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Los Angeles The Application Process
Professional college counseling--online
Education & Schools
September 28, 2010
Admissions officers on Facebook, SAT prep for Nintendo DS, and online application submissions. Technology hasn’t necessarily made the...
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The top ten reasons you won't apply: college visits from hell
Education & Schools
June 30, 2010
Searching for colleges should always involve a campus visit. What looks good on a website (which, after all, is a marketing tool) is often very...
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Get accepted off the wait list
Education & Schools
March 29, 2010
The news came out last week from schools across the country, and thousands of students now find themselves in college admissions limbo. They're...
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Is the SAT still important?
Education & Schools
February 19, 2010
It’s encouraging. The National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) issued a report urging colleges and universities to...
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Is college admissions fair?
Education & Schools
February 15, 2010
That’s the question I posed to the country’s premier college consultant Michele Hernandez. The former Assistant Admissions Director at...
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Telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth on your college application
Education & Schools
February 1, 2010
You’re filling out your college application, and wishing you’d done things differently. Why didn’t you stick with the Chinese...
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Your college applications are submitted: now what?
Education & Schools
January 25, 2010
The obvious answer is Wait. And, of course, keep your grades up. But what if there was something you could do that could increase your chances for...
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Be your Best Self: expert advice on acing the college interview
Education & Schools
November 20, 2009
Susan Goodkin has helped hundreds of students prepare for college. The Executive Director of California Learning Strategies Centerrecently spoke...
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Meeting college admissions deadlines: what's a parent's role?
Education & Schools
October 26, 2009
As early decision and early action deadlines approach, and the due dates for regular decision are just a couple of months away, anxiety is running...
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Fairness in college admissions? Asian American students will tell you to think again
Education & Schools
October 14, 2009
A new study by Princeton sociology professor Thomas Espenshade highlights an issue that’s been debated since the early 1980s. The Daily...
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