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elro.college.counseling: Gifts and Challenges
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Sunday, March 28, 2010. I know the temptation is there to compare your own admission outcomes to your peers. It is easy to be jealous of another person's acceptance. To ask yourself, why them not me? Posted by Ms. Cohen. There was an error in this gadget. DOE College and Career Support. Welcome to the College Blog! College Counselor Have a question or comment?
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elro.college.counseling: Dear 8th Grade Parents . . .
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Monday, March 16, 2015. Dear 8th Grade Parents . . . With that said, I won't keep you in suspense. Yes. We've had students admitted. To the Ivy League. Yes. We've had students attend. The Ivy League. Yes. This has occurred in the past two years. This occurs because the cornerstone of ElRo's philosophy is individual fit and personal choices. In what environment do you learn best?
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elro.college.counseling: December 2014
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Wednesday, December 10, 2014. FAFSA Info Night Summary. I couldn't possibly cover all of the issues that were brought up in a single blog post, but I do want to try and put some key themes below:. 3) Never use fafsa. com - ONLY use fafsa.gov - you should never pay to submit a FAFSA - the first F in FAFSA is free. Do not get your identity stolen. 7) As I mentioned earlier, part of...
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elro.college.counseling: April 2015
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. SUCH Tour: Day 2 Hamilton and Colgate. The second day of the tour started out with a visit to Hamilton College. Our final stop on the tour was Colgate University. A huge thank you to Skidmore, Union, Colgate, and Hamilton for hosting me on this tour. I learned so much about these four schools and can't wait to share that knowledge with ElRo students!
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elro.college.counseling: Dear Seniors (and your Parents/Guardians) . . .
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Dear Seniors (and your Parents/Guardians) . . . In the next two weeks, over 650 unknown application decisions will reveal themselves. Each year, I repost a link to this blog entry. In that same vein of 'must read' ruminations, I hope you've all already seen Frank Bruni's New York Times Op-Ed 'How to Survive the College Admissions Madness.'. But, didn't I ...
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elro.college.counseling: SUCH Tour: Day 2 Hamilton and Colgate
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. SUCH Tour: Day 2 Hamilton and Colgate. The second day of the tour started out with a visit to Hamilton College. Our final stop on the tour was Colgate University. A huge thank you to Skidmore, Union, Colgate, and Hamilton for hosting me on this tour. I learned so much about these four schools and can't wait to share that knowledge with ElRo students!
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elro.college.counseling: June 2015
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Ruminations on the college process, advice from a former admissions counselor, philosophy on applying, and all things college. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The Redesigned SAT Experiment. As I hope you all know by now, the SAT is launching a redesigned exam in March of 2016. This change will impact the Class of 2017 and beyond and has already be the source of many discussions between and amongst students, parents, school counselors, and colleges. Because I suspect many students will just opt for the ACT - this...
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