by Ashley Roberts, Illinois Wesleyan University, '13 | April 8, 2010
As I have previously mentioned, I applied late and that only made the waiting game worse. I had to hear all about my friends getting their letters in while I still hadn’t heard anything. I tried to hide my anxiety by working more, but it didn’t help....
by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14 | April 5, 2010
You’ve completed all of your applications; sent them all in months ago, read and re-read all of your essays and completed your SAT and/or ACT testing. You’ve gotten teachers to write numerous letters of recommendation for you, and you’ve tried your...
by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14 | March 30, 2010
Spring Semester!! Catch up with me and hear about all the cool things college has to offer outside of the classroom! Talk about options! Check out this video!
by Joseph Dingman | March 22, 2010
The month is Marching by and those decision letters are going to start trickling in. Some will have good news, others will have disappointment. Perhaps the best advice I can think of is the same I was told the first time on an airplane, “whatever is going to...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | March 17, 2010
One of the most important things in the college process is visiting the colleges. Even with all the research you have done, there’s just nothing like being there. Often, schools will pay to fly you out. Take advantage of this! The best way to know if you want to go...
by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12 | March 16, 2010
I must say from the get-go I never really had a “mentor” or someone who helped me along the college process, at least not in the strictest sense. And this is true for many first generation students. We just don’t have anyone who takes our hands and...
