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If colleges on your best-fit list are reopening and you’re planning a visit, there are a few steps students can take to make the experience as impactful as possible.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadJuly 27, 2021college admissions, college decisons, College counseling, college couneslor, college tour, college board, college alumni, collegeboard changes, college campus, college campus tour, campuses, visiting college campuses, college campus visit, campus life, campus visits

Test-Optional Schools: What Are They?

So many schools have opted to go test-optional this year. Here’s an updated (as of 8/2/20) curated list from FairTest—separated by Liberal Arts schools and regionally ranked universities.

Preparing for a Chaotic Year in College Admissions

For recruiting and judging students, colleges face the reality that they may not be able to visit high schools or rely on their rubrics. But in the last week, a new issue has emerged for colleges: high schools. Whether it's the announcement of online learning or a hybrid model, these decisions have a profound consequence on college admissions.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadJuly 23, 2020college admissions, College counseling, college alumni, collegeboard, college board, college, collegeboard changes, college tour

Changes to AP Exams: Everything You Need to Know

AP Exams have moved exclusively to an online, at-home free-response model. Here’s everything you need to know—directly via an update from CollegeBoard that was released this morning re: AP Exams and Online Courses.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadApril 3, 2020ap exams, ap exam scores, AP exams, ap exam notification, covid-19, collegeboard, collegeboard changes, college board, ap tests, at home ap exams, online testing, online tests, online learning, daily ap course scehdule, ap online courses

How COVID-19 Changes College Admissions

Whew. What a difference a few days can make. We are committed to equipping our parents and students with accurate news information regarding #COVID-19. At what's shaping up to the most difficult college admissions season yet, we will continue to share information on testing, deadlines, and application processes as we learn more.

Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know

If you’re in the throes of college admissions season, chances are you’ve heard of the various deadlines available for high school seniors to completely submit their application. These universal deadlines, mandated by each college, can be conveniently managed on universal application portals such as the Common Application or the Coalition Application. However, though of these application deadlines require that all supplemental components are submitted in conjunction with the application (transcript, essays, letters of recommendation, etc.), by leveraging the odds that are associated with each application deadline, we believe that we can leverage a student’s best foot forward in the competition

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadMarch 3, 2020college, college admissions, college apps, college alumni, College counseling, college couneslor, college tour, college board, college applications, college acceptances, college essay help, college consulting, Colle, College applications, college visit checklist, college campus visit, college counseling, College Alumni, College admissions, College Apps, college fair, college essay, college bound, college acceptance, college interview, College Admissions, college interviews, early action, early decision, early decision 1, early decision 2, ed1, ed2, regular decision, regular decision notification date, regular decision 2020, college deadlines, common app, changes to common app, common application, common app prompts, compiling your list, working college list, college resume, college application, sat scores, act scores, sending sat scores, sending act scores, AP exams, AP exam scores, letter of recommendation, LOR, high school couneslor, transcript, official transcript

4 Ways to Get Ahead in the College Application Process

This is my favorite time of year to take the opportunity to assess ways to get ahead before the frenzy of fall (and a new school year) even hits. Today, we’re sharing 4 ways to get ahead in the college application process. Tackle these 4 items on the checklist and you’ll be feeling like a superhero by Labor Day!

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadJanuary 10, 2020college admissions, college apps, College counseling, college alumni, college counselor, College applications, college acceptances, college tour, college board, college visit checklist, college bound, email, social media use

The Best College Environment, Based On Your Enneagram Type

What does an ancient personality assessment tool have to do with school choice? It goes without saying that confidence in your student’s decision and ultimately, his or her school experience will be that much more impactful if it aligns with your student’s personality. In the noise of entrance scores, essays, interviews, and applications, I’ve witnessed families often lose sight of the “right fit” school for their student.

How to Ask for the Best Letter of Recommendation

How to Get the Best Letter of Recommendation: It all comes down to how you ask. Today, we share tips on who to ask and what to specifically ask to include on your behalf.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadOctober 1, 2019letter of recommendation, college admissions, college alumni, College counseling, college apps, college couneslor, college tour, college board, College applications, college acceptances, college visit checklist, college consulting, college essay help, college counseling

What No One Will Tell You About the Common App Prompts

How a radical writing stagey of backwards design can be just the edge your student needs to produce a compelling college essay.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadSeptember 27, 2019college essay, college applications, college admissions, college planning, common application, essay writing, writing prompts, brainstorming, college board, common app

Changes Are Coming to the Common App: Are You Ready?

The college application season is in full swing. With that comes an understanding of using the Common Application, a universal platform that rolled out some enhancements and improvements for the 2019-2020 application season. Stay ahead of the curve so you know what to expect—even before school starts. We unpack the History, the Changes, and the Impact so you can make the Common App work for your individual application story.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! For today’s final gift in this “12 Days of Learning” series, we want to encourage our hardworking seniors as they make the final push towards the 1/1 Regular decision college admissions deadline.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadDecember 18, 2018studying, academic strengths, college interview, college consulting, college counseling, college acceptance, college admissions, College applications, college board, college planning, college essay

On the Sixth Day of Christmas

…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! Read on to learn more about how learning about a college of your choice shows that you’ve done your homework.

Rebekka WhiteheadDecember 10, 2018college admissions, college counseling, College applications, college board, college interview

What You Need to Know About Superscoring

Learn what it means to super score, how to develop an effective SAT or ACT strategy, and which colleges accept super scoring.

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadSeptember 19, 2018ACT, SAT, Princeton review, superscore, super score, test results, test prep, Standardized Testing, studying, study routines, college planning, college board, college admissions, college counseling

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