Score choice policies vary widely. For example, the Cal State system does allow score choice. The University of California system, along with Stanford and Pomona College, do not. USC uses the highest sections, but encourages candidates to submit all scores so that the university can pick out the highest sections. Students should take care to […]
Online check-in for tomorrows flights went smoothly. Flying John Wayne to SFO, then Singapore Air to Seoul.
Mashable, the social media guide, posts 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Pick a College.
The Choice is a New York Times sponsored blog that follows a small group of students through their college process.
Many of you are visiting colleges this summer and we thought it might be helpful to give you some tips to keep in mind when planning and making your visits. There is quite a bit of information availalable on our website regarding visiting college representatives and formal college tours, but if you are making the trip as […]
Mr. A is blogging while on vacation. Stay tuned for updates as I travel to Korea next week.
Ms. McColgan and I asked select college admissions colleagues to submit guest posts to this blog because we want you to hear their voices. Our friend and colleague Chris Tokuhama sent in this entry. Chris is in his fifth year with the Office of Admission at the University of Southern California and also studies the […]
The usual comment I’ve heard from students after visiting Boston College is, “BC is what I thought colleges in Boston would look like.” The campus is stunning and it’s just outside of Boston in Chestnut Hill. The College is an easy drive down Commonwealth Avenue, or Beacon Street, or you can get there by taking […]
A number of SMES alums are in the area this summer and have agreed to write guest posts. Class of 2008 valedictorian, Jonathan Wang, is at Princeton University. Hi! My name is Jonathan Wang, St. Margaret’s Class of ‘08, and I’m delighted to share some of my thoughts with the readers of this blog. Though […]
This is the first guest blogger to post. Jeff is a star from the Class of 2008 who attends Colby College in Waterville, Maine. I asked Jeff to write about how he’s spending his summer. Hi, I’m Jeff Carpenter. I graduated SMES last year (’08) and I’m a rising sophomore at Colby College in Waterville, […]