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What Seniors Must Know Before They Make Their College ChoiceSpring break is over and thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, you have had plenty of time to wait, wonder and worry about your college options for next fall. Now is the...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Apr. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 6450 Views
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The Impact of COVID-19 on College AdmissionsIn these unprecedented times, the concerns of high school juniors (Class of 2021) and their families have revolved around how COVID-19 will impact the college admissions...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Apr. 30, 2020There are no comments yet. 10577 Views
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What Will Colleges Look Like in the Fall?When asked about the impacts of COVID-19 on college campuses this coming...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 10291 Views
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Grad School: Considerations for College StudentsPeople attend grad school for a variety of reasons. Whether you are pursuing a subject you love, seeking to advance your career, or trying something new for the...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 5996 Views
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Grad School: Considerations for ProfessionalsPeople attend grad school for a variety of reasons. Whether you are pursuing a subject you love, seeking to advance your career, or trying something new for the...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 5990 Views
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COVID-19 and College Financial Viability—Will They Survive?COVID-19 related stresses are likely to hit hardest those institutions that were already weakened by existing market challenges, such as fewer state revenues earmarked...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 5411 Views
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Assessing Online Learning—Before, During and After COVID-194 questions to ask about online learning In less than a year, online learning has gone from being a ‘might have’ to being a ‘must have’...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 20, 2020There are no comments yet. 6266 Views
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Questions Seniors Should Be Asking Colleges as COVID-19 SurgesAlthough news of an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is surely a godsend, getting it distributed and into the arms of our US population will take some doing. Thus,...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Nov. 27, 2020There are no comments yet. 5795 Views
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Graduate Business Programs for College Seniors: A Deep DiveThe more selective MBA programs have traditionally sought applicants who have several years of relevant work experience. Their admissions offices rarely considered...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Dec. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 4476 Views
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A Deluge of Deferrals—The Role COVID Played in the Early Action CycleWhen the pandemic first hit, many worried that applications for admission would decrease in much the same way as enrollment numbers dropped. However, the opposite...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Dec. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 5618 Views
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Hastened by COVID, A Test Optional Experiment Is Underway in College AdmissionThe movement toward optional use of standardized tests date back to 1969 when Bowdoin College in Maine ended testing requirements. Since then, hundreds of colleges...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jan. 27, 2021There are no comments yet. 5107 Views
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Take a Closer Look at UC-RiversideLocated in California’s Inland Empire, UC-Riverside is approximately an hour’s drive from Los Angeles and 40 minutes from Anaheim, home of Disneyland....
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 6432 Views
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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. 7406 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. 6227 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. 10639 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. 7142 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. 5902 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. 6126 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. 11248 Views
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