Which 2026–2027 Common App Essay Prompt Should You Choose? (Complete Breakdown & Ranking) CollegeMeister 2026-09-27 | Which 2026–2027 Common App Essay Prompt Should You Choose? (Complete Breakdown & Ranking)
What to do When Major Matters CollegeMeister 2024-03-29 | At many colleges and universities what one selects as his or her major on his or her application will have a huge influence on his or her chances of getting in. In this video I discuss how to approach major selection when applying to a college where major matters. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions#major #selectiveadmissions
Beware of YOIs (Yield Obsessed Institutions) CollegeMeister 2024-03-28 | Yield Obsessed Institutions (YOIs) are known to make quite startling admissions decisions; and there are more of them than ever before since yield rates can influence everything from a college's place on rankings lists to its latest bond ratings.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #yieldrate#selectivecolleges
Mastery Weighs More Than Specialty In Selective College Admissions CollegeMeister 2024-03-27 | Should you pursue an academic, professional, or experiential specialty in high school? The answer is likely 'no' if you're aiming for selective college admission and that speciality comes at the expense of demonstrable mastery of content that most other students accepted at the institutions on your list will be able to tout on their applications. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions#ivyleague #courseselection
Youre Being Profiled! By Colleges & Your High School! CollegeMeister 2024-03-26 | It's a big no-no to "profile" someone on the street in America, but it's being done every day by both high schools and American colleges on a document known as your "high school profile." In this video you'll learn a bit about this fascinating, important, and relatively unknown document that can play a huge role in determining your chances of college admission. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #highschool #collegeadmissions #highschoolprofile
Physics First Fail! CollegeMeister 2024-03-25 | If your high school makes you take Physics in ninth grade (or tenth grade) before you take Biology and Chemistry, you'll want to very carefully watch this video - especially if your goal is to get into a selective college or university and major in any STEM field. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#collegeadmissions #physics#stem
Demystifying Merit Aid CollegeMeister 2024-03-22 | Many colleges offer both need-based financial and merit-based financial aid. Today I share my thoughts on how to potential position yourself to get offered a good amount of merit aid by the time you receive all of your college admissions decisions. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#meritaid#financialaid #collegeadmissions
10th Graders Need an Extracurricular Intervention CollegeMeister 2024-03-21 | After getting comfortable in high school during your first year in high school, it's time to turn it up a notch in your second year in high school. In this classic, which I've recently dusted off from the CollegeMeister video vault, I explain how tenth grade students need to take a serious look at their extracurricular interests, output, and goals during the first half of their sophomore year. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #10thgrade #extracurricularactivities#collegeadmissions
Dukes Increasingly Subjective Admissions Review CollegeMeister 2024-03-20 | Duke University is no longer giving essays and standardized test scores numerical ratings in its undergraduate admissions process. Find out my take on this rare case of transparency. Article Referenced In Video: dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-undergraduate-admissions-changes-numerical-rating-standardized-testing-essays-covid-test-optional-ai-generated-college-consultants-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #dukeuniversity #standardizedtests #essays
Americas 23 No-Loan Colleges (Undergraduate) CollegeMeister 2024-03-19 | As of March 2024, there are twenty-three undergraduate colleges in the United States that fully meet students' calculated financial need without loans. In this video I name them all.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #financialaid #roi #noloans
Admissions Upheaval at UT Austin CollegeMeister 2024-03-18 | The University of Texas at Austin has announced six major changes to its first-year application process, all of which will take effect during the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Read the full news directly from UT Austin here: https://news.utexas.edu/2024/03/11/ut-austin-reinstates-standardized-test-scores-in-admissions/-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#undergraduateadmissions #utaustin #earlyaction
The Biggest Lie College Admissions Officers Tell CollegeMeister 2024-03-16 | Call it false advertising or simply denial, but whatever you call it, don't call it the truth. College admissions officers are often well-meaning and earnest individuals, but even college admissions officers can't help but lie when it suits their purposes. In this CollegeMeister classic video, I discuss the biggest lie college admissions tell themselves and you.Did you miss the 3rd and 2nd biggest lies college admissions officers tell? Watch them here: youtu.be/RFMTfJU-wGsyoutu.be/MTRYHVF7TTM-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions#truth#expertadvice
2nd Biggest Lie College Admissions Officers Tell CollegeMeister 2024-03-15 | Call it false advertising or simply denial, but whatever you call it, don't call it the truth. College admissions officers are often well-meaning and earnest individuals, but even college admissions officers can't help but lie when it suits their purposes. In this CollegeMeister classic video, I discuss the second biggest lie college admissions tell themselves and you.Did you miss the 3rd biggest lie college admissions officers tell? Watch it here: youtu.be/RFMTfJU-wGsAre you ready for the BIGGEST lie college admissions officers tell? Watch it here (premiering March 15): youtu.be/EuaayGA2_Mo-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions#truth#expertadvice
3rd Biggest Lie College Admissions Officers Tell CollegeMeister 2024-03-14 | Call it false advertising or simply denial, but whatever you call it, don't call it the truth. College admissions officers are often well-meaning and earnest individuals, but even college admissions officers can't help but lie when it suits their purposes. In this CollegeMeister classic video, I discuss the third biggest lie college admissions tell themselves and you.If you found this lie helpful, don't miss the 2nd biggest lie college admissions officers tell. Watch it here (premiering March 14): youtu.be/MTRYHVF7TTMAre you ready for the BIGGEST lie college admissions officers tell? See it here (premiering March 15): youtu.be/EuaayGA2_Mo-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions#truth#expertadvice
What the heck is Holistic Admissions? CollegeMeister 2024-03-12 | Officially, the definition of "holistic" is as follows: "characterized by the belief that the parts of something are interconnected and can be explained only by reference to the whole." But what does it mean when you but the word "admissions" after it? In this video, I take a recent example of the term being used in order to clarify matters. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#collegeadmissions #holistic#expertadvice
When and How to Keep Track of Your Extracurricular Activities CollegeMeister 2024-03-12 | If you don't communicate to colleges the depth and breadth of what you have accomplished outside of the classroom, admissions officers will never know how awesome you really are. You need to build an extraordinary résumé for your college application(s). Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course now at gumroad.com/l/liuIm.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.#extracurricularactivities #collegeadmissions #expertadvice
One-on-One or Group ACT/SAT Tutoring? CollegeMeister 2024-03-08 | Is group standardized test tutoring or individualized standardized test tutoring a better investment of time and money? In this classic, which I've recently dusted off from the CollegeMeister video vault, I explain why I am so partial to one these types of tutoring over the other. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#standardizedtests #sat #testpreparation
Brown Brings Back ACT/SAT Requirement for First-Year Applicants CollegeMeister 2024-03-07 | Brown University will require first-year applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications starting in Fall 2024. Learn more about what this means and what it doesn't. See the full official from Brown here: https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-03-05/admissions----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #brownuniversity #collegeadmissions #standardizedtests
Harness your College Counselors Expertise & Connections CollegeMeister 2024-03-06 | Pick your high school counselor's brain! In this classic, which I've recently dusted off from the CollegeMeister video vault, I explain that if you are a current high school student, you would be very wise to develop a relationship with your assigned high school college counselor, as this person may have valuable expertise and important connections that will help you on your journey to college. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#collegeadmissions #collegecounseling #expertadvice
When to Start Working with Your Schools College Counselor CollegeMeister 2024-03-05 | Many high schools don't provide proactive college counseling to students until the end of eleventh grade. In this classic, recently dusted off from the CollegeMeister video vault, I explain why it's important to not wait until your school's college counselor gets around to it reaching out to you. Find out when to assertively approach your counselor. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm.#collegeadmissions #collegecounseling #expertadvice
The Most Important Place Youre Not Visiting on Campus CollegeMeister 2024-03-04 | There is so much to see on campus before, during, and after a campus tour and there are so many questions to ask during an college admissions officer-led information session, so many parents and students never get around to visiting and asking the right questions of the individuals who work in the most important office on most college campuses for most students and parents over the long term.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegevisit #roi #collegeadmissions
Best & Worst 2024-2025 Common App Essay Prompts CollegeMeister 2024-03-01 | Get ready to write the best Common App Essay possible during the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. The 2024-2025 Common App prompts, formally announced on February 27, 2024, are the same as those used during the last two admissions cycles, and I first made this extremely popular, detailed, and invaluable video about them in 2022. If you want to learn about the most popular and least popular of these first-year Common App essay prompts, click here: youtu.be/fiRN4u3RTYA↓Important Related Links↓Common App Essay: Size Does Matter: https://admissions.blog/common-application-essay-size-does-matter/Why Your College Application Essay is So Bad: youtu.be/jwGK_uUAhuQWhy Your College Application Essay is Awful: youtu.be/7teGo1nh6fQBonus #1: Ultimate College Application Essay Brainstorm: youtu.be/mi5vZWZZPxMBonus #2: Secret to a Successful College Application Essay First Draft: youtu.be/q63iOP3BHRkBonus #3: Common App COVID-19 Essay: Respond or Skip?:youtu.be/wQ3t6ShSWMkBonus #4: How to Get In videos about specific selective colleges can be found by going through my back video catalogue youtube.com/collegemeister Common App: https://CommonApp.org-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #commonapp#essaywriting #collegeapplication
Is NYU right for you? CollegeMeister 2024-02-29 | New York University is an exceptional university in more ways than one. In this video, I quickly summarize a few characteristics that might help you clarify whether NYU is the right fit for you. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #nyu#collegeadmissions #collegelist
Full IBDP vs. Individual IB Courses CollegeMeister 2024-02-28 | Some high schools allow 11th and 12th grade students to either take the full IBDP or take individual IB courses. Usually, I recommend one path over the other. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #courseselection #collegeadmissions #ibdp
Penns New AI Major CollegeMeister 2024-02-27 | Could Penn Engineering become even more selective? University of Pennsylvania has announced that it will be offered a new undergraduate BSE degree in AI within its School of Engineering, the first of its kind in the Ivy League. Learn More: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-engineering-launches-first-ivy-league-undergraduate-degree-artificial-intelligence-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #universityofpennsylvania #collegeadmissions #ai
Best & Worst Colleges for 10-Year ROI CollegeMeister 2024-02-26 | Ten years after graduating from college, will you be making a lot of money - or not so much. Today, I'll discus data that shows many colleges in the US don't do a great job of putting you in too much of a better financial position than an average high school graduate. I just mention a few colleges in this video. For the full report, data, and list, see below. Learn more: theheagroup.com/blog/ensuring-a-living-wage-through-higher-educationFull XLSX Data File: theheagroup.com/s/21424-Final-Ensuring-a-Living-Wage-Spreadsheet.xlsx-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #roi #collegeadmissions #expertadvice
University of Michigan: Test-Optional Moving Forward CollegeMeister 2024-02-23 | University of Michigan has been "Test-Flexible" since 2020, but this week it became "Test-Optional" for the foreseeable future. In this video, I discuss the difference between Michigan's "Test-Flexible" and "Test-Optional" policies and what this does and doesn't say about other colleges' evolving testing-policies.Learn more: https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-formally-adopts-test-optional-admissions-policy/-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #testoptional #universityofmichigan #collegeadmissions
Yale Returns to Test-Required! CollegeMeister 2024-02-22 | Read the full official policy below, which Yale is calling "Test Flexible" because it also allows students to submit all of their AP exam scores or IB exam scores instead of SAT or ACT scores. https://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testingWill Penn or Brown be next? Stay tuned.**Correction: At the end of this video, I stated that possibly Princeton would be next to return to requiring testing. This is not correct; as Princeton has already announced that it will remain test-optional through the 2025-2026 admissions cycle. I apologize for the error.**-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #standardizedtests #collegeadmissions #ivyleague
3 AP Courses Id Never Take CollegeMeister 2024-02-21 | There are many AP courses offered, and most of them have the potential to be superior to other courses offered by your high school; yet, there are three AP courses that I, as a college admissions coach and big fan of academic rigor, would avoid taking. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #advancedplacement #collegeadmissions #expertadvice
Choosing a College Admissions Consultant: 2 Important Considerations CollegeMeister 2024-02-20 | When it comes time to decide if you want additional professional college counseling beyond what your high school counselor is able to provide during the college admissions process, it's important to consider these two factors when determining the best path forward for you. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #admissionsconsultant #collegeadmissions #expertadvice
How to Handle High School Course Selection CollegeMeister 2024-02-19 | Regardless of the exact courses you've been recommended to take next year or whether you've been recommended any particular courses at all, you need to take a very particular approach to how you engage in the high school course selection process: one of proactivity and engagement. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #courseselection #collegeadmissions #highschool
A Primer on Public Honors Colleges / Programs CollegeMeister 2024-02-16 | Public honors colleges and programs could be a great option for you; yet, because there is so much variability regarding how to be considered for them and the perks associated with being in them, these undergraduate experiences are often under-appreciated and under-discussed.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #honorsprograms#collegeadmissions #expertadvice
Math Matters to Americas Most Selective Colleges and Universities CollegeMeister 2024-02-15 | If you love Math and consider yourself strong in Math, don't simply demonstrate this interest through the high school courses you're offered by your high school and through your choice of extracurricular activities. Learn how to make your Math move, learn more Math, and impress highly selective colleges all at once by watching this video in full. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #highschoolmath #calculus #collegeadmissions
How to respond to ALL offers of admission with gratitude. CollegeMeister 2024-02-14 | Whether you ultimately matriculate into a college or not, when a college accepts you, why not boomerang that positive energy right back at the person offering you admission by expressing your appreciation?Full Article by Gary Canter: https://admissions.blog/gary-canters-february-college-guy-rant/Learn More About Gary & His Guidance Services: collegeplacementservices.org-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeacceptance #collegeadmissions #expertadvice
UCSD vs. UCSB - Which Would I Choose? CollegeMeister 2024-02-13 | If I only had one more spot to fill on my college list and it came down to University of California San Diego or University of California Santa Barbara, here are the factors I'd consider before making the final cut. More context about Celebrity Deathmatch and College List Deathmatch: youtu.be/0S2HLQhtPg0Past Editions: Caltech vs. MIT: youtu.be/mU9CUFmKe7YPenn vs. Georgetown: youtu.be/5RLlpSh6ZrIUSC vs. NYU: youtu.be/PWgkVqjHNHcUMD vs. PSU: youtu.be/sMRzEDYs-YQWash U. vs. Northwestern: youtu.be/9aeGqOObt74-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #ucsantabarbara #ucsandiego #collegelist
ALWAYS Demonstrate Interest. It ALWAYS Matters! CollegeMeister 2024-02-12 | You may have heard about the importance of "demonstrated interest" in the American college admissions process, particularly at certain selective colleges and universities. Yet, despite what you may have heard elsewhere, demonstrating interest is ALWAYS important when engaging with colleges and universities.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #demonstratedinterest#collegeadmissions #expertadvice
When should I take the SAT or ACT? CollegeMeister 2024-02-09 | When is the best time in high school to take the SAT and/or ACT? And how many should I take? Should I spread out my test dates or do them in quick succession? Get expert answers in this video. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #sat #act#collegeadmissions
FAFSA FAIL! Expert Advice on Navigating FAFSAs Implosion. CollegeMeister 2024-02-08 | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not working in 2024. What should you do about it if you are a student (or parent) who needs to make a decision about what college to attend (or have your child attend) by May 1, 2024 and have applied for aid for the 2024-2025 school year? Watch this video to find out. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #financialaid #fafsa
University of Nebraska FREE for 36 on the ACT! CollegeMeister 2024-02-07 | Conditions do apply! Actually, Nebraska will actually pay YOU $5,000 per year to attend University of Nebraska if you are an in-state resident and earn a 36 on the ACT!Learn more: nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/05/nu-unveils-full-cost-of-attendance-scholarship-stipend-for-perfect-act-performance-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #financialaid #fullride #perfectactscore
Top 5 Ridiculously Underrated Colleges in America CollegeMeister 2024-02-06 | In recent years, I’ve taken note of which colleges I find myself most vociferously encouraging students and parents to research in order to augment their college lists with smart and savvy but below-their-radar options. And over the years, these colleges have changed as the world around us has changed. Yet, while a lot has changed over the years (most popular majors, in demand careers, the economy as a whole, etc.), the three guiding principles of return on investment (ROI), academic and preprofessional fit, and values alignment have informed and will continue to inform my professional practice when recommending colleges to families. Watch this full video to learn about the top five colleges in America that are perpetually and ridiculously underrated by the masses. Read my full article about these five extremely underrated American colleges here: https://admissions.blog/the-5-most-ridiculously-underrated-american-colleges/-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #bestcolleges #top5
Dartmouth Ditches Test-Optional: SAT or ACT Required Again! CollegeMeister 2024-02-05 | Dartmouth College has decided to revert back to being a test-required institution for first-year applicants in the US. First-year applicants attending high school outside of the USA, can either submit their SAT or ACT scores OR scores from three Advanced Placement (AP) examinations OR predicted or final exam scores from the International Baccalaureate (IB), British A-Levels, or an equivalent standardized national test. Learn more about Dartmouth's announcement and what this means for other colleges moving forward. Learn more about Dartmouth's decision to end its test-optional admission policy here: nytimes.com/2024/02/05/briefing/dartmouth-sat.htmlWatch my previous video on what I believe to be the "Test-Optional Apocalypse" here: youtu.be/JyCL615X5ZURead Dartmouth's Updated Testing Policy here (which includes different expectations / options for American vs. International applicants): https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/update-testing-policy-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #testoptional #dartmouth #ivyleague
Tip #5: Making the Most of a College Visit CollegeMeister 2024-02-02 | To make the most of your day on campus - you should also do your best to stay the night!First Video In This Series: youtu.be/JVA-v8j2q9MSecond Video In This Series: youtu.be/QeEacXRFSx8Third Video In This Series: youtu.be/flN0tDChPy8Fourth Video In This Series: youtu.be/DUhT_hqyy4E-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #collegevisit #campusvisit
Tip #4: Making the Most of a College Visit CollegeMeister 2024-02-01 | You need to get the best sense possible of what the academic experience is really like on campus before your visit concludes. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to sit in on a class that interests you while on campus; make it happen. First Video In This Series: youtu.be/JVA-v8j2q9MSecond Video In This Series: youtu.be/QeEacXRFSx8Third Video In This Series: youtu.be/flN0tDChPy8Fifth Video In This Series: youtu.be/sh6HKaEUXHM-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #collegevisit #campusvisit
Tip #3: Making the Most of a College Visit CollegeMeister 2024-01-31 | The official tour is a must-have experience, but so is engaging in an unsanctioned self-guided tour (safety first!) to get a real flavor of the college in question. After all, if colleges want to practice 'holistic admissions,' you should practice 'holistic campus research' on your visit. First Video In This Series: youtu.be/JVA-v8j2q9MSecond Video In This Series: youtu.be/QeEacXRFSx8Fourth Video In This Series: youtu.be/DUhT_hqyy4EFifth Video In This Series: youtu.be/sh6HKaEUXHM-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #collegevisit #campusvisit
Tip #2: Making the Most of a College Visit CollegeMeister 2024-01-30 | Beyond taking part in an official college tour and admissions officer-led information session, students and parents who are serious about making the most of a college visit will plan ahead and carve out time to talk to a variety of people on campus. First Video In This Series: youtu.be/JVA-v8j2q9MThird Video In This Series: youtu.be/flN0tDChPy8Fourth Video In This Series: youtu.be/DUhT_hqyy4EFifth Video In This Series: youtu.be/sh6HKaEUXHM-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #collegevisit #campusvisit
Tip #1: Making the Most of a College Visit CollegeMeister 2024-01-29 | You've got to do at least the minimum in order to make the most of a college visit. But you may be surprised at how many students and parents fail to do even that. Second Video In This Series: youtu.be/QeEacXRFSx8Third Video In This Series: youtu.be/flN0tDChPy8Fourth Video In This Series: youtu.be/DUhT_hqyy4EFifth Video In This Series: youtu.be/sh6HKaEUXHM-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #collegevisit #campusvisit
Ivy Rejects Didnt Attract or Impress Admissions Officers Enough! CollegeMeister 2024-01-26 | Know your audience! Those rejected from Ivy League and other highly selective American colleges and universities all have one thing in common: they didn't know how to adequately *attract* and/or *impress* the ADMISSIONS OFFICERS who read the applications at the institutions that rejected them! -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #ivyleague#rejection
For Real: You Dont Need to Take AP Exams! CollegeMeister 2024-01-25 | Most colleges don't even expect students from AP high schools to submit AP scores during the college admissions process; therefore, they certainly have no desire or expectation to see AP scores from students who didn't take AP courses. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #apexams #ivyleague
Ivy League Colleges Expectations of IBDP Applicants (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) CollegeMeister 2024-01-24 | If you're an IBDP student (or a parent of one) who has the goal of getting into highly selective American colleges or universities, such as those in the Ivy League, you'll want to watch this video in which explain how to best harness the IBDP curriculum to a your advantage when it comes time to apply to highly selective American colleges and universities. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #ibdp #ivyleague
Ivies know your GPA is FAKE. Do you? CollegeMeister 2024-01-23 | If Ivy League colleges know your high school GPA is completely fake, why don't you? Stop focusing on the GPA on your high school transcript. Instead focus on doing as well as you possibly can in the most rigorous classes at your high school.-----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #gpa#ivyleague
Avoid Coalition for College / Scoir; Stick with Common App CollegeMeister 2024-01-22 | I'm all about promoting a student- and family-centered college admissions process that reduces stress and complexity whenever and wherever possible. Therefore, I strongly recommend against bothering with the Coalition for College / Scoir first-year college application. Learn why in this video. -----Do you want personalized guidance as you navigate the college admissions process? Get my expert one-on-one college admissions and college application coaching today → https://CollegeMeister.com.**Bonus** Take my How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé short course → gumroad.com/l/liuIm. #collegeadmissions #expertadvice #commonapp
