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The Complete Guide to Fee Waivers in the College Application Process
The Complete Guide to Fee Waivers in the College Application Process
Aside from the well-known tuition fees and other college costs, many additional payments can arise during the college applications process…
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Nov 8, 2016
How I Failed the University of Pennsylvania Interview
How I Failed the University of Pennsylvania Interview
When I purged all the Ivies from my college list, somehow UPenn had been spared. To this day, I really don’t know why — my rationalization…
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Oct 27, 2016
What Happens When You Get Caught Cheating on the SAT or ACT?
What Happens When You Get Caught Cheating on the SAT or ACT?
It goes without saying that the college applications process is stressful and challenging for many students. In the face of such pressure…
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Oct 14, 2016
How Does Being A First-Generation College Student Affect Your Application?
How Does Being A First-Generation College Student Affect Your Application?
For better or for worse, applying to college is a family affair. Some of the questions you’ll encounter on your college applications will…
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Oct 5, 2016
Understanding (and Avoiding) the College Visit Psych-out
Understanding (and Avoiding) the College Visit Psych-out
Like many of my friends, I took the college road trip the summer before my senior year, and it was a whirlwind tour for sure. Picture that…
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Sep 26, 2016
I Started My College Application the Day It was Due
I Started My College Application the Day It was Due
I think I woke up around noon on Jan. 3, the day of Caltech’s regular decision deadline. I hadn’t even looked at the essay prompts until…
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Sep 23, 2016
Not Another Pros and Cons List: What’s Important to You in Choosing a College?
Not Another Pros and Cons List: What’s Important to You in Choosing a College?
The Pros and Cons of Pros and Cons
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Sep 13, 2016
10 Stages of High School as Represented by “Parks and Recreation” Characters
10 Stages of High School as Represented by “Parks and Recreation” Characters
FRESHMAN YEAR
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Sep 6, 2016
5 Reasons Why I Regret Applying to College as “Undecided”
5 Reasons Why I Regret Applying to College as “Undecided”
Picking a major is no big deal to some people; they have much more important things to worry about than checking off a box on the CommonApp…
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Aug 30, 2016
To the College that Didn’t Accept Me, In Hindsight
To the College that Didn’t Accept Me, In Hindsight
Self-esteem used to be such a fragile thing for me. Two years ago, all it took was one letter from you to shatter my entire existence into…
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Apr 18, 2016
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