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Making High School Meaningful: Part Seven

September 20, 2011

If obstacles are presented to you in high school, you need to overcome them. Admissions officers are human. We are empathetic and compassionate. And more importantly, we were once teenagers…

My Last High School Summer…

August 19, 2011

Mixed feelings: I remember in the past how when summer was coming to a close, I would be sad that school was going to be back in session so soon.…

Making High School Meaningful: Part Four

Leadership is more important than membership. This is related to the previous topic. When students apply to colleges and universities, we see their activities sheet—their résumé. There is also a…

Never-Ending High School

Okay. Maybe that title is a little overdramatic. But really. I look on the U of R Class of 2015 Facebook page all the time and see how, one by…

Making High School Meaningful: Part Three

Find your cocurricular passions. Do the things that are important to you, not the things you think are important to an admissions office. At times I am asked, “Do you…

Making High School Meaningful: Part Two

We pay attention to rigor when we review your high school transcript. Your high school transcript is one of the most important documents in your application for admission. Strong grades…

Fighting Senioritis

As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, senioritis is “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades.” Sound familiar? I see it…

Making High School Meaningful: Part One

All four years of high school are important. You may have heard the widespread rumor that your junior year is your most important year. In reality, admissions officers scour your…

COLLEGE! Where are you?!?!

Now, it’s no secret among my friends or family about how excited I am for college next year. If it were up to me, I would travel through time to…

High School: Rochester. College: Uhhhh… Rochester?

February 25, 2011

Some might say that I am crazy for going to college in the same city that I went to high school in. “Why wouldn’t you want to get far away?…

Mythbusting: The College Search

October 22, 2010

Myth #1: Everyone, on any given college campus, knew their specific college was the right place for them as early as the day they applied. Myth #2: When you walk…

Seven College Admissions Essays You Shouldn’t Write: Part Two

September 8, 2010

[Part 1] Here are a few more examples of common essays that fall short of their potential impact. Essay Topic #5: Immigrating to the U.S. / Adopting a New Culture…