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52 Weeks to College: Week 26

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52 Weeks to College: Week 26

This week, you’re going to take your strategy one step further and tailor it to each of the colleges on your list based on what each particular college emphasizes as most important in their decision-making process. You’ll also discover more about financial aid policies at those colleges.

Waitlists: How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest

Waitlists: How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest

There’s so much advice floating around about waitlists and letters of continued interest. Sometimes you can tell when the advice is being dispensed from someone who hasn’t ever sat on the admissions side of the table. But we’ve sat on that side of the table, and our goal is always to teach you how to think like an admissions officer. Here’s how that perspective affects you during waitlist season:

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52 Weeks to College: Week 11

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52 Weeks to College: Week 11

Your school counselor has a big job, which includes helping you (and all of your classmates) navigate the college admissions process. In that way, your school counselor is your ally. But that's not all your school counselor does in the college admissions process. What can you do to make your school counselor your best ally and advocate? Let us guide you…