From the monthly archives:

August 2009

The College Transfer Admissions Essay: Three Keys

August 29, 2009

The big question you have to answer through your essay is basically this: “Why do you want to transfer?” We cover the transfer admissions essay in great detail in the book (with real, successful examples that worked for Stanford, UPenn, Columbia, Cornell, and other schools), but I wanted to follow up on the college essay [...]

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College Students Transferring Back to Their Home States in Record Numbers

August 23, 2009

Really interesting article in the New Jersey Star Ledger on students transferring back to colleges in their home state for the savings: Savings Draw Collegians to Transfer Back to NJ It’s unusual to see transfer students get any press, let alone anything so positive. Although the title of the article would lead you to believe [...]

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Bonus College Admissions Essay Seminar for People on the 5 Steps List

August 15, 2009

[UPDATE: We're extending the deadline and sending the audio and slides out August 29, since we just sent out a big, 10-page-plus item to a lot of members on the list and we don't want to overload them (don't worry if you haven't received it yet and you're on the list, you'll get it after [...]

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Are There “Transfer Friendly” Colleges Out There?

August 7, 2009

(Photo: lissalou66) Yes, there are “transfer friendly” colleges out there. When deciding on which schools to apply to transfer to, it’s worth taking a few minutes to check out a wide range of the schools you might be interested in applying to (before you start narrowing it down) and to think about two points: (1) [...]

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