College Applications – College Prep Results

Tips from Our Family’s College Journey

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 25, 2025.

My last two articles outlined my personal experience with college admissions as my son, our youngest, applied to college last year. (You can read them HERE and HERE.) We had gone through the process...

Are Your Scores & Grades Good Enough?

Written by Megan Dorsey on February 27, 2025.

As we head into spring, I start hearing from students I have helped with college applications. Already I’ve received good news from many of my college essay workshop participants. One way...

College Visit Tips Based on Real-World Experience

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 17, 2023.

Having just returned from some out of state college visits with my son, I thought I’d share some practical visit tips. I know I’ve written on this topic before and you can find those articles HERE and HERE and HERE....

College Admission Essays 2023: 7 Topics To Avoid

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 6, 2023.

I wrote an original post on this topic in 2015: College Admission Essays: 7 Topics to Avoid. While I would give students similar advice today, there are some categories I would change– mostly...

How Many Letters of Recommendation Will We Need for College?

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 16, 2022.

This summer I’m writing articles focusing on different aspects of the college application. You can review earlier articles: When Should We Apply to College and What Is Required?What Does Test Optional...

When Should We Apply to College and What Is Required?

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 26, 2022.

This summer I will examine some of the more detailed aspects of college applications: essays, letters of recommendation, choice of major, scholarships, etc. Today I’m going to start with the basics—...

What Does Test Optional Mean and Should You Use It?

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 17, 2022.

If you have a high school student, you need to understand what test optional means for college admission. In this article, I will cover how test optional admission works, common misconceptions,...

STOP Automatically Sending SAT / ACT Scores

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 6, 2022.

A recent conversation with a client: Me: Once you finish your college list, you will need to do a little more research on each school’s testing policy. Are they test optional? What are the average...

Should We Join All These Honor Societies?

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 19, 2021.

Is there a benefit to joining all the extra honor societies: English, math, Spanish / French / German, science, etc.? My daughter is already a member of NHS. Do colleges care or want to see all these...

College Recommendation Letters Are NOT Letters of Reference

Written by Megan Dorsey on September 16, 2021.

Many college applications give students the opportunity to submit letters of recommendation. Do not make the mistake of thinking these are letters of reference. Easy to Confuse It might be easy...

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