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Every year I get asked the same question by no less than a dozen parents. And every year I give the same answer to those same parents. But this year – thanks to newsy stories like the “Varsity Blues” scandal and the proposed SAT “adversity score” (which never came to fruition, by the way) making their way across the Internet and the 24 hour news cycle – I’ve had to answer the question a lot more.

So for the sake of simplicity, let me say here for once and for all the following:

The majority of colleges admit the majority of students who apply. Read More

"For students chasing lasting wealth, the best choice of a college major is less obvious than you might think.

The conventional wisdom is that computer science and engineering majors have better employment prospects and higher earnings than their peers who choose liberal arts.

This is true for the first job, but the long-term story is more complicated." Read More

"...But for all the attention paid to those brand-name institutions, the full picture of college admissions is quite different: The great majority of schools, where most Americans get their postsecondary education, admit most of the people who apply to them, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Education Department data." 

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Supplementing Your ApplicationIf you’re applying to one or more schools through the Common Application this fall,you’ll quickly realize that most schools will require that you also complete a school-specific supplemental application in addition to the Common Application form.What is a supplement and why is it so important?The supplement allows colleges to personalize the basic Common Application andrequest specific information they want from prospective freshmen. Sometimes thesupplement is brief and inquires about your family’s affiliation with the school andwhether or not you’ve visited campus and sometimes it requires additional and lengthy essay responses. Each school provides their own supplement so no two are alike.How will I know what the supplement requires?The Common Application web site maintains a list of all member schools who require a freshman or transfer student supplement. The supplemental information will also be available when you place your selected schools in the queue in your personal Common Application account online – though beware that some supplemental essay or short answer questions will only appear after you first respond to some school-specific questions because they are unique to a particular program.What is the maximum word count for supplemental essay questions?The word count will vary by school, as each one may set their own individualparameters.How will I know that the school has received my completed supplement?Just as with the main body of your Common Application, you’ll receive notification inyour online dashboard that the supplement has been received by your selectedinstitution and downloaded.Is there anything else I should know about supplements?The purpose of the Common Application supplement is for schools to learn specificthings about you that make you a good fit for their student body and academicprograms. The best way to demonstrate your strong candidacy is to know exactly why you have chosen to apply to that school in the first place and then clearly articulate those reasons.

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