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10 Tips to Help College Applicants Establish Their Social Media Presence
#1 Know the 3 Tenets of Social Media You are never anonymous. Your posts will never disappear. Anyone in the world with an interest in finding everything you’ve ever posted can. These rules apply to all social media activities including Snapchat, Finsta, and social...
Success in Life
Success in life is more than just graduating from the “best” college. However, finding the college that’s the best fit for you can help facilitate that success. Your best fit college may not be the school ranked #1 by US News, or the school your parents went to, or...
ACT: Additional Dates for the Fall
Thank you Nicole Newquist from ArborBridge for this announcement! ACT has been at it again today, announcing major changes to the fall testing calendar in the US. The quick overview is that there will now be an additional September test date, two additional October...
Is the Net Price Calculator a Reliable Tool?
I was just corresponding with some fellow educational consultants about financial aid and net price calculators. For those of you not familiar with the term, a NPC is a very good tool used to determine how much a family would be paying for college. You can find NPCs...
Goals for Next Year
For most students, it’s officially summer now! Given how this year ended, it may be hard to think about school in the fall. But now is a good time to reflect on this past year and set your goals for the upcoming school year. Look back at this past year: Are you...
AP Scores and College Credits
Although this year AP tests were “non-traditional”, many colleges have said that they will still award AP credit (see this list by Prompt). AP scores will be available online beginning July 15. Scores are released over several days based on the state in which you...
Start with your essay!
The summer of COVID-19! Is it looking a little different for you than expected? No school, no summer job, no hanging out at the community pool or movie theater or coffee shop? You may find yourself with some extra time these days. The college admission process...
Surviving an Unstructured Summer
From an article written by Leslie Josel To help my students get unstuck and started, I introduced the concept of setting “seven daily intentions.” They provide a roadmap for the day, but in a gentler and more balanced manner. And I hope they help all of you, too! 1....
Old Friends and New
One of the biggest changes for freshman year is a new peer group. You may have friends that you’ve been with since the beginning of high school or even longer. Starting college should be exciting but it can also be anxiety-producing as you think about moving on...
At Weil College Advising we utilize a unique, holistic approach to counsel families. We pride ourselves of knowing each one of our students and provide a service tailored to their individual needs and aspirations. More...
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