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Washington Post: College rankings are leaving out the most important factor
Do prestige and selectivity equal great undergraduate teaching?
Mark Moody
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Preview a College Kickstart Report
College Kickstart is a web-based platform that can help students, families and counselors in the stages of shaping and finalizing a...
Mark Moody
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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From NYT: "Careerism Is Ruining College"
"It’s called pre-professional pressure..."
Mark Moody
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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"After Decades of Competitive Admissions, Getting into College Has Finally Become Easier"
It might actually be *easier* to get into college than it was 10 years ago, despite the online panic.
Mark Moody
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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Perfect bottom-line essay insight from a Dean
Rick Clark of Georgia Tech is a source of lots of great college admission advice. In this piece for Grown & Flown, he cuts right to the...
Mark Moody
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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UC Admission Stats for 2024
College Kickstart has compiled and published the University of California system admit rates for 2024. At the link, you can break down...
Mark Moody
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Compass Guide Update! The best information about SAT and ACT today.
The gold standard in SAT/ ACT college admission testing advice.
Mark Moody
Sep 6, 20241 min read
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On Selectivity, Magical Thinking, and Sunny Campuses
Human nature and probability.
Mark Moody
Sep 4, 20243 min read
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8 Essay Keys from Experts, Summarized by ChatGPT
There's a lot of talk about using ChatGPT, as it gets more sophisticated, as a constructive tool. I had a wild thought and asked ChatGPT...
Mark Moody
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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The joy (no, really) of the college admission essay
Reflection, personal growth and confidence through 650-word mini memoirs.
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20244 min read
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Ron Lieber and NYT on College Cost, Value and Affordability
One college already costs $100,000 per year; exploring affordability and value.
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Prestige, pre-professional degrees and hiring
Prestige and pre-professional degrees are not necessarily guarantees of a future job
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20245 min read
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Authenticity, please...
There are better ways to spend time in high school than paid research opportunities and "branding" efforts.
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Test Usage and ACT & College Board Shenanigans, Summer '24 edition
You've probably heard about the handful of colleges that have reverted to requiring the SAT or ACT for admission. My friends at Compass...
Mark Moody
Jul 29, 20244 min read
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For seniors and families as decisions arrive...
"The data are in: we are not good at predicting what will make us happy. This is known and documented. So as we watch another class of...
Mark Moody
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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Class of 2028 Admission Statistics
College Kickstart is compiling 2024 application cycle admission rates and links to full reports as colleges make them available. Follow...
Mark Moody
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Keep up with 2024 early admission stats
The good folks at College Kickstart maintain and update a blog listing each year's admission cycle notification dates and statistics. If...
Mark Moody
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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How to Start Visiting Colleges: Mindset College Collective
My good friend and former colleague Sara Purviance of Mindset College Collective shares some good advice on making a low-stress entry...
Mark Moody
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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Class of 2025: Digital SAT or Paper ACT?
Our friends at Compass Prep have provided a helpful new guide to making sense of the new digital SAT that replaces paper tests starting...
Mark Moody
Jan 18, 20243 min read
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New Year Admission Revolutions
I couldn't agree more with Brennan Barnard's latest blog post suggesting good habits for those in the college admission cycle this year--...
Mark Moody
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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