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Honors Colleges and Honors Programs: Key DifferencesHonors programs and honors colleges are ways for academically talented students to reap the rewards of a smaller liberal arts and sciences education within the context...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 25, 2021There are no comments yet. 5557 Views
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COVID Increased the Importance of Diversity Essays on College Applications: Four Questions to Help You BrainstormDiversity statements are an increasingly common requirement on college, graduate and professional school applications. These questions are going to become even more...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Mar. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 4806 Views
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Trends for the Class of 2022 to ConsiderUnderstanding the reality of today’s college application process is an important element in managing expectations. For instance, the notion that great grades...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 9135 Views
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Buyer Beware! The Ethics of College Essay WorkshopsIt is important to understand some fundamental truths about college essays. First, many parents ask me if I can help their student with ‘The College Essay.’...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jun. 16, 2021There are no comments yet. 5782 Views
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Selecting a Premed Undergraduate ProgramLike all educational opportunities, premed programs vary in terms of focus, quality, and the support they provide students. While some of these differences are reasonably...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jul. 28, 2021There are no comments yet. 56 Views
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Enhance Your Medical Application with Extracurricular ChoicesMedical admission committees want applicants who have demonstrated intelligence, maturity, integrity, a dedication to service, and a commitment to embracing diversity....
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 4339 Views
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Colleges are “getting back to normal” - or are they?Most colleges planned on fall 2021 being a time to return to in-person education. Yet the sudden explosion of COVID’s Delta variant has thrown these plans...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 7, 2021There are no comments yet. 4825 Views
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Four Reasons to Get Your MFAIf you are at the stage where you are considering an MFA, I’ll bet you’re pretty sure that you like art and are good at it. But do you need an MFA? MFA...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 12, 2021There are no comments yet. 6666 Views
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Financing Art SchoolJust like an undergraduate degree, postgraduate degrees come at a cost. Here, I’ll talk about some ways to finance your
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Nov. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 4044 Views
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How to Write an SOPWriting SOP requires both scientific and artistic components. Your statement must be calculated and methodical but the whole document should be artistically crafted...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jan. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 3323 Views
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Managing Student Stress in the Pandemic and BeyondMany students grow up in communities that expect extraordinary achievement both in and out of the classroom. Over the past two years a global pandemic halted student...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 28, 2022There are no comments yet. 4846 Views
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Master’s in Media Studies and Communications: Five Questions to Ask YourselfMaster’s programs in media studies and communications take different forms depending on your specific interests in journalism, marketing, and social media. Here...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 10, 2022There are no comments yet. 2087 Views
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Interview Prep for Grad SchoolIt takes more than grades, recommendations, test scores, essays, and work samples to get into graduate school. Some masters’ programs may invite applicants...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 2665 Views
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Does Applying to More Highly Selective Schools Increase Your Chance of Getting Admitted?My colleagues and I were looking for a statistical explanation to help explain to parents why you do not increase the odds of admission to a more selective school...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jun. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 2736 Views
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Advice for Incoming Seniors: Don't Kick Back and Relax This YearMost college-bound students wish that they could finish their most difficult courses as juniors and ease up a bit when they enter their senior year. After all, they...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 1215 Views
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5 Things Communications Programs Can Do to Help You SucceedCareers in digital, print and broadcast journalism, advertising and public relations are among the most desired by college students. However, early success in these...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 1655 Views
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College Profile: Tell Me More About UC-BerkeleyMany schools are compared to Harvard, among them the University of California-Berkeley (UC-Berkeley), fondly known as “Cal.” The first institution of...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 26, 2022There are no comments yet. 2563 Views
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Getting Organized for Your Junior Year in High SchoolTimes have changed and getting into college is much different than it was even five years ago. Selecting a college is a big decision, and both public and private...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 1, 2022There are no comments yet. 1401 Views
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Tell Me More about University of California-DavisWelcome to the second in a series of articles about the University of California system. In a deliberate step away from those omnipresent rankings and instead going...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 1397 Views
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Hiring Part-Time College Application ReadersWith the recent surge in college applications, schools have begun to outsource the work of their admission counseling staff (aka admission officers) by hiring part-time...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 14, 2022There are no comments yet. 1228 Views
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