April 4, 2013 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips, Application Process, College Newswire
January 29, 2013 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips, Application Process, College Newswire, High School
While Most High Schools and Families Emphasize 11th and 12th Grade Performance, College Admission Staff Insist That 10th Grade is Just as Important
Somewhere along the way, a false notion became conventional wisdom with local schools and families. The lingering incorrect idea is that the first two years of high school are less consequential in the college admission process than the final two. In fact, there are some who falsely believe that 9th and 10th grade do not matter at all. Well, this notion is flat out wrong. In fact, the college admissions staff that we talk to (at SMU, UT-Austin, USC, Vanderbilt, Trinity, and Texas A&M to name a few), advise that 4 semesters make or break a... Read More »January 7, 2013 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips, Application Process, College Newswire
May 26, 2010 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips
May 25, 2010 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips, Uncategorized
"All roads lead to and from the theme." -Karen Spencer, Georgetown Admissions OfficerThe families that have not understood this critical point (THEME, THEME, and THEME), will be surprised and disappointed by letters of rejection. If you rely on the data from... Read More »