College Applications – Page 3 – College Prep Results

College Interview Basics

Written by Megan Dorsey on October 22, 2012.

College Interview Basics: The Opportunity Some colleges will offer the opportunity to interview on campus or close to your home. Admissions officers or graduates of the university may do these interviews...

Sending Red Flags for College Admission

Written by Megan Dorsey on August 16, 2012.

This week I was driving with my two kids in the car. My six-year-old son turns to his big sister out of the blue and says, “I have more points that you could ever have on Disney games!” This sounded...

How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?

Written by Megan Dorsey on August 13, 2012.

How many colleges should I apply to? This is an issue of debate in our house. The number of schools a student applies to depends in part on the student, his or her interests, and the...

College Admission: Can We Beat The System?

Written by Megan Dorsey on July 26, 2012.

My son is applying to a bunch of state schools in Texas, but Texas A&M is his top choice. He is not in the top 10%, so won’t be automatically admitted. He wants to apply to engineering,...

Time To Update Your College Bound Resume

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 21, 2012.

th grade are considered part of a student’s 9th grade year and so on. What should I list? List everything! Colleges understand that students might change their interest over time or participate...

Would you risk college admission on your English essay?

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 1, 2012.

I’m just curious. Why would a student want to work with you on their college essay? I don’t mean this in a negative way, but our high school has students do their essays in Senior English class....

Social Media & College Admission: Your Positive Public Profile

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 16, 2012.

Do colleges or admissions people really look at our Facebook profiles? This is a great question because the issue has been in the news lately. Recent reports focused on employers asking applicants...

Quality Applications Take Time

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 12, 2011.

https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx You can see all the schools that accept the Common App, their admissions deadlines, and whether the schools require school specific, athletic,...

College Essay Do’s and Don’ts

Written by Megan Dorsey on October 28, 2011.

College essays are difficult for many students because they are unlike the writing taught in high school. Personal statements are first-person narrative stories. (I can still hear my high school...

Top 3 Application Errors

Written by Megan Dorsey on October 24, 2011.

1. Failing to research schools adequately. Just because you’ve hear it is “a good school” doesn’t mean it is the right place for everyone. I’ve known students who arrived on campus to find...

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