admissions

How To Get The Best Admissions Recommendation Letter

by Craig
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A Foolproof Guide to Romancing the College of Your Dreams Wooing the College Admissions Committee Brace yourself for some bad news: You can be valedictorian, ace the SATs, and write a jaw-dropping personal statement, and it still won’t get you into college. Ms. Admissions will glance over your application and say, “Is that all?” To [...]

SAT Process of Elimination

by Craig

Process of elimination is a tricky beast. In a previous post, I talked about aggressive elimination as a very useful technique for ensuring right answers. I am certainly not the only tutor who suggests crossing out wrong answers. But I want to introduce a different way of thinking about multiple choice tests. I want to [...]

Applying to College: A Guide for Parents

by Craig

/* This article is a guest post from the lovely and talented Nicole Gibbs. She has been a freelance writer for several years and really helped me understand the admissions process from a parent’s point of view. Thanks Nicole! Here it comes, the day every parent both dreads and dreams. Your beautiful, brilliant, talented son [...]

Getting Ready for Fall Admissions

by Craig

I know you are stressed out. I completely understand. This is a very busy time. In fact, I have so many students freaking out right now. It’s a very busy time. You are: freaking out about school, getting pressured from your friends, dealing with really hard classes, turning into adults, and writing those freakin’ essays. [...]

Get Into University – Expert Interview

by Craig

I am incredibly excited for today’s interview with Eric Dobler from Dobler College Consulting. Eric is a long-time admissions officer and college consultant based in New England, USA. I was able to bribe him with cookies and Thai food to spill the beans on the college admissions process. Dobler (Think Homer, not tasty, peachy goodness) [...]

Parents Just Don’t Understand

by Craig

Look, getting pressure from your parents is a pretty stressful situation. A lot of times, it leads to unhappiness, anger, disappointment, or even fear. In today’s video entry, I want to talk about some of the very simple things you and your parents can do to start saving the relationship. I know you are stressed [...]

SAT Study Plan with a Busy Schedule and Three Months

by Craig

I know the SAT is an incredibly stressful test. You have parents, friends, school, sports, debate, work, boyfriends/girlfriends, and a hundred other things going on. And yet you have to find time to study for this SAT. There are many different scenarios for SAT prep. This website will cover as many as possible as the [...]

SAT Algebra – Exponents

by Craig

Exponents on the SAT can be incredibly stressful for many students. I know, I have people freaking out pretty much all the time. The thing is, exponents do NOT have to be difficult. There are literally going to be 8-12 exponents questions on the test, but all deal with the same five basic principles: Multiplication [...]

The only university admission guide you will EVER need

by Craig

You will get into a good university. You will succeed in life. Undergraduate admission and the university admission process is a very scary, serious, and worrisome endeavor for many students and parents. If you are worried about getting into a good university, so is everyone else your age. But like everything in life, the university [...]

The only MBA Guide you will ever need!

by Craig

I have put together the only MBA admissions guide and workbook that you will ever need. Many companies you know charge thousands of dollars for this information. Seriously, there are companies in the United States, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and Korea that will charge you months of your salary for information relating to your admissions process. [...]

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