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A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Independent Educational Consultant for Your Ivy League Applications

A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Independent Educational Consultant for Your Ivy League Applications

A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Independent Educational Consultant for Your Ivy League ApplicationsRyan Clark
Published on: 05/13/2023

Hiring an independent educational consultant can be advantageous if you're applying to an Ivy League. Keep reading to learn all you need about using one.

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Colleges that Change Lives

Colleges that Change Lives

Colleges that Change LivesRyan Clark
Published on: 05/13/2023

When a college routinely admits B students and transforms them into high-achieving, confident college students, that school is having more of an impact than a highly ranked college that only admits top students. Read on to learn about colleges that do just that!

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How to Properly Reject a College Acceptance Offer

How to Properly Reject a College Acceptance Offer

How to Properly Reject a College Acceptance OfferRyan Clark
Published on: 05/06/2023

If you were accepted to many colleges, you may want to formally reject some offers. Here's what a college admissions consultant would advise you to do.

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Navigating the waitlist

Navigating the waitlist

Navigating the waitlist
Ryan Clark
Published on: 03/18/2023

It has become pretty typical for a selective college that accepts 2,000 applicants in hopes of enrolling 500 students to offer another 2,000 well-qualified students places on the waitlist. Of these, a quarter is likely to accept a spot.

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How College Admission Has Changed

How College Admission Has Changed

How College Admission Has ChangedRyan Clark
Published on: 02/03/2023

The college admission process wasn’t nearly as anxiety-producing thirty years ago. Parents who haven’t been through it yet have heard horror stories from friends and relatives, but they don’t understand why things are so different now. Learn what's different here.

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Answering the Unasked Questions

Answering the Unasked Questions

Answering the Unasked QuestionsRyan Clark
Published on: 11/21/2022

How will you benefit from attending our college? What will you contribute to our college? While you may not see these questions appearing on your college applications, if you address these topics in your applications, you will set yourself apart from other applicants

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