The build-up was big, but boy, did he deliver. Robert Franek, Senior Vice President/Publisher at Princeton Review and author of “The Best 376 Colleges” and “The Best Value Colleges,” was recently a guest speaker at Myers Park High School in Charlotte. (Full disclosure: I sit on the Princeton Continue Reading...
Does the rejection letter really mean it’s the end of your quest for admission to Dream U? Do colleges ever change their minds? The short answer is “no.” When desperate families try to appeal a rejection, their efforts almost always end in more disappointment. The college admissions process is Continue Reading...
You probably heard about the SAT cheating scandal on Long Island where 20 teenagers were arrested; five weresuspected test-takers and 15 accused of paying from $500 to $3,600 for someone else to take their standardized tests. New security measures have been initiated in response to this unfortunate Continue Reading...
“Ridiculously competitive.” That’s how college counselors, students and parents describe this year’s admissions cycle. The numbers tell a sobering story: Harvard sent acceptance letters to 2,032 students, just 5.9 percent of the applicant pool of 34,302. UNC received more than 29,400 Continue Reading...
The March Madness of NCAA basketball and college notifications may be over, but for high school seniors, April is the month for difficult decisions. “I have six acceptances, how do I decide where do I go?” “I got wait-listed at my top choice, do I move on and forget about it? I don’t want to Continue Reading...
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