
How many is too many?
One of my students in California has a classmate applying to 34 colleges. A New York city girl told me about a friend with 28 schools on...
lesscollegestress
Nov 26, 2023
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Make Thanksgiving A College Free Zone
Scott Anderson, the Senior Director for Access and Education at The Common Application, wrote this advice in November 2015. Each year,...
lesscollegestress
Nov 18, 2023
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Rankings...Only Perceived Reality
Every year, I hear a story about a student “who got in nowhere.” Sometimes, it’s just untrue. When it actually does happen, there was a...
lesscollegestress
Nov 12, 2023
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You’ve Applied! Now What?
There's so much excitement about applying on time that you might forget to focus on the next very important part of the application...
lesscollegestress
Nov 5, 2023
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