Category: College Admissions Support

While much attention was paid to the pandemic-related upheaval in the college admissions process, not as much is being said about the multilayered impacts to college admissions that have made the 2023-2024 admissions cycle unprecedented. Here are just a few pieces that have transpired in admissions this year –  Radical reworking of application review processes… Continue reading College Admissions Chaos: Why it’s messier than you might realize & what it means for you

Across the country, many high school students and their families are being asked to plan their course selections for next academic year. The classes you choose in HS become a key piece of your college application. Here’s what we want every student & family to know–  Context is Everything  The classes on your transcript will… Continue reading Choosing Well: How HS Course Selection Impacts College Admissions

The most common time a student meets us at TBU is in their junior year of high school. More often than not these juniors are exhausted by school, overwhelmed, and worried about the college process, and their parents often share this sense of bewilderment. In the best cases, they’re also excited and curious about planning… Continue reading The Power of Writing The Story You Want To Tell: The Case for Early College Advising

For seniors and their families, December can be a season of highs and lows. At this time of year, students are powering through finals, celebrating acceptances, regrouping from disappointments, finishing off applications, and feeling the anticipation of months of waiting for final decisions in the application process. As we look ahead to 2024 here are… Continue reading Our Hopes for Admissions in 2024

Many students and parents find the process of building a college list daunting. With over 2800 four-year colleges in the US, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. We meet with students every day who are asking – how do I choose the right schools for me? If you’re asking yourself where to… Continue reading Three Essential Questions for Your College Search

Are interviews important? Do they ‘count’ in the admissions process? How do I get one? Can juniors interview? If you are wondering what the deal is with college interviews, we appreciate that this is one area of college admissions that feels like a big question mark to many students and families. Read on for what… Continue reading What To Know About College Interviews

High school students and their parents thinking about college admissions have probably heard quite a lot about demonstrated interest. But do you know what it’s all about and where it matters most? Read on for where demonstrated interest has the biggest impact…it might not be what you think–  What to know about demonstrated interest In… Continue reading Demonstrated Interest: Where It Matters Most May Surprise You

Say farewell to your #2 pencils.  The PSAT & SAT will become 100% digital this school year. Whether this information is brand new to you, or something you’ve been anxiously anticipating since the announcement in early 2022, students & parents have many questions about what this means and how to prepare.  Read on for a… Continue reading What’s Next in Testing: Preparing for the new digital SAT

When the time comes to finalize a list of colleges where a student will apply, it can be tempting to pile on the options, and difficult to know which colleges to add and which to let go. If there is one key to making sure your list is the best for you, it comes down… Continue reading Want to build a good college list? Make it an honest one

August 1st represents the official start of the new application season for rising high school seniors. Whether you are applying to college now, or making sense of what lies ahead, the admissions landscape continues to shift.  Here’s what you need to know–  1. Now is the time to complete college applications.  While students and parents… Continue reading Applying to College Starts Now: What to know about the admissions process this year