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College Counseling Debunking Common College Admissions Myths
By Sarah M. There is a dizzying amount of information and advice surround college applications and admissions, making it difficult...
College Counseling How Has AI Affected College Admissions?
By Lydia C. Given the rising power of Artificial intelligence (AI) tools in synthesizing strings of words, it has affected...
College Counseling Should You Apply via Regular Decision or Early Action?
By David N. Colleges let you apply “early”? And why would you want to do that? Well, applying early via...
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College Essays What is an Example of Leadership for UC Prompt #1?
by Kathleen M. The first prompt for the University of California Personal Insight Questions is “Describe an example of your...
College Essays How to Pick Your UC PIQ Prompts
by Kathleen M. For the University of California system, students will need to choose four of eight Personal Insight Questions....
College Essays How to Avoid a Bad Introduction
by Kathleen M. "It was a Dark and Stormy Night…" Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote a novel that started with this phrase...
