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Whether you have a profile on Facebook, an Instagram account, or are sharing clips on Vine, it’s important to remember that anything you don’t have hidden with privacy settings can be viewed by a college admission officer. While it’s true that admission folks aren’t spending vast amounts of time Googling every applicant, there is nothing to stop them if they wanted to do this…and many have.

When you think about the historical roots of modern-day colleges and universities you’re likely to cite notable institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge as some of the world’s first institutions of higher learning. Though it’s true that teaching has taken place at Oxford since 1096, and Cambridge since 1209, it’s actually The University of Al-Karaouine in Morocco that holds the Guinness Book of ...

It used to be that when a teenager told their parents they were interested in studying something in the arts arena in college the response was “How will you get a job with THAT degree??” Times have changed with growing exposure to the arts thanks to TV shows like “The Voice”, “So You Think You Can Dance?”, and amazing Broadway shows like “The Book of Mormon”. Students studying fine or performing ...

For most high school students beginning the college-search process, the thought of taking the SAT or ACT exam produces a tremendous amount of anxiety. In fact, many of my students tell me that they are more nervous about receiving the results of these standardized tests than receiving their decision letters from the colleges and universities to which they’ll apply!