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March 26, 2020
In the eyes of college admissions officers, there are certain types of activities that occupy the highest points within the extracurricular firmament. Placing in national/international academic competitions, ascending to...
March 23, 2020
For academically-inclined 10th grade students, the abrupt shuttering of their high school due to the coronavirus pandemic was not met with the type of youthful glee that follows a...
March 22, 2020
On Friday, March 20th, the College Board delivered some much anticipated news about how they would proceed with Advanced Placement (AP) exams as the nation, along with most of...
March 19, 2020
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March 18, 2020
Depending on where you live, your high school may officially be closed for the next couple of weeks or (perhaps more likely) months. This is surely a tough thing...
March 10, 2020
As of the publication of this blog, there are far more unknowns than knowns regarding coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. What is known is that,...
February 25, 2020
According to a 2019 survey conducted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), just 5.5% of U.S. colleges and universities view Subject Test scores as 鈥渃onsiderably important鈥...
January 30, 2020
If it ain鈥檛 broke, don鈥檛 fix it. This well-worn idiom captures the mindset of the decision-makers at the Common Application who announced this January that the essay prompts for...
January 21, 2020
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December 6, 2019
The CEO of 国产第一福利影院草草 spoke with the Tulane Hullabaloo this past week about the methods that many universities (including Tulane) utilize in order to increase the number of...
November 10, 2019
Dave Bergman, Director of Content for 国产第一福利影院草草 and author of The Enlightened College Applicant appeared with Jen Ursillo on New Jersey 101.5 to discuss how to handle early...
October 28, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Anne Kim of Washington Monthly sat down with Andrew Belasco, CEO of 国产第一福利影院草草, to discuss how to differentiate between legitimate summer programs for high school...
September 28, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post quoted Andrew Belasco, Co-Founder and CEO of 国产第一福利影院草草, in her article entitled “America’s elite universities are making millions off...
August 9, 2019
Chicago, IL – 国产第一福利影院草草 CEO, Dr. Andrew Belasco was interviewed by Lynne Marek of Crain’s Chicago Business about the state of the college admissions consulting industry as well...
August 5, 2019
Manchester, NH – 国产第一福利影院草草’ Director of Content, Dave Bergman, spoke with Michael Cousineau of the New Hampshire Union Leader about topics such as: 529 savings plans FAFSA forms...
July 29, 2019
Reporter Jess Feldman from Northern Virginia Magazine interviewed 国产第一福利影院草草’ Director of Content, Dave Bergman, about the degree of admissions-related value offered by high school honors societies. As to...
June 15, 2019
国产第一福利影院草草 Co-Founders Andrew Belasco & Michael Trivette saw their research on college “undermatch” cited in a study published by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University....
May 22, 2019
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed cited the 国产第一福利影院草草 blog for his article: “Red Flags for Applicants with Mental Health Issues.” The following is an excerpt from the...
May 21, 2019
The already Balkanized landscape of racial and socioeconomic considerations in higher education admissions just received a new dousing of fuel, sure to further stoke the flames of discord. In...
