lesscollegestress
- Apr 30
Why Do Some Colleges Become Popular?
In February, I tallied up where my students applied in Top States For ‘23 Grads? My colleagues across the US are finding similar results....
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lesscollegestress
- Apr 2
Make Caring and Character Common
In 2016, institutions, educators, and individual members began the Character Collaborative initiative to focus on non-academic factors...
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lesscollegestress
- May 5, 2021
New Rules
Back in late 2019, I shared a NY Times article and wrote a post about an important Department of Justice ruling that impacted standards...
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lesscollegestress
- Mar 21, 2021
Color-coding 2021 admissions
With all the deferrals and delays, many students are just getting started. They're finally getting news from colleges, but there are...
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lesscollegestress
- Mar 7, 2021
Trying to not catch the “Varsity Blues”
Now that Netflix just dropped the trailer for its new docudrama, “Operation: Varsity Blues,” many of us in the independent education...
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lesscollegestress
- Feb 1, 2021
Yield Protection: How We Got Here
The surprising deferrals began two or three years ago. Why would the student with a weighted 3.7 GPA and a 25 ACT gain acceptance to a...
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lesscollegestress
- Jan 18, 2021
It's still early, but following acceptances
What's different this year? Obviously everything. But I hope to quell some of the anxiety by sharing what I'm seeing with my students and...
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lesscollegestress
- Dec 23, 2020
Why ED Predictions Were Off-Base
The Predictions For most of 2020, conventional wisdom held that applications would be down this year, for a few reasons: In March and...
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lesscollegestress
- Dec 20, 2020
Why all the deferrals?
My colleagues and I are stymied by the number of EA deferrals so far this year, especially for students who would ordinarily be...
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lesscollegestress
- Dec 14, 2020
Important Information For Applicants to Top Tier Colleges
Hi Students and Families, Warning: there's a lot to read here, but it's worth the time if you are applying to the most selective...
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