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Your College Application's Secret Weapon
Use it to your advantage! College applications used to be simple: fill out a few fields of personal information, send a transcript, get a...

Lilana Slater
Jun 7, 20233 min read


Not So Fast, Seniors! Tie Up Those Loose Ends
With your diploma in hand from commencement and a bit of frosting still left on your lips from your graduation party, you are ready to be...

Lilana Slater
May 31, 20233 min read


I Want You to Want Me: Understanding Demonstrated Interest
There's been a new term floating around the college admissions hemisphere in the last five years: Demonstrated Interest. To completely...

Lilana Slater
May 17, 20234 min read


How to Break Up with Your Accepted Colleges
Seniors, you've received several acceptances, and one college rose to the top. It's the one that longed for you, and you longed for it....

Lilana Slater
May 3, 20232 min read


Making Your College Choice
Seniors, you have 5 days left to decide which college you'll be attending in the Fall! Are you a procrastinator, are you confused with...

Lilana Slater
Apr 26, 20231 min read


Do This NOW, Juniors: the teacher recommendations Part 2
Last week, we discussed the "why", the "who", and the "when" of those all-important teacher recommendation letters for college...

Lilana Slater
Apr 12, 20233 min read


Do This NOW, Juniors: the teacher recommendations Part 1
When you begin working on your college applications, you'll have a lot of control over how you represent yourself to admission officers....

Lilana Slater
Apr 5, 20235 min read


As You Think on Your Final College Admission Decision
First off, CONGRATULATIONS! You've come a long way on your college admissions journey, and now you've got some decisions to make. As you...

Lilana Slater
Mar 29, 20232 min read


The Waitlisted Admission Decision: what it REALLY means
Oh! the month of March - it's a BIG one in the world of college admissions. It's the final inning, the 2-minute warning, the rolling of...

Lilana Slater
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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