College interviews can be stressful to some students. But what you need to realize is that this is a relatively easy part of the college process. If you follow these few basic bits of advice, you can ace your interview and leave the stress at home.
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Prepare by practicing with a friend or parent.
Get a good [...]

Here’s an interesting development: some colleges are requiring submission of a graded writing sample. According to the Scripps College website, all applicants must submit a 3-7 “analytical essay” with the teacher’s comment and grade written on the physical paper. By “analytical,” they mean a paper that “makes an argument or analyzes an issue or work [...]

According to a recent story on the New York Times, most admissions officers discourage students who try to “friend” them on Facebook and other social networking sites.
That advice might be good for most of the applicant pool, but if you have been following our advice on establishing a killer online presence, you might think differently. [...]

If you are confused about Score Choice on the SAT, check out this brief overview from CollegeTreasure.com. In a nutshell, Score Choice allows you to selectively send your highest SAT scores to colleges, protecting you from the dreaded “bombing.” The article suggests that you use Score Choice carefully, noting that some college admissions officers frown [...]

The Quick Review
AcceptEdge is a just-launched (but still in beta) website that aims to predict the college that best fits your academic profile and personal interests.  The problem? It doesn’t work! As far as I can tell, none of the information you enter in has any bearing on the results, which for some reason always [...]

AdmissionsAdvice.com has published a blog post on college advice from actual college admissions officers. No surprises here if you’ve read our article on How to Write a Great College Essay, which emphasized setting yourself apart and letting your true personality emerge. Yale’s Director of Outreach and Recruitment put it this way:
“I’m interested in this person [...]

Even President Obama knows how important it is to be careful your online presence! As Reuters reports, the president said this during a question and answer session with 14- and 15- year old students:
“Well, let me give you some very practical tips. First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you [...]

There is a lot of talk among students and parents about internet tools like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Google, which make it easy for college admissions officers to find out personal details (often scandalous) about candidates. If fact, Regan recently wrote about how to hide yourself on Facebook.
But while you should definitely hide photos and [...]