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What Is the ROI of a College Degree?

June 24, 2022 By AdmissionsCheckup

Going to college is the biggest investment most of us will make, second to buying a home. With tuition outpacing inflation and tech billionaires telling us not to bother, we start to wonder: is college worth it?  Some see higher education as a transformational experience, enriching our lives in intangible ways. Life’s most rewarding experiences […]

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Managing a Deferral: Getting Admitted after Being Deferred

December 11, 2020 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

One of the most frustrating parts of applying to college comes after the applications have been sent. Waiting may even be worse than applying. It not only impacts the student, but the student’s entire family. The only thing that makes waiting tougher is when students learn that they are being deferred by one (or more) of the […]

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The Five Most Common Errors That Can Sink A College Application

August 1, 2020 By AdmissionsCheckup

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September 22, 2015 (Wilton, CT) – A high number of college applications in the 2015/16 season will fail because of avoidable errors rather than a failure to meet academic requirements. The most common errors are: 1. The student uses the wrong school name in the application. 2. Poor grammar/punctuation is used. 3. Not enough thought […]

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How to Demonstrate Interest When Applying to College

July 1, 2020 By Stephanie Klein Wassink

Some College Application Assistance: Your rising high school senior is looking forward to being admitted to one of their ‘reach’ or ‘target’ schools… and they will give those applications their best effort. Hopefully, they are equally thoughtful in applying to the super safety schools they’re interested in. That’s important – because admissions committees can pick up […]

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Deferred? Former Admissions Officers Reveal Next Steps

July 1, 2020 By AdmissionsCheckup

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With most colleges accepting less than half of their Early Decision applicants (and many accepting less than 20%), many students, unfortunately, have found themselves in the deferred pool. Is it possible to improve one’s chance of admission? Former admissions officers from AdmissionsCheckup.com, an online application review service that helps deferred students get admitted, agree that […]

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The Rising Importance of Demonstrated Interest

July 20, 2018 By Christine Gaspar

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In today’s college admissions cycle, schools rely heavily on the notion of  “demonstrated interest” to determine whether a student should receive an offer of admission.   The first thing to understand is that many colleges track every single one of your visits — both physical and electronic/virtual — in order to determine your level of […]

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Saved By Your Safety School

February 21, 2018 By Sam Gaspar

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The stress of applying to college affects all high school seniors. A key factor contributing to this stress is the interplay behind a glorified idea of a “reach” school (one where the odds of acceptance are possible, although a long-shot), and the demonized idea of the dreaded “safety” school (where one is reasonably assured of […]

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Three Questions to Consider When Asking for a Letter of Recommendation

February 1, 2018 By Guest Blogger

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  This post was written by one of AdmissionsCheckup’s former admissions officers. Wouldn’t it be great if you could write your own letter of recommendation to college? What would you include? You would probably take some time to mention your best personal qualities and include a handful of anecdotes that demonstrate why any college campus […]

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