Helping Your Student Accept Rejection
The Washington Post: “It’s a scene that will play out in countless homes across the country from now through the spring, as high school...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Student View: How To Get Into UT Austin
The Daily Texan: “Current and former students who offer insight into UT admissions and campus life have become popular, unofficial faces...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Successful Applications Are Matter of Fact
Daily Pennsylvanian: “Like most universities, Penn does not have a standard system for fact-checking applications. Admissions officers...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Night of the Living Deadlines
The Wall Street Journal: “The deadline to apply for admission to Oberlin College was Jan. 15. Until it wasn’t. The Ohio liberal-arts...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 17, 20192 min read
Prompt Attention: Common App Questions for 2019
CommonApp.org: “The Common Application has announced that the 2019-2020 essay prompts will remain the same as the 2018-2019 essay...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 4, 20191 min read
How Many APs Is AP-propriate?
US News: “Advanced Placement classes can set applicants apart in a competitive college admissions environment, demonstrating the ability...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 2, 20191 min read
UNC Chapel Hill: How to Stand Out
UNC Chapel Hill Assistant Director of Admissions Patty Baum explains what you should do with the extra materials you may want to submit,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Tell The Truth: They Know When You are Lying
The New York Times: “The Common Application asks students to certify that they are telling the truth, but does not try to independently...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 14, 20181 min read
What to Do When You Are Deferred?
Yale: “Students who apply early will receive one of three decisions in mid-December: Accept, Defer, or Deny … Here’s the deal. A deferral...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 30, 20181 min read
Aw, Snap: Admissions Interest in Social Media Drops
Adweek: “The emergence of social platforms and features where content disappears or is not easily available for viewing by people who are...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Hello, Iowa: The Original Cornell
Cornell Daily Sun: “When Martin Rosenfeld was still a high school senior, his college application list included an Ivy League school in...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 30, 20181 min read
Fun Facts for Harvard Hopefuls
The Wall Street Journal: “Harvard’s admissions office pays special attention to recruits from 20 U.S. states labeled internally as...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Harvard: ‘Bubbly’ Candidates Rise to Surface
The New York Times: “Days before the opening of a trial accusing Harvard of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, the college...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 16, 20181 min read
Unlocking The Mysteries of The Essay
The New York Times: “Documents showing that Harvard rated Asian-American applicants lower on personality traits than applicants of other...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 1, 20181 min read
The 8-Minute Application Review
The Wall Street Journal: “As application numbers surge, admissions officers at some elite colleges say they don’t have time to read an...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 1, 20171 min read
Essay Advice: Fortune Favors the Bold
Business Insider: Ross Galloway “decided to answer Harvard Business School’s (HBS) sole essay question in the voice of an ESPN anchor on...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 26, 20171 min read
When Followers are Leaders
Susan Cain: “If college admissions offices show us whom and what we value, then we seem to think that the ideal society is composed of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 9, 20171 min read
Application Anxiety: Please Don’t Ask About College
The Wall Street Journal: “Anxiety over college admissions is reaching a fever pitch as high-school seniors await decisions from colleges...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 8, 20172 min read
Common App Update: Big Changes This Year
Washington Post: “The Common Application, used by nearly 700 colleges and universities in the United States and abroad for admissions,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 8, 20161 min read
LinkedIn: An Emerging Tool for College Applicants
The New York Times: “Public schools from San Francisco to New York City are teaching online conduct skills as part of a nationwide...
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