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Summer Program Search Resources
Here are a few resources for finding summer programs. I'll update as more come my way!
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Mark Moody
Nov 191 min read
After You Submit Applications...
From my insta... next steps after you send off those applications!
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Mark Moody
Oct 291 min read
Before you hit "submit" on those applications...
Last-minute tips to send those applications off with confidence!
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Mark Moody
Oct 112 min read
Washington Post: College rankings are leaving out the most important factor
Do prestige and selectivity equal great undergraduate teaching?
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Mark Moody
Oct 11 min read
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...
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Mark Moody
Sep 243 min read
From NYT: "Careerism Is Ruining College"
"It’s called pre-professional pressure..."
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Mark Moody
Sep 172 min read
"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.
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Mark Moody
Sep 122 min read
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
Sep 121 min read
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 61 min read
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 33 min read
On Selectivity, Magical Thinking, and Sunny Campuses
Human nature and probability.
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Mark Moody
Aug 165 min read
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 292 min read
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 295 min read
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 282 min read
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 284 min read
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
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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 22, 20234 min read
Guest Blog by Sara Purviance: Modeling Gratitude for Our Teens
I'm grateful (see what I did there) to Sara for sharing these timely thoughts about gratitude. Sara was my colleague for several years,...
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Mark Moody
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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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