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When to Submit Different Parts of the College Application?
This time of year I get many questions about when the different parts of the application need to be submitted. For instance, what happens if a recommendation letter gets sent before the application?...
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Who Should See Your College Essays?
There is an old saying that too many cooks spoil the broth. While this is true in many aspects of life, it is also very true when it comes to the college admissions essay. I have had several instances...
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How Much Research Experience Do You Need?
BS/MD programs like to see that you have done some type of research. Does that mean more research is better? No. Let’s back up and understand why BS/MD programs like to see that students have performed...
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What Documentation Do You Need for Volunteering?
One of the common questions I am asked is what type of documentation is needed regarding a student’s volunteering or doctor shadowing activities. And the answer is…none. The college application...
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Dean of Admissions at Duke-What Does It Take To Get Admitted
The Dean of Admissions at Duke University, Christoph Guttentag, recently gave an interview talking about what it takes to get accepted at Duke specifically and to a highly selective college in general....
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Do You Need to Send Additional Information?
The college asks for, and you sent, the application, test scores, transcript and recommendation letters from two teachers and your guidance counselor. But you know that they really want to have more...
View ArticleCommon Application Essay Prompts for 2015-2016
The Common Application is the single application form for more than 500 US colleges including most of the highly selective colleges. The Common Application has one essay that goes to all of the...
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What Additional Information Do You Need to Send?
Many students are in the process of setting up their summer schedules and one of the questions that I get is what sort of information will the student need to provide to colleges about their summer...
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Why I Don’t Care About What the Common App Essay Prompts Are
I told you last month that the new Common Application Personal Statement essay prompts had been released. What I didn’t tell you at that time is a little secret of mine. I don’t care what the essay...
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Meet Our Summer Intern, Sandy Rao
Sandy on the cover of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital magazine from June 2016 Hi everyone, my name is Sandy Rao and I will be interning with Glasgold Group this summer. I had Todd’s guidance and...
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