When applying to college, there is generally a range of application timelines and options to choose from, including early action and early decision. Many students may lean toward the regular decision timeframe, but if you’d like to get a leg up on other candidates, find out your application status early, and have the time and desire to do so, you may wish to consider applying early action or early decision. If you’re unsure how to choose between early action and early decision, ask yourself the following questions to help determine what's best for you: 1. Do you feel strongly enough about a specific school to a ...Read More About How to Choose Between Early Action and Early Decision

大学导师带给你内幕提示和建议straight from nationally recognized admissions experts. Dr. Bari Norman earned her undergraduate degree at Barnard College and her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Expert Admissions, as well as a former admissions officer at Barnard College and Columbia University. At Expert Admissions, Dr. Norman assists students with all aspects of the college search, preparation, and application processes, and has been featured in Good Morning America, The Today Show, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and others. VT: How far ahead of time shou ...Read More About Ask an Admissions Expert: Bari Norman

Each year, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (or NACAC) publishes a list of colleges whose freshman classes are not yet filled for the coming fall term. This list, called the College Openings Update, can be extremely helpful for students who applied to a limited number of schools or who did not receive any offers of admission. Here are several questions to keep in mind as you use the College Openings Update: 1. Which schools appear in the database? The colleges that appear in the database are located abroad and in the United States. NACAC contacts its member institutions, and those that respond to its query about spac ...Read More About How to Use the College Openings Update

大学导师带给你内幕提示和建议straight from nationally recognized admissions experts. Hanna Stotland is an educational and career consultant with a unique understanding of the admissions system – she was accepted to Harvard College with a G.E.D. Hanna worked full-time for two years before she returned to school and enrolled at Bryn Mawr College. She transferred to Harvard College and later attended Harvard Law School. In 2008, she left the legal field to make her consulting business her full-time focus. VT: How far ahead of time should a student begin working on his or her college application? Hanna: You don't ...Read More About Ask an Admissions Expert: Hanna Stotland

大学导师带给你内幕提示和建议straight from nationally recognized admissions experts. Bev Taylor is the president and founder of The Ivy Coach. Before starting The Ivy Coach, she served as a high school college counselor in Long Island, New York. She has also presented seminars to admissions officers and guidance counselors. The Ivy Coach provides guidance from Ivy League-educated consultants for each step of the admissions process. VT: How far ahead of time should a student begin working on his or her college application? Bev: A student should begin – and finish – working on their actual applications (an ...Read More About Ask an Admissions Expert: Bev Taylor