I thought I was pretty good at shameless plugs, but I was truly impressed by the awesome shamless plug that Wake Forest managed to give themselves in today’s Washington Post. They managed to get a letter from their president printed about their daring move to go SAT optional (two years after we did, 20 years [...]
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I just got done reading an article from the Los Angeles Times on June 21, 2008. The article is about how the College Board will begin allowing its test takers, starting with the class of 2010, to choose “which of their SAT scores to share with admissions officers and which to hide.” In other words [...]
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For most students the fact that deadlines are a very important part of the university admissions process goes without saying, but then there are some students who will call our office repeatedly at the last minute pleading for us to accept their application or missing documents late. They will give us a long list of [...]
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Your goals statement may be the most important part of your graduate application. While there’s not much you can do to affect your undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, or resume, you have unlimited control over what you choose to submit for your goals statement. This statement is your one and only opportunity to explain your [...]
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This past weekend as part of the Mason Arts Festival I had the chance to have several conversations with award-winning television and movie writer, producer, and director Marshall Herskovitz. Among the things he shared with me was a great concern (and this is my paraphrasing of his point) that students with creative passion are less [...]
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The Collegeboard (that great organization that brings you the SAT, among other things) released a study of their new writing section, and, SURPRISE, found it to be very useful. There’s a very balanced article on the topic in today’s Inside Higher Education e-newsletter. The College board found the new test, with the more expensive writing [...]
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Wanted to let you know about this opportunity to meet Hollywood producer Marshall Herskovitz and attend a FREE screening of his newest work! Friday, June 20: Distinguished Emmy-award winning Hollywood writer, director, and producer Marshall Herskovitz (movies: Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall; television’s My So-Called Life, thritysomething, Once and Again) visits [...]
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Of course, I rarely write much in this blog that could plug any other schools, and am usually especially hesistant to praise UVA (which we consider our Southern Campus), but I got word last week that their Dean, one of the best admissions officers in the profession, John “Jack” Blackburn, is retiring next year. Jack [...]
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If you thought taking the SAT was too much pressure, unfair, and lots of other stuff that can’t be printed in a family-friendly blog, check out the pressure from the state test for college readiness in China, as described in Slate. If that doesn’t satisfy you, maybe you should consider a school with (shameless plug [...]
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State and federal financial aid is not available for international students; however, there are some other resources that you should investigate. Check with the school or department to which you are applying or have been accepted to determine if they have any possible fellowships, assistantships, or scholarships available. There are several FREE online scholarship search [...]
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