College Selection
Jul 2, 2025
Why Demonstrated Interest Matters in College Admissions
As your student navigates the college admissions process, you've likely heard about grades, test scores, and extracurriculars. But there's another powerful—and often overlooked—factor that can influence admission decisions: demonstrated interest.
May 11, 2025
Help Your Junior Build a Smart College List This Spring
As your child wraps up 11th grade, now is the ideal time to start crafting a thoughtful and strategic college list. A well-balanced list can reduce stress, open more opportunities, and increase your student’s chances of finding the right academic, social, and financial fit.
Mar 13, 2023
Common App Reviews & Advisors
Common App gives the student’s ability to add an “Advisor”, a person who is assisting the student with the applicati...
Jan 16, 2023
4 Action Steps from PSAT Scores
Whether you received your PSAT scores in December or plan to take the PSAT in the future, it’s crucial to understand...
Jan 16, 2023
Will your Teen's AP Score Earn College Credit?
Individual colleges, not the College Board, set the policies on awarding credit for AP exams.
Advanced Placement (AP...
Jan 6, 2023
4 Easy Steps to a College List that Fits Your Student and Family
It's important to have personal insights to be able to build a college list to know where to visit with your student ...
Dec 20, 2022
4 Ways to Grab a College’s Attention
Demonstrated Interest is a term that doesn’t always make it into the college selection dialogue, but it should. With...
Oct 3, 2022
Why College Visits Should be Complete by May 1st
Think of the last place you were that felt deserted. Nearly empty stadium? An island accessible by boat? A college ca...
Feb 15, 2022
5 Steps for 10th Graders to Launch the College Search
While the junior year is known as the most challenging academically and the crucial year for the college-bound journey, it is wise to jump-start the process in the spring of 10th grade. Families are often surprised to learn or be reminded, that by the completion of the first semester sophomore year the GPA for college application has reached the halfway point.
Jul 26, 2021
Demonstrated Interest: Getting on the College’s Radar
It’s simple. Students who DEMONSTRATE INTEREST at colleges who track interest get admitted at higher rates.
Colleges want to increase their “yield”. Yield is the number of applicants who actually choose to attend a school where they are accepted. In recent years, while the number of applicants to colleges are up, yield is down.
Jun 15, 2021
How Colleges View GPA
When Ohio’s largest high school, William Mason High School (Mason), dropped the honors of Valedictorian and Salutato...
Mar 29, 2021
More Than Okay
Great perspective for any senior receiving a college rejection letter or juniors considering where to apply August 1....