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Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 30, 20161 min read
Admissions Officers Offer Essay Advice
The Washington Post asked dozens of college admissions officers for insights into what they like to see in essays. Here are a few...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 26, 20161 min read
College Application Process: 5 Lessons Learned
The Washington Post: “Katie Miller recently graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., and is very relieved to be...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 19, 20161 min read
When The Applicant is an Introvert
NBC News: “With space to fill out to boast about leadership roles, clubs, and other extracurricular activities, college applications may...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 28, 20161 min read
Navigating The ‘Admissions Funnel’
The Wall Street Journal: “Enrollment managers call it the admissions funnel. At the top is a huge pool of prospects. At the bottom is the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Clichés To Avoid In Your College Essay
Quartz: “Of the thousands of gushing essays from eager students that wash across their desks each year, a great number are virtually the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 21, 20161 min read
Hard Work Pays Off For Diligent Applicants
Quartz: “As challenging as elite college admissions are these days, kids don’t actually have to be world-class athletes or high-ranking...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 6, 20163 min read
Costco & The Art of the College Essay
Business Insider: Brittany Stinson, a Delaware high-school senior who was accepted at five Ivy League universities as well as Stanford,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 31, 20162 min read
The ‘Just Right’ College List
This season, colleges reported a record number of applicants, making it even harder to get in. What does this mean to current high-school...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 18, 20161 min read
Your Social-Media Footprint Matters
Business Wire: A survey of “nearly 400 college admissions officers across the United States finds that the percentage of admissions...
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