Archive for October, 2009

“How Are Your Applications Coming?” Edition

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

posted at Universities and Colleges. Participation in the program is free, and members earn points by participating in surveys, reading helpful blogs, and engaging in other online activities. And seniors…get back to those applications. This is the “How are your applications coming along” edition for you seniors that are hard at work on applying to […]

Do Elite Colleges Provide an Advantage?

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

Over the years that I have been writing about college admissions I have made it clear that it is much more important for a student to attend the college that fits their needs best rather than worrying about the prestige of a college. This often translates into being better prepared for the job market […]

How Hard is it to Get Into College?

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

According to a new study, the answer is that it is not that hard to get into most colleges. Share on FacebookRSS Feed Content © Todd Johnson and College Admissions PartnersHow Hard is it to Get Into College? The report found that while there are a few colleges that have become much more competitive in […]

Recalculating GPA at Michigan

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

So, the “A” you received in AP chemistry is going to be brought down to a 4.0. This helps the University of Michigan since they no longer have to take the time to recalculate all of those GPAs. Thus, if your high school gives 6 points for an “A” in an AP class, you will […]

How Common is Using a College Consultant?

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

High achieving seniors were defined as those that scored 1150 or greater on the critical reading and math sections of the SAT. This is equivalent to a 25 or higher on the ACT. Share on FacebookRSS Feed Content © Todd Johnson and College Admissions PartnersHow Common is Using a College Consultant? The trick is to […]

Admissions Advantage Out of State

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

A number of public universities have announced in the past few months their intent to increase admissions to out of state students. One of the universities that is increasing admission of out of state students is the University of California Berkeley. Their is a great article at Inside Higher Ed discussing the various colleges that […]

Why I Like Early Action

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

Fine, wait until April. Want to compare financial aid awards? And, with early action, you have no commitment to the college. To get this advantage, all you have to do is submit your application a little earlier than it would normally be due. As I said, what’s not to like. Not sure if this is […]

Is Early Decision Right For You?

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

If financial aid is a concern for you then you have more work to do before you consider applying early decision. You must understand how financial aid works and have a very good idea of what type of aid you are likely to receive if you are accepted. If you are trying to decide between […]

BS/MD Programs for College Students

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

This does not exclude those high school students who have taken college level classes while they are in high school. Many students who have already attended college for some period of time are asking about their chance of acceptance into BS/MD programs.  Every program that I am familiar with accepts only students who have not […]

BS/MD Programs for International Students

Posted by admin, October 31st, 2009

Unfortunately, most BS/MD programs do not accept international students into their programs. BS/MD Programs
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