Ten Worst Reasons to Choose a College
Many students and their parents are using this summer to work on a list of schools to visit and/or apply to in the fall (we’ll talk about...
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Lauren Starkey
- Sep 7
- 1 min
20 Minute Prep Idea for the PSAT
Thousands of students across the country will take the PSAT next month, and most of them will take it “cold.” That means they have no...
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Lauren Starkey
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Parents, Are You Stressed Yet?
Most parents get stressed about the college admissions process. I include myself in that group—three times—but if you don’t believe me...
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Lauren Starkey
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
How to Analyze your PSAT Results
Most high school juniors just took the PSAT. The results will be out on December 9, 10, or 11, depending on the state in which you took...
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Lauren Starkey
- Oct 18, 2019
- 3 min
What's Your Role? 10 Tips for Parents
You likely remember the work (and the stress) of college admissions: visiting schools, taking standardized tests, filling out...
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Lauren Starkey
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
Free and Low-Cost Prep Resources
Here are our favorite, trusted sources to help you make the most of your time pre-PSAT and between tests to address general and specific...
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Lauren Starkey
- Aug 9, 2019
- 2 min
What's a Great Application Essay?
Are you working on your essay this summer? Every admissions professional, every admissions book, every guidance counselor gives the same...
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Lauren Starkey
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Power Strategy #1: Tackling Big Picture Reading Questions
In this video, you'll learn an easy strategy that can help you answer "big picture" questions (What is the main purpose/central...
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Lauren Starkey
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Advanced Admissions: How to Set Yourself Apart
Most rising seniors think their job right now is to find the schools they want to apply to in the fall. The more ambitious ones might be...
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Lauren Starkey
- Jul 16, 2019
- 2 min
Three Reasons to Stop Treating College Admissions Like a Contest
It’s easy to play the contest game. The media continue to inundate us with college rankings, the record numbers of applications, and the...
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Lauren Starkey
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
Writing a Killer Application Essay
Picture this: it’s late at night, and an admissions officer is at home, still working. In front of her are two stacks of paper. The one...
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