One of the reasons I started writing about college admissions is that at times it seems everyone who writes on the topic prides themselves on their disconnect from the “real world.” So-called college admissions experts appear determined to make the topic seem complex, defying understanding by anyone without decades of experience in the field. This leads to the obvious conclusion that an applicant needs enormous expertise to have any chance of success. I disagree..
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The New York Times recently ran an article about high school students anxiously waiting by their computers for the Common Application to go live so they could immediately submit their college applications and have their submissions be THE FIRST to be received by their universities of choice. Yikes!.
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Many websites -- present company excluded, of course -- are actually not all that reliable. Here are some of the many reasons why it's a bad idea to rely entirely on some of the other college advice websites..
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