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Committee-Based Evaluation: A New Way of Evaluating Applications

November 26, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

Application per Admission Officer Chart

For some highly selective colleges and universities, a new evaluation process has been adopted that offers a faster and yet thorough application read. Committee-Based Evaluation (CBE) groups two admissions officers together to simultaneously review an application. Pioneered at University of Pennsylvania during the 2013-14 application cycle, CBE offers benefits not only for the admissions offices […]

Filed Under: The Real Admissions Office

So…Your First-Born Is Off to College

October 18, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

mom and son laughing with daughter accepted to college

For the past 18 years you have loved, hugged, fed, thought/worried about, watched, enjoyed and laughed with your child through infancy, preschool, elementary, middle and high school. You have loved every minute– well almost every minute. Now, as you plan to say good-bye, unpeel your fingers and leave the dorm room, a wave of sadness […]

Filed Under: College Decision Plans

All 4.0s Aren’t Created Equal

October 18, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

One of the most important documents that your guidance counselor will send to an admissions committee is your high school profile. If you have not yet looked at your school profile, now is the time to do it.  It describes (typically with a bell curve) what the school’s grading curve looks like and is often […]

Filed Under: College Admissions

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: How Too Much Advice Can Derail Your College Application Essay

October 9, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

Young Man Writing College Admission Application Essay

One of the best ways to drive yourself crazy as you apply to colleges is to have everyone and their mothers read your college application essay.  In addition to driving you over the edge with worry and frustration, it can also seriously derail your application. Those in the college consulting field agree that everyone has […]

Filed Under: College Essays

How to Upload Your Common App to AdmissionsCheckup

September 20, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

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One of our most frequently asked questions is “How do I upload my Common App as a PDF to AdmissionsCheckup?” Here is our step-by-step video.   “Thank you for choosing AdmissionsCheckup.com. Today we are going to show you how to upload your common app to AdmissionsCheckup.com. First, log on to the common app website and […]

Filed Under: College Admissions, Improve your College Application

Is Your College Application Good Enough? Former College Admissions Officers Offer Advice

September 9, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

Editor’s note: We’re proud to welcome AdmissionsCheckup to HamletHub as a sponsor. AdmissionsCheckup.com’s consultants hail from many coveted colleges and universities, including Princeton, NYU, Duke University, Northwestern, Bowdoin, Juilliard, Northeastern, Pomona, Lehigh, University of North Carolina, Tufts, Boston University, Brandeis, Johns Hopkins and more. Is your college application good enough? Get straightforward feedback in 24 hours from […]

Filed Under: Improve your College Application Tagged With: Chanceme, College Application Ideas, College Application Tips, Ideas for College Essays

Your Transcript is the Bottom Line

April 11, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

Open Book, Applying to College

Every year the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) publishes a survey of what factors are most important in their admissions decisions.  Every year the results are pretty much the same. As much as any college consultant would like to assure you that they can help you get admitted to your first-choice college, the […]

Filed Under: College Admissions

Waitlisted? AdmissionsCheckup.com Offers Expert Application Review

April 9, 2019 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

After spending months visiting colleges, taking standardized exams, filling out applications, and writing essays, you’ve been waitlisted!!! How could they? But isn’t the better question, “Why did they?” Improving Your Chances of Admission It is possible to improve one’s chances of admission after being deferred or waitlisted. Wilton-based AdmissionsCheckup.com is a network of former admissions […]

Filed Under: Admission Decision Plans Tagged With: Wait Listed, What to do if you are Waitlisted

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