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Missing Parts of Your Submitted Application
Missing Parts of Your Submitted Application Don’t immediately panic if you receive a note that a piece of your application is missing (photo credit: jrissman). If you have submitted college...
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Senior Slide and its Impact on College Admissions
Senior Slide and its Impact on College Admissions How will a senior year slide impact your chances of admission to your dream school? When reviewing our students’ senior course selections, we are often...
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Truncated Essays
Truncated Essays Don’t go over the character count on your college essays. They’ll be truncated (photo credit: Gavin Huang). Attention Seniors: Before clicking submit on your applications, make sure...
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The Common Application’s Discipline Question
The Common Application’s Discipline Question Consult an attorney before you choose to check “yes” to the discipline question on the Common Application. In our September 2008 Newsletter, Discipline...
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Common Application
Common Application The Common Application will now have a 250-500 word limit on the personal statement. How will this change your college essay? It shouldn’t change it one bit! There will be a change...
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Common App
Common App We at Ivy Coach believe that the Universal College Application is a superior product to the Common App. Yes, we’re all about writing about the Common App. this week! Our Founder, Bev Taylor,...
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Common App Shakeup
Common App Shakeup There has been a shakeup at the top of the Common App. If you’re a regular reader of our college admissions blog, you know that we’ve been very tough on the Common Application this...
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Colleges Join Universal College Application
Colleges Join Universal College Application Rice, American, and Vanderbilt have joined the Universal College Application and Ivy Coach salutes them for it! As you may remember from this past admissions...
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Shame on Common App
Shame on Common App Shame on Scott Anderson (pictured) and the Common App. Scott Anderson’s email to the NACAC listserve is utterly tone deaf and reflects poorly on his organization. As a member of the...
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In Support of the Universal College Application
In Support of the Universal College Application Ivy Coach was recently featured in an article of Brown University’s “Brown Daily Herald.” Bev Taylor, Founder of Ivy Coach, was recently featured in an...
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New Alternative to Common Application
New Alternative to Common Application The proposed new alternative to the Common Application is half-baked. At best. Yesterday, we wrote about the new Coalition for Access. Today, we are quoted on the...
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Common Application Fix
Common Application Fix The Common Application needs to allow students to form new paragraphs in their essays. We’ve called on the Common Application to make changes in the past. Sometimes they listen....
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Common Application Malfunctions
Common Application Malfunctions The Coalition for Access is a threat to the business of The Common Application. But so too are the glitches with this year’s application. For years, The Common...
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Common App Glitch
Common App Glitch A glitch on the Common Application was recently brought to our attention (photo credit: Sach1tb). It was brought to our attention that there’s a glitch with the Common App. this...
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Common Application Roll Over
Common Application Roll Over Data entered into The Common Application in 2015-2016 can roll over into 2016-2017. So juniors can start working on their Common Applications now. High school juniors can...
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Common Application Account
Common Application Account Students can now roll-over their Common App. accounts. For students who completed their Common Application in 2015-2016, their accounts will roll-over into 2016-2017. As...
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Common App Criminal Question
Common App Criminal Question A piece up on “USA Today College” highlights the controversy surrounding the Common Application asking college applicants if they’ve committed crimes. We’ve written in the...
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2017 Common Application
2017 Common Application When will the 2017 Common Application go live? The 2017 Common Application will be going live on August 1. August 1, 2017. The 2017 Common Application will unveil at the...
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Common Application Is Now Live
Common Application Is Now Live The Common Application for the 2017-2018 admissions cycle is now live. The Common Application is now live, the Common Application is now live! The Redcoats are coming,...
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How to Approach the Personal Statement
How to Approach the Personal Statement There is a terrific editorial on how to approach the Personal Statement of the Common Application in “The New York Times.” Wondering how to approach the Personal...
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