“The truth is that there’s not one right kind of college for a pre-med, in the same way that there’s not one right kind of doctor.”
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Paying for college is a significant challenge for many families. Once all types of grants, scholarships, work study options, jobs, and family contributions are cumulatively considered, many families find they still must borrow money to cover remaining costs.
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The PSAT is not used by colleges in the admission process, but the results can help you better understand your academic strengths and weaknesses and suggest the skills you should focus on in preparing for college entrance exams.
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Here are all your college admissions to-dos for the month of January!
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Today, College Solutions, a Richmond-based college planning consulting firm, announced the addition of Patrick Zylka as Managing Director. Zylka has been a key contributor in higher education for 15 years, with a majority of his experience coming as an Assistant Dean of Admission at Northwestern University in Chicago. He brings deep experience with the unique process of performing arts auditions and applications to College Solutions.
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Patrick Zylka recently joined the College Solutions team. You can read the announcement here, and get to know him right here on the blog.
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Every month, College Solutions features a new edition of Getting College-ed, an editorial cartoon created by College Solutions’ own Lee Ann Gun. Check out this month’s edition below, and sign up to get future editions straight to your inbox.
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The deferral is a kind of non-decision that gives you a second chance at acceptance. But if you really want to have that second chance, you’ll need to take a proactive approach and do what you still can to influence the final decision. Look over your application materials and get real with yourself about the likely reasons for your deferral. Then, start working through these to-do items.
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If you’re the parent of a high school senior thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new, expensive world out there. In this world, there are just two kinds of money: Great money (free money) and not-so-great money. Here’s the difference.
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Cybercrimes have created a huge demand for cybersecurity professionals who have the skills and knowledge to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the data and information systems that keep businesses, governments, and other enterprises humming. But, is it for you?
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What’s the difference between an Honors Program and Honors College, anyway?
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Here are this month’s to-dos for high school students.
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Every month, College Solutions features a new edition of Getting College-ed, an editorial cartoon created by College Solutions’ own Lee Ann Gun. Check out this month’s edition, and sign up to get future editions straight to your inbox.
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Colleges that practice holistic admissions consider factors beyond grades and test scores when making admission decisions. For most colleges, grades earned and courses taken make up the bulk of the admission criteria; selective colleges want to see evidence of high grades in a challenging curriculum. With the majority of US colleges now offering test-optional admission (at least for the current year), additional factors take on new importance in holistic admissions. So what else counts?
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Merit scholarships are especially helpful in attracting students whose families don’t qualify for need-based financial aid but are unable or unwilling to pay more than $50,000 a year for college.
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College Solutions student Ben is a freshman at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. We recently caught up with him to ask how he’s enjoying his first semester and what advice he would give to high school students currently navigating the college application process.
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Applicants often want to know if colleges are fishing in the social media waters. Are colleges and universities proactively seeking out information on prospective applicants or not? TLDR: Most are.
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This Thanksgiving, a few thoughts from our families to yours from College Solutions CEO Margaret Bolton Baudinet.
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Nursing majors study chemistry, psychology, anatomy and physiology and work in hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices and government health departments. If you’re thinking about studying it in college, read this first.
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The “Why are you applying to our college?” essay prompt on many Common Application college supplements can be more challenging than the longer Personal Essay because it is tough to respond in a way that doesn’t come across as insincere and irrelevant.
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