Whoops! If your mailbox was filled with rejection notices, today might be your lucky day. For the student who didn’t receive any “Congratulations!” letters, there is still hope. Why did this happen? It was a tough year for everyone, but unfortunately, many students were overconfident. They     Continue Reading...

What’s the one thing you don’t want to do if you’re on the wait list? Wait. Lots of students get put on the wait list, and just like you tried to set yourself apart in the initial application process, if you’re interested in getting off the wait list and getting into a college, you need to be     Continue Reading...

I hate to break this to you, but if your child was wait-listed at a dream school, the stats are not encouraging. Getting off the wait list is totally variable year to year and institution to institution. According to the 2012 State of College Admissions Report, nearly 45 percent of four-year     Continue Reading...

The biggest question I get this time of year is: “How do we decide?” Being faced with several good choices is both challenging and tantalizing. Here are some thoughts that go beyond the pro/con charts that are always a good first step. Revisit, if possible. Most colleges host “accepted student     Continue Reading...

Blogs on college admissions are burning up with comments from frustrated parents and students. Many of the most selective colleges received record numbers of applications and thus sent rejection letters to more students than ever before. Stanford received 38,828 applications (an increase of over 2,000     Continue Reading...

The wait is over. Or at least it is for most students. As of April 1, virtually all colleges have notified their applicants as to whether they’ve been accepted, rejected or are in admissions purgatory, i.e., been  offered a spot on the wait-list. For some students, it’s an easy final decision;     Continue Reading...