
Planning for College from the Eighth Grade
We get a lot of comments and questions about college counseling from our contact form on our website. Many are about my services, some are requests for help on specific

We get a lot of comments and questions about college counseling from our contact form on our website. Many are about my services, some are requests for help on specific

Writing your Common App essay about your background, identity, interest, or talent is a great way to stand out from the crowd–if you zero in on what the essay prompt is really asking you. Exercise care in choosing to write on Common App Essay Prompt 1. If you fully understand what the prompt is asking, you’ll be better able to write a fantastic Common App essay that can help you shine in the admissions office.

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Write a Great Common App Essay on Personal Growth Common App Essay Prompt 5 asks you to “discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth

Q: Should I take easy courses to get a high GPA or take harder courses and risk watching my average tumble? A: Admissions officers reward risk takers.

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Some universities are willing to discount tuition rates heavily in order to attract quality students. Other universities are not. Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of those that generally does not discount for much of anything. They recruit students who generally will pay the full price of tuition. Scholarships do exist, and a small percentage of students may get them for one reason or another. But the fact is that different universities have different business models. And Samford is unabashedly a school that wants students who can pay the full cost.