Archive for the 'College Process' Category

The College Process 101 – Visually

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Deferred Early

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Students in the Class of 2010 submitted 171 “early” applications, including early action, restrictive early action, early decision and early decision round 2 applications. It’s decision time. Despite the emotional preparation, getting an early denial or deferral is tough. There’s no way around in. It’s difficult receiving word from an admissions office that you didn’t […]

Cost of Applying

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The college counselors recommend that students and families plan for the cost of applying to colleges. Here is a list of some colleges and their application fees: University of California $60 (Per campus.) California State University $55 (Per campus.) University of Southern California $50-$65 (Fee reduced if Part I is submitted in advance of Part […]

Summer Workshops

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

We’ve scheduled six sessions of a college counseling workshop for seniors. Students should pick one session. Content is the same for all workshops. Workshop A: Tuesday, August 25 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Workshop B: Tuesday, August 25 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Workshop C: Wednesday, August 26 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Workshop D: Wednesday, August 26 2:00 PM-3:30 PM […]

The Choice: NYTimes Blog

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Choice is a New York Times sponsored blog that follows a small group of students through their college process.