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Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA & College Admission
Unweighted GPA. Weighted GPA. Class rank. How do these factors combine in the college admissions process?
January 15, 2009
Unweighted GPA. Weighted GPA. Class rank. How do these factors combine in the college admissions process?
At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard – NYTimes.com How Can Families Evaluate Whether a College Is the Right Fit for Their Student? Evaluating fit requires
One of my most popular posts is dedicated to explaining the difference between an unweighted and weighted GPA. It generated a lot of discussion (and continues to do so). I
Today a reader called me out on my decision to focus in a recent post on the Top 10 Value Colleges as identified by the Princeton Review (Kiplinger’s has a
When is the best time to hire an online college admissions consultant for maximum ROI? The consensus among experienced counselors is clear: sophomore year or early junior year is the
Thanks to a reader, I stumbled upon a new publication today (new to me, anyway). The Daily Beast is running an article entitled, “Dirty Secrets of College Admissions.” The author
Today’s edition of Inside Higher Ed presents an excellent analysis of the College Board’s new policy allowing students to select which of their SAT scores they’d like to submit to
Not so long ago I paid a visit to Harvey Mudd College, one of the five Claremont Colleges in the Los Angeles area. Harvey Mudd was a pleasant surprise. With