Category: College Admissions

1. GPA/Class Rank 2. SAT/ACT Scores 3. Difficulty of Courses 4. Extra-curricular Activities 5. College Essays 6. SAT Subject Tests (if applicable) 7. Letters of Recommendation (if applicable) Submitted by our Founder & fellow Tutor – Ryan Fitzgibbons

If you know you have one dream school, sure. Do early admission. It can dramatically increase your odds of getting accepted. But if the early decision is binding, you better be 100% sure you want to go there. Most schools will blacklist students who’ve already committed to an early decision school, and won’t admit you […]

Super scoring means colleges will look at your best sections from various test dates.  I.e. They’ll look at your great Math section from one test, your best Reading section from another test, and your top Writing section from any given test date. Not many schools super score. Many of the California schools do, as well […]

A LOT! Apply everywhere you’re even remotely interested in attending. You never know who might accept you (and who might not). You also don’t know who’s going to offer you a great scholarship. Better to spend money on relatively small application fees in hopes of saving thousands and thousands of dollars when a few of […]

A LOT! Apply everywhere you’re even remotely interested in attending. You never know who might accept you (and who might not). You also don’t know who’s going to offer you a great scholarship. Better to spend money on relatively small application fees in hopes of saving thousands and thousands of dollars when a few of […]

Super scoring means colleges will look at your best sections from various test dates.  I.e. They’ll look at your great Math section from one test, your best Reading section from another test, and your top Writing section from any given test date. Not many schools super score. Many of the California schools do, as well […]

If you know you have one dream school, sure. Do early admission. It can dramatically increase your odds of getting accepted. But if the early decision is binding, you better be 100% sure you want to go there. Most schools will blacklist students who’ve already committed to an early decision school, and won’t admit you […]

1. GPA/Class Rank 2. SAT/ACT Scores 3. Difficulty of Courses 4. Extra-curricular Activities 5. College Essays 6. SAT Subject Tests (if applicable) 7. Letters of Recommendation (if applicable) Submitted by our Founder & fellow Tutor – Ryan Fitzgibbons