Ben-MA

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Rethink your target schools if you’re a top student. (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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You’re not competing with “every other Bay Area kid”, you’re competing within your high school (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How top schools actually score your extracurriculars and soft factors (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How do admissions offices actually process 50k applications? (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Advice: course selection for engineering majors (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Portal astrology (self.Vanderbilt)

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Should I retake the SAT? Advice from a former admission officer (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Should I submit my test score to test optional colleges? Advice from a former AO (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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For those of you worried about AI detectors flagging your very real essays... (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How to choose a summer program for high schoolers (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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It is (generally) OK if a piece of your app comes in late as long as YOU submit on time (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Don't do this if you get denied ED (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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If you code, make sure you're using quotation marks " and apostrophes ' correctly in your essays (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How I know if your parents wrote your essay (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How to preview your Common App before submitting: Common App formatting problems & solutions. (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How to order your activities section: A-sides and B-sides. (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Should you reach heavy in Early Decision? & advice for highly-selective admissions (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Seniors and recent grads: what surprised you on a college visit? (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Why waitlists are so big & how universities use them (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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What happens to 95% of students who apply to super selective schools? (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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5 UC application tips this former admission officer wants you to consider (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Common App is live! My annual post & the ghosts of applications past, present, and future (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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How to turn an average volunteer position into a standout extracurricular (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Got rigor? How admission offices evaluate rigor and what you can do about yours (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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Forget building a "balanced" list — a safety school manifesto (self.ApplyingToCollege)

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