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SAT University - Undergraduate admissions advice, college essay & application guidelines, tips for college interviews
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SAT University is blog designed for high school students and parents going through the college process. We feature articles written by both staff writers and student bloggers. The topics we cover include applying to college, SAT study tips, advice for college interviews, college essay writing, and more.
- Added on: Sep 25th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: San Kim
- Listed in: Secondary Education Primary
- Tags: high school college admissions college advice sat college essays college interviews
Recent Posts
The Definitive Guide to Acing Your College Interview
College interviews can be stressful to some students. But what you need to realize is that this is a relatively easy part of the college process. If you follow these few basic bits of advice, you can ace your interview and leave the stress at home. D...
Scripps, Other Colleges Now Requiring Graded Papers
Here’s an interesting development: some colleges are requiring submission of a graded writing sample. According to the Scripps College website, all applicants must submit a 3-7 “analytical essay” with the teacher’s comment and...
How to “Friend” Your College Admissions Officer
According to a recent story on the New York Times, most admissions officers discourage students who try to “friend” them on Facebook and other social networking sites. That advice might be good for most of the applicant pool, but if you h...
SAT Score Choice in a Nutshell
If you are confused about Score Choice on the SAT, check out this brief overview from CollegeTreasure.com. In a nutshell, Score Choice allows you to selectively send your highest SAT scores to colleges, protecting you from the dreaded “bombing....
Beware of AcceptEdge College Predictor: It Doesn’t Work!
The Quick Review AcceptEdge is a just-launched (but still in beta) website that aims to predict the college that best fits your academic profile and personal interests. The problem? It doesn’t work! As far as I can tell, none of the informati...
The Consensus on College Essays? Don’t be boring!
AdmissionsAdvice.com has published a blog post on college advice from actual college admissions officers. No surprises here if you’ve read our article on How to Write a Great College Essay, which emphasized setting yourself apart and letting yo...
