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Social Media and the College Admissions Process

Priscilla Vivio
As seniors are completing applications and juniors are beginning to explore colleges, this may be a good time for students to think about updating their digital presence. With the ever-increasing use of social media by teens and adults, it is quite likely that some of the colleges that students will be applying to will review…

What About Summer?

Nicole Hosemann
Gone are the days when teens spent their summers just relaxing – if you are a college-bound high school student, how you spend your summers, and other breaks from school, could have an impact on your college admissions. Admissions officers consider each applicants’ activities outside of the classroom to better understand their passions and character, and…

How Parents Can Support Seniors with Applications

Nicole Hosemann
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It’s September, which means application season and school are officially in full swing! In light of this, I wanted to share ideas for how parents can help students during the coming months. College applications can be work intensive and stressful, but with a team of supporters, students will come out stronger and more mature on…

An (often) Overlooked Part of College Applications

Nicole Hosemann
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As a college applicant, you will probably spend hours pouring over your essays and your apps, making lists of requirements and deadlines and studying diligently for tests. After all, you want to make sure everything you present to the colleges is as strong as it can be. But did you know that there is one important component…

12 Reasons to Work with a College Consultant

Nicole Hosemann
This week’s blog topic comes courtesy of my fellow HECA member, Nancy Griesemer, who recently wrote a great article for the Examiner about the benefits of working with a Independent Educational Consultant (IEC). I was inspired to post this article after hearing on the radio this morning that California has the second worst student to counselor…

How About a Gap Year?

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I’ve seen it time and time again – motivated high school students who have always planned to attend college, but reach senior year feeling like they are just not ready – yet. In some cases, they just aren’t quite prepared to leave the “nest” and be on their own. In other cases, they are simply…
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