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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?…

My First S’more

November 23, 2010

When I was preparing to embark on my trip to the United States – specifically Rochester – it was clear I was on the pathway to discovery. Yes, discovery of:…

The “Big” Transition

November 1, 2010

I meant to write this particular blog entry much earlier in the month, but as all of these feelings still exist in me, I’ll go for it now. I’ve always…

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…

The Club Life (How it Got Me Through)

October 21, 2010

By Brien I don’t know about you guys, but during my freshman orientation the thing I most looked forward to most was the activities fair. For me, college was going…

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…

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

August 23, 2010

A strong essay can be a definite advantage in making your application stand out from the crowd. Not only will it help you get noticed at the start of the…