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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 used to than it was 10 years ago, despite the online panic.
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Mark Moody
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Compass Guide Update! The best information about SAT and ACT today.
The gold standard in SAT/ ACT college admission testing advice.
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Mark Moody
- Sep 3
- 3 min
On Selectivity, Magical Thinking, and Sunny Campuses
Human nature and probability.
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Mark Moody
- Aug 16
- 5 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Jul 29
- 4 min
The joy (no, really) of the college admission essay
Reflection, personal growth and confidence through 650-word mini memoirs.
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Mark Moody
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Ron Lieber and NYT on College Cost, Value and Affordability
One college already costs $100,000 per year; exploring affordability and value.
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Mark Moody
- Jul 29
- 5 min
Prestige, pre-professional degrees and hiring
Prestige and pre-professional degrees are not necessarily guarantees of a future job
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Mark Moody
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Authenticity, please...
There are better ways to spend time in high school than paid research opportunities and "branding" efforts.
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Mark Moody
- Jul 28
- 4 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Mar 28
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Mar 19
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Jan 26
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Jan 24
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Jan 18
- 3 min
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...
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Mark Moody
- Jan 10
- 1 min
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--...
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Mark Moody
- Dec 7, 2023
- 1 min
Admission Dean Advice: What NOT to discuss at the holiday table
Whitney Soule, the wise Dean of Admission at the University of Pennsylvania, offers some valuable thoughts on keeping the pressure off...
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Mark Moody
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
FAFSA Delays will impact Financial Aid awards this year
As I've mentioned elsewhere this fall, the FAFSA application for federal student aid is being updated this year, and was delayed from the...
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Mark Moody
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
AI in College Admission News and Opinion Roundup
Since ChatGPT created a massive cultural paradigm shift last year, one of the hottest topics and biggest questions in college admission...
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