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    10 Things to Know about Getting Into Your Dream College (reprint from NYT)
    Monica James
    • Jan 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    10 Things to Know about Getting Into Your Dream College (reprint from NYT)

    There’s no magic formula for getting into a selective college, but over a decade covering admissions for The Chronicle of Higher...
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    College Admissions - no, it's not fair....
    Monica James
    • Nov 2, 2017
    • 1 min

    College Admissions - no, it's not fair....

    The following article highlights the fact that in spite of all of our best efforts, college admissions are not fair. Still, most of my...
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    What Vanderbilt, Northwestern and other elite colleges don’t say about acceptance rates
    Monica James
    • Oct 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    What Vanderbilt, Northwestern and other elite colleges don’t say about acceptance rates

    Recently the Washington Post published an article illuminating what I preach all day long.....applying Early Decision really is the...
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    What is Committee Based Evaluation and how does it affect you?
    Monica James
    • Oct 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    What is Committee Based Evaluation and how does it affect you?

    Georgia Tech is one of many colleges who have recently gone to Committee Based Evaluation. There is some controversy about this process...
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    How to Get Your Best Teacher Recommendation
    Anlan Cheney
    • Mar 8, 2017
    • 6 min

    How to Get Your Best Teacher Recommendation

    This is a critical time of year for juniors to consider which teachers they should ask for teacher recommendations, which are a critical...
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    What you need to know about the ACT
    Monica James
    • Feb 16, 2017
    • 3 min

    What you need to know about the ACT

    Your scores on the ACT help colleges judge how well you have mastered high school content compared to other applicants. Since the test is...
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    Colleges Care about how you spend your summer.  Plan well!
    Monica James
    • Feb 15, 2017
    • 4 min

    Colleges Care about how you spend your summer. Plan well!

    January and February is the time that students begin summer planning. Crafting a meaningful summer means showing colleges you went above...
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    Do your new SAT scores help or hurt you?
    Monica James
    • May 25, 2016
    • 3 min

    Do your new SAT scores help or hurt you?

    If you have just received your March SAT scores, you may be feeling a sense of optimism. I hate to be the one to convey a harsh dose of...
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    Admissions Trends from the Class of 2016.
    Monica James
    • May 5, 2016
    • 2 min

    Admissions Trends from the Class of 2016.

    Admissions Trends for the class of 2016 Now that nearly all of my students have been accepted into one of their top 3 choices (phew!), it...
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