be taught in English, so it makes sense that anybody they accept will need to understand what they are being taught. The two most common tests used to assess non-native students’ English… Read more
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Qualities You Should Demonstrate to Colleges.
One of the most common questions that college counsellors are asked is “How do I get accepted by ????? University?” There is not a straightforward answer, each college or university in the USA will have their own peculiarities in what they are looking for, but there are some things that are common across just about… Read more
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Building a College List with Reach, Target, and Safety
When you are building your college list you will often come across people recommending that you have a mix of reach, target and safety schools in your list. What you are less likely to find is a description of how you can decide which colleges fit into which category, so that is what I am… Read more
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Planning for College: What to do Now Spring is Here?
The road to submitting your college applications is a long one. The students with the best outcomes are those that have been working towards their applications throughout high school so in this article I’m going to look at what students from different grades should be doing during the next few months. Read more
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Waitlist to admitted- Your strategies to win over colleges.
If you have applied to colleges and universities in the United States, you should now know which have accepted you and which have not offered you a place. For some, there will be a third category where the college has put the student on a waitlist. If the college is your top choice college, then… Read more