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Emory *update*

    


The Results are in...

 

Seniors, you should 

hear from all your 

schools by April 1.

College Acceptance

Please let us know your results and we are happy to sit down with you to help make your final decision.


Rating system for schools:

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  • High Interest
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  • Low Interest


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Positioning Yourself for College: Use your Strengths to Stand Out in the College Admissions Process

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 @  9pm

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March, 2016
March can be a tense month as applicants wait to hear back from their Regular Decision schools. Once you know all of your options, it's time to sit down and make some choices. Maybe you have a clear first choice, or maybe you want to attend Admitted Students day at your top choices. If you are going to visit or revisit schools, be mindful to focus on what's important to you. The good news is you're in the driver's seat now!
Visiting Colleges
Earlier this year I listened to a webinar entitled 
How to Snag-and Keep-Your Dream Job presented by Laura Klein & Jill Miller Perrin of  Business Talent Group. Laura and Jill described how current careers are no longer defined by moving up the corporate ladder, but rather assembling a "bundle of experiences" and applying those to positions that matter to you at any given moment in your career and life. They outlined five key areas to think about when deciding where to work: culture, professional development, compensation, control and impact.

I thought about how these same ideas also apply to selecting a college. Below are some thoughts on how to use this framework to identify your "dream" college.

How to Identify-and Graduate from-Your Dream College

Seniors: Reality Check
You are in the driver's seat, so use this opportunity to look at schools with much more precision and focus. Your needs should be very clear by now and  you will know what lingering questions still need to be answered.  If possible, focus again on the key areas specific to your  needs.   
Driver seat
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Juniors: Imagine the Possibilites

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This is the time to explore schools that match your needs and also to adjust your criteria as you gather more information.  You should target schools that seem like they would be a good fit and focus on the following areas.  

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Juniors: Imagining the Possibilities

 
Freshmen / Sophomores: 
Understanding your Options

The first stage is to help you determine which type of school is best for you in terms of size, location and curriculum.  We recommend you visit 2-3 schools that are close to where you live including one large state school and one smaller liberal arts college.  If you are on vacation, visit a school informally to get a sense of schools in a different area.  At this stage you are just trying to understand what is out there so you have some idea when you have to determine your needs. 
ACT and SAT still in the news
We continue to hear about lower than normal writing scores on recent ACT exams. While we're hoping that this gets normalized with future test dates, the following article by Summit Educational Group provides a good summary of the situation.
http://mytutor.com/act-provides-explanation-for-low-essay-scores/

The new SAT made its debut on March 5, but test takers shouldn't expect to receive scores for a good 8 to 10 weeks. See the score release schedule published by the College Board for more information.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/getting-scores

Seniors:  We are keeping our fingers crossed for those of you waiting to hear back from regular decision schools.

 

Juniors:  Hang in there. You are more than halfway through junior year.

    

Sophomores and Freshmen: 

If we haven't already, let's meet to plan your courses and activities for the summer and next year. 

  

We are eager to hear about all of your visits.

 

 

Sincerely,

Lisa, Beth and Abby
College Bound Mentor, LLC 
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