If you're applying to US colleges from the UK, the process runs on a different clock and a different logic than UCAS. Here's how to break it down into three manageable phases. Start early. Aim to have your shortlist finalized…
razyaJuly 6, 2026
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What's a major and how do you choose one? It isn’t easy figuring out what you want to do with your life or who you want to be when you’re 40 – let alone 25 – when you haven’t quite…
razyaJanuary 30, 2025
Don't channel stuffed potatoes or exploding cauliflower. Or wise old men. Channel an idea. Your college application is a story. A story about you are and who you want to be, how your interests and passions have shaped you and…
ttgadminSeptember 19, 2024
Is it too late to apply for college or university if I want to start my undergraduate studies next September? You might be asking this question if you’re about to start your last year of high school (or lower sixth…
razyaAugust 15, 2024
With thousands of schools to choose from, how do you figure out which one's right for you? College is not a prize to be won, said Frank Sachs. As former president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, he…
mfarhanJune 10, 2024
Thank the good spirit of college applications (there is a mean one) for the Common Application or Common App as it is affectionately known.
mfarhanJune 10, 2024
Start the college applications process as early as you possibly can, because what you don't know you don't know can mean the difference between going to college or taking an unexpected gap year.
mfarhanJune 10, 2024
”Excellence comes in unusual ways.
Leon BotsteinPresident, Bard College
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