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Your Private College Counselor’s Guide to Early Action and Early Decision College Applications
Early action and early decision applications show college admissions committees that a student is ready to commit to a path forward. Your own private college counselor here in San Diego can help you prepare for these important applications and write with confidence. Some early action and early decision deadlines are Read More…
Read Your Essay Writing Tutor’s Tips for the Common Application in 2021-2022
The latest revisions to the Common Application have two overarching goals. The first is inclusivity. Common App wants to make it clear that they understand and appreciate that, like your private college counselor, every student has a unique path that leads them to higher education attainment. The other revision goal Read More…
Plan Your Application This Summer With Your Private College Counselor
It’s the summer before your senior year. It sounds like a great time to take it easy, but working with your private college counselor on a few simple tasks can greatly improve your college readiness before school resumes in the fall. Finalize your college list and create a calendar Hopefully Read More…
More colleges are requiring COVID vaccinations for fall 2021
Students, faculty and administrators alike want the college experience to return to normal as soon as possible. After a year of the pandemic and the quarantine blues, the development and distribution of vaccines has been our best hope for a brighter future. Numerous top colleges and universities have announced that Read More…
AP Test Prep? Remote Testing? Ask Your Private College Counselor
The pandemic upended the way teachers prepare students and the ways exams are given. Your private college counselor can show you new options for flexibility and enhanced preparation. Here are the changes at a glance: College Board wants to help students out Across the nation, 20% of students have been Read More…
7 Reasons Why You Need College Bound Consulting
1. Your child is a freshman in high school. It’s really never too early to begin thinking about college bound consulting, especially once a student is already in high school. Your college bound consultant can help right from the start and develop a strategy to get your child into their Read More…
You Private College Counselor Helps Explains These Changes to the SAT
College Board, the maker and administrator of the SAT exam, announced in January that they will no longer offer SAT subject tests or the test version with an essay. With our college bound consulting in San Diego, your private college counselor can discuss scenarios that might impact you if you’ve Read More…
Get Essay Help Like Editing With Your Private College Counselor
When writing college application essays, you can expect to write at least a few drafts. If you find yourself struggling with stiffness, try to let go of the idea of formality in early drafts. Write casually at first, maybe as if you’re writing to a friend. Your essay writing tutor Read More…
What to expect of the university experience in the 2021-2022 academic year
If we’ve learned one thing from the past year, it’s that students and educators alike are adaptable and ready to embrace the unexpected. That doesn’t make it fun, but we make the most out of the challenges before us. Despite being in the midst of the worst COVID surge so Read More…
Your College Essay Writing Tutor Is More Important Than Ever Before
What are schools looking for in 2021? Do SAT and ACT exam scores still matter? The pandemic forced admissions committees to confront an evolving consensus about standardized entrance exams in recent years. The COVID pandemic accelerated a shift that had already begun at some universities. Your own San Diego private Read More…