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A new resource is being used by high school college counselors around the country. Admit Insights provides a tool that allows students embarking on the college admission application process to get a personalized report with customized advice, profile assessment, college chances of admission for 1100 colleges, and advice on how to make the application stronger.

College Admission Counseling Offices can make this tool available to all students or can ensure parents/students have the information to use the tool themselves. The new service acts as a supplemental college counselor by gathering critical information from students and then immediately building the customized report.

The new tool does not compete with other school counseling offerings like Naviance or Naviance Connection but rather complements these services by providing hard hitting assessment and advice.

As colleges admission standards and college admission application requirements get more confusing, Admit Insights helps parents, students, and the college admission counselor by personalizing feedback at the student level. The corresponding report can serve as an important starting point for discussions between families and high school college counselors. More information is available at www.AdmitInsights.com in the “my chances college” portion of the website. High School College Counselors can contact Admit Insights directly to get a demonstration of the service.

A new resource is being used by high school college counselors around the country. Admit Insights provides a tool that allows students embarking on the college admission application process to get a personalized report with customized advice, profile assessment, college chances of admission for 1100 colleges, and advice on how to make the application stronger.

College Admission Counseling Offices can make this tool available to all students or can ensure parents/students have the information to use the tool themselves. The new service acts as a supplemental college counselor by gathering critical information from students and then immediately building the customized report.

The new tool does not compete with other school counseling offerings like Naviance or Naviance Connection but rather complements these services by providing hard hitting assessment and advice.

Would Harvard accept anyone with a high school GED but very good Community College grades and other interests?

My name is Yuriy, and I am 21 years old currently residing in New York.

I totally bombed high school, failing every class. However, when I applied to college, everything changed. I have a 3.6 GPA after my 2nd Semester, and it will get even higher after a few more semesters. I am thinking that this is good for Harvard and colleges alike because it will show that I have the strength to change for the better.

I know that most students admitted into Harvard have many impressive extracurricular activities, I don’t really have any yet but I will make time certainly for them just because I feel like I should give to my community or somewhere else around the world. I am willing to travel somewhere to help those in need, I hadn’t had time to do so before.

I don’t have much work experience either. I worked as a Teachers Assistant at the New York Film Academy for about 3 months teaching students 3D Animation for getting my certificate there. I took the one-year 3D animation program. I have also been a waiter at a restaurant for a month. I will very soon apply as a volunteer at a hospital and this is because I want to go to medical school which will help with that too.

Harvard admissions also requires an essay which is not a problem for me as I am a good writer passing the ACT exam with a high score. Also, they do an interview which I kind of fear since I didn’t have many job interviews and lack the experience in that.

What pointers and tips can you guys give me? What can I do to increase my chances?

I am interested mostly in applying for Harvard, Yale, Columbia University, and New York University where I will head to medical school after to pursue a career in Surgical Pathology.

I am planning to go to San Francisco by student Visa and I don’t know how to apply for admission in high school through internet. Please help!

All I knew about college was that I wanted to go out of state. I wanted to be on my own away from home, away from all things high school and start with new friends in a new city. I’d been to France, England, and Germany all on my own; and moved regularly while growing up. So, I expect it was no surprise to my parents when I told them I wanted to go to college out of state. At that time, I honestly didn’t know much more about what I wanted out of my college experience or even what I wanted to become. The next four years would bring me the most unexpected and valuable learning experiences of my life.

My Dad and I had decided on Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee by the end of my junior year in High School. I liked the college very much. It had all the qualities I was looking for. Classroom sizes were small (the college itself wasn’t more than 4,000 students), it seemed friendly, and I loved the look and feel of the Old English Architecture. It felt like it had been uprooted from 16th century England and plopped in the middle of Memphis. So, I applied for early admission and had gotten accepted. My grades were only slightly above average, but I had drive, many extracurricular activities that I had excelled in, and a killer essay. So I was packing my bags, leaving high school gladly behind, and heading to Memphis.

It’s weird how most things in life don’t turn out quite like you expect them to. This was no exception. At the beginning, I was glad to be at Rhodes College. When my parents dropped me off and left back home I was giddy and celebrating my new found freedom. I liked my roommate Anne, from New York and I quickly made other friends. I also plunged myself into extracurricular activities such as Student Round Table. No problem, right? Well, after a few months I really started to get more of a feel for the college and I wasn’t sure it really was right for me after all. Rhodes College was great academically and I did make good friends, but the social scene revolved mainly around Greek life and Greek parties. And, without a car, there wasn’t much I could do about that except not have much of a social life. So, I went to a few parties and on a couple of dates, but I didn’t drink and I was never planning on joining a sorority. I found myself oddly enough unhappy and debating transferring to a different college with a better fit. I decided that I needed a college where the social scene was not centered around Greek life and where there were more people with my same beliefs and values that I could connect better with. So I applied to Rick’s College in Rexburg, Idaho.

It’s now called BYU-Idaho, but back then it was Rick’s College. Nevertheless, I arrived as a sophomore transfer and loved it right away. I loved the beautiful campus, the good classes, and I definitely like the social scene a lot more. This was a religious-based college and I knew most everyone had the same values as I did. That made me feel a lot more comfortable while I searched for who I really was and what I really wanted to do in life. I soon discovered I love to write. I mean, I already knew I loved to write as I was the editor-in-chief of my high school literary magazine. But I discovered I really, really thought this was the right career path. I was enjoying being a part of the school paper and I really liked my advisors. However, at the time, Rick’s College was only a two year school and that meant I needed to transfer, again.

So, in looking for a new college in which to continue my journalism major and graduate from, I started to look at what I had liked and not liked about my previous colleges. I loved the diversity of Rhodes college student body, but not the Greek life. I loved the strong values of Rick’s College, but they seemed a little too strict for me. So I started to look for a new school that had a strong diversity of students, had the values I was looking for, but didn’t have a million rules and had a good journalism department.

I decided on Utah State University. Although my Father was convinced I should go to BYU, I knew better. So, when I didn’t get into BYU I was actually relieved. And what do you know, I got into USU. I had never even been to the campus before the day I arrived for my junior year, but my gut told me this was definitely the place for me.

Over the next couple of years I went on to get a scholarship from the journalism department, got on the honor roll, met life-long friends, and fell in love with the beautiful area. That same junior year I also met the man of my dreams, and got married the following summer. I graduated on time and continued to support my husband as he pursued his doctorate.

Now, six years after graduating from USU, I look back at all the colleges I went through and the long journey it took to get here. Choosing a college isn’t always cut and dry, but neither are our desires in life. What we may think in high school rarely carries through our entire life, and the experiences of college only remotely center on the classroom. My experience was varied and unexpected, but all I can say is – I wouldn’t change a thing.

Why does racial/ethnic status even matter for college admission?

Entrance requirements at colleges vary widely. While some schools are stricter than others, even colleges with open admissions policies will check out a student’s record. Here are some tips to consider when your child is applying for college.

Of course, the first place any college will start is a student’s high school record. Most important is the overall classroom performance. Honors classes and college-prep courses will be looked upon more favorably than electives. Colleges require all of the main subjects to be covered, and they will deny students if their classes are imbalanced. Your GPA is important, but your class work must be challenging. Also, students taking easy classes tend to score lower on admissions exams.

Most schools look for four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years each natural sciences and three years of social sciences. Some colleges also require other subjects such as foreign language and fine arts. Check for information on requirements with the schools your son or daughter is considering.

Standardized test scores are another measure of academic ability. Test scores on the SAT or ACT are analyzed. These are combined with general academic achievement to help colleges choose which students to accept. Also, certain sections of these tests will aid in course placement. For example, English majors will want to have stellar verbal and written scores. If these scores are lacking, a different major will probably have to be chosen.

Admissions interviews and essays are another factor in the admissions process. When writing an admissions essay, don’t let your son or daughter overuse their thesaurus. It makes the essay sound contrived. Be interesting, and keep the attention of the reader. Also, use concrete images. For example, don’t say that you “learned something.” Write a specific example of what was learned. Don’t write a mess of words just to use up space. Be concise and direct. Avoid slang. And, most importantly, make sure that the question is answered. There’s nothing worse than a whole lot of text rambling without saying anything.

In an admissions interview, other factors come into play. Promptness is one of the first steps toward a successful interview. Also, be sure that your student dresses to impress. Formal clothes are overkill, but jeans and a t-shirt are inappropriate. Interviewers demand respect, so make sure that your son or daughter greets them by name and title. If a tour of the college is given, the student should greet every faculty member with courtesy and a smile.

When in a room, a student shouldn’t take a seat until it is requested. An admissions interview is like a job interview. It’s a chance for the prospect to sell themselves by stressing achievements and asking insightful questions. Body language and posture are important, as is focus. Drifting off during the interview is surefire way to ruin it, as is a general lack of respect. When the interview is over, it’s important to continue the respect with a handshake and polite thanks.

College admission is a quest. Throughout all the tests and interviews, encourage your teenager to keep focused on the positive. Colleges are looking for the brightest and have only your student’s best interests in mind.

Does a National Merit Scholarship guarantee admission to ASU honors college if you apply? I just applied to both the Barrett Honors college and ASU and was wondering if the National Merit Scholarship will get me in. I know you get a $17,000 scholarship for it, but will it help you get into the honors college?

Competition for admission in reputed colleges have increased and admission officers try different ways of choosing from a surplus of talented applicants, colleges began to move away from identifying and admitting the “well-rounded” student and instead began to concentrate on enrolling a “well-rounded class”of students who stood out in specific ways. The ramifications of this increase in the competition for admission and shift in admissions philosophy. Needless to say, if we do not have a strong academic background, sufficient financial resources, and proficiency in the English language, we will be at a disadvantage in the admissions process.

Many parents are struggling to find a way to pay for their children’s college education. This is a cost that seems to increase, even when wages don’t. Kids who do well in school have many options to consider when entering college, including merit scholarships and grants. One option is the Academic Competitiveness Grant. This grant is added to the other federal grants that your student can get after filing the FAFSA, and it rewards them for their good academic effort.

As the letter indicates, parents tend to be too much preoccupied with, and emotionally invested in the college admission prospects of their progeny. Such a reality daily confounds our work in schools, starting with preschool-parental nervousness about whether a child is reading yet, eventually blossoming into full-fledged, and often counterproductive, parental obsession with college admissions during the secondary-school years.

Competition at the nation’s most selective colleges is intense and, some would say, out of control. The frenzy is fueled by a burgeoning population of high-school students competing for a fixed number of seats, compounded by cutbacks in financial aid and a growing belief that the right college is crucial for success. Add in a multibillion-dollar industry of marketers, college consultants and test prep companies, plus rankings in U.S. News and World Report which rates colleges on factors such as applicants’ grades and SAT scores, and the percentage of students rejected and you have an admissions scene run amok.

The number of talented high school seniors applying to college in the United States has continued to rise each year. Over the next few years, the total number of high school graduates is projected to rise by ten percent, as is the subsequent number of students applying to college and that means thousands of more applicants.

While there’s enough space for all those additional students in schools across the country, the most desired schools can’t accept everyone. Admission committees must weed through a significant number of applications to determine who gets accepted and who doesn’t.

Colleges take the competition among high school seniors for slots at their schools very seriously. Over the years, many schools have altered their recruiting tactics to fit the market. By turning themselves into brand names and offering incentives such as free airline tickets and college weekends in their efforts to enroll the most desirable students.

The competition to get into college has always tilted in favor of the rich and this is a disturbing scenario to deal with.

Will a college reply within several weeks if you aren’t applying early admission, but you still are applying in early fall?

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Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound. Examples of 50 real essays are included, discussing such topics as leadership, personal obstacles, athletics, public service, special talents, and future goals. The strengths and successes of each example are analyzed, as well as the inspirations of each writer. A comprehensive writing workshop provides tips toward … More >>

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