7 reasons to avoid senioritis
You’ve been accepted to college. You’ve submitted your enrollment deposit. Your fate is sealed, it’s senior year, and the hectic college admission process is coming to an end. You may be tempted to think that it is finally time to slack off a bit. Be careful. Senioritis, that intensifying disinterest …
on a college waiting list? sending cookies isn’t going to help
When Amanda Wolfbauer, a high school senior,(pictured above) received the admissions verdict from Hamilton College, in Clinton, N.Y., she posted on Twitter, “What does one do once they’re on a college waitlist? #frustrated #worsethanrejection.” A few minutes later she had gone from dejected to dogged: “Well, @HamiltonAdmssn prepare to be dazzled, …
sorry college grads, I probably won’t hire you
If you’re at all interested in media, technology or related fields, please learn a little computer programming. Dear college graduates: The next month is going to be thrilling as you cross this major milestone in your education. Enjoy the pomp and circumstance, the congratulations, and the parties. But when it’s …
ACT to move toward computer-based testing
High school students will take the ACT college admissions exam by computer starting in the spring of 2015 — but at least for a while, the paper and pencil version will be available, too. “We are moving to a computer-based version, but for the foreseeable future, we will also have …
more than 200 colleges are still taking apps for the fall
If you are disappointed about your college options or didn’t complete the application process in time, it’s not too late to attend college this fall. At least 210 colleges and universities still have space available for freshman and transfer students to join their campus in fall 2013. More than 99 …
may college checkist for juniors
By Rick Hazelton, the director of college counseling at the The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn for The New York Time’s The Choice column Take Your Antibiotics Do not catch senioritis! At this stage, seniors have different priorities than you have, and while their energy around their college options, graduation, prom and other …
10 smart ways to cut college costs
Dreading the thought of paying for college? Join the club. According to figures from the College Board, the average total amount that students spent to attend an in-state public college (without receiving financial aid) last year topped out at $22,261. Going out of state? You’re looking at $35,312. Considering a …
may college checklist for seniors
By J.T. Duck, the director of college counseling at Boston University Academy You did it. You made it to May of senior year, which means the college search process and your senior year are almost over. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Kudos to you! There …
