College Admission – Page 9 – College Prep Results

Questions Students with Disabilities Should Ask When Visiting Colleges

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 21, 2014.

More students with physical and learning differences are successfully pursuing college degrees than ever before. The differences between how high schools and colleges accommodate these students...

Six Costly College Application Errors

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 21, 2014.

Errors in college applications can cost students offers of admission or scholarship opportunities. Luckily, most mistakes are preventable—many are the result of procrastination. Students should...

Misleading and Wrong College Admissions Information

Written by Megan Dorsey on September 5, 2014.

Guess it is time to address some of the annual media hype surrounding college admissions. Every fall we see news stories trying to hook readers with a new or shocking angle. This week’s...

Avoiding Problems with Online College Applications

Written by Megan Dorsey on August 28, 2014.

Most colleges and universities have adopted online methods for submitting applications. Some schools use shared systems such as the Common Application, which is accepted by more than 400 schools,...

Seven Top Factors For College Admission

Written by Megan Dorsey on July 31, 2014.

College admission can be very competitive, and it can be difficult to know what colleges want. Every year, there are top students who don’t get into their top-choice schools. While...

How to Research Colleges Effectively

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 19, 2014.

You have probably heard the advice “families need to begin the college search process by doing some research.” What does that mean? With more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the...

What Is a Liberal Arts College?

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 17, 2014.

A lot of people have misconceptions about what liberal arts colleges are. They are not arts schools. They may or may not have liberal leanings when it comes to politics. Liberal arts colleges...

Run Your Own Race– College Admissions

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 4, 2014.

Last week I ran my first 10K with a friend from college. I started running last August so completing the 6.2 mile race was an accomplishment. Did I place first? No. I wasn’t even in...

Putting College Planning In Perspective

Written by Megan Dorsey on January 11, 2014.

The New Year is a great time to sit, reflect on the past, and set goals for the future. I bet a lot of you have academic, extracurricular, social, and personal goals for 2014. One of my goals...

Education: The Greatest Gift of All

Written by Megan Dorsey on December 20, 2013.

I thought I’d end the year with a little holiday fun. I can’t take the credit for this. A group a neighbors a few streets over got together and decided to decorate their yards with a college theme. ...

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