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What Changes to AP Exams Mean for Seniors

College Board announced on Friday that updates to AP exams are coming. To combat the changes, College Board is committed to supporting schools and students at home by providing free remote learning resources (with AP teachers providing instructional content) and developing a new at-home testing option. New time constraints within the education community (namely, high school seniors) have caused College Board to react accordingly and in doing so, their press release last week outlined AP changes that high-schoolers can expect this year.

How COVID-19 Changes College Admissions

Whew. What a difference a few days can make. We are committed to equipping our parents and students with accurate news information regarding #COVID-19. At what's shaping up to the most difficult college admissions season yet, we will continue to share information on testing, deadlines, and application processes as we learn more.

Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know

If you’re in the throes of college admissions season, chances are you’ve heard of the various deadlines available for high school seniors to completely submit their application. These universal deadlines, mandated by each college, can be conveniently managed on universal application portals such as the Common Application or the Coalition Application. However, though of these application deadlines require that all supplemental components are submitted in conjunction with the application (transcript, essays, letters of recommendation, etc.), by leveraging the odds that are associated with each application deadline, we believe that we can leverage a student’s best foot forward in the competition

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4 Ways to Get Ahead in the College Application Process

This is my favorite time of year to take the opportunity to assess ways to get ahead before the frenzy of fall (and a new school year) even hits. Today, we’re sharing 4 ways to get ahead in the college application process. Tackle these 4 items on the checklist and you’ll be feeling like a superhero by Labor Day!

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadJanuary 10, 2020college admissions, college apps, College counseling, college alumni, college counselor, College applications, college acceptances, college tour, college board, college visit checklist, college bound, email, social media use

Which Colleges Should I Apply to?

If your high school senior is navigating (read: streamlining) their college list, it’s important to take stock of what kinds of schools make the list. How many schools should your student apply to? What kind of schools? You may have heard some of the buzzwords floating around the college admissions industry (Safety, Target, and Reach), but we think it’s important to generate awareness of current application trends so you, too, can get ahead…with Whitehead.

The Prettiest College Campuses, According to TripAdvisor

The college experience is more than purely academic. This 4-year adventure can offer lifelong friends and contacts and often, several adventures to check off the bucket list. Clearly, the experience at college is a transformational one. When families go on college tours (sometimes, all over the country), some initial reactions always have to do which how a campus looks and feels—a reaction that can’t be manufactured merely by scrolling on a school’s website or even on a virtual tour. Amidst the stress that all too often comes along with college applications and admissions, sometimes one of the most “fun” filters to factor into a campus tour experience is the ultimate curb appeal and location of the campus itself

College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadAugust 21, 2019TripAdvisor, College Admissions, College Apps, College Alumni, College counseling, college counseling, college bound, college interviews, Colle, colleges, college interview, college consulting, college apps

Common App Prompts - How To Choose One That Works for You

This year’s Common Application (and swanky brand new platform) was unveiled on August 1st and in a rather underwhelming announcement, reinstated the same seven personal essay writing prompts that we’ve seen in years past. Why would they repeat the same prompts? After annually poling admissions officers, applicants, parents, and counselors, the powers that be at the Common App have deemed these seven essays options the most effective in accurately understanding the applicant.

3 Ways to Build Resilience: A Message to C5 Georgia Youth Foundation's Seniors at the 2019 ActNOW Summit

At this year’s ActNow Summit (hosted at Emory University), I had the opportunity to speak to a dynamic group of seniors about how to build resilience and finish strong—in high school, in college, and beyond.

Rebekka WhiteheadJuly 11, 2019c5, Atlanta Nonprofit, Giving, Giving BAck, Local Giving, Atlanta charities, High-risk teens, High-risk students, at-risk students, resilience, emotional intelligence, College counseling, college bound, college admissions, college apps, College applications

Congratulations: Southern School Spotlight

Congratulations to our WLG seniors who have committed to schools right here in our beautiful South. We couldn’t be more proud of your hard work over this past season and look forward to following your success!

Rebekka WhiteheadApril 5, 2019SEC schools, southern school admissions, colleges, college acceptances, college bound, college admissions

Regular Decision Dates for the Class of 2023

Wahoo! The hours of essay writing is long over and now, our seniors are anxiously awaiting their RD results from top colleges around the country. We’ve done the heavy lifting and scoured school websites on the internet to collect official RD dates (using the exact language listed on the college’s site). Below, we’ve compiled a list of Regular Decision dates for popular schools for convenience and easy access.

Rebekka WhiteheadFebruary 20, 2019regular decision, college admissions, regular decision notification date, regular decision 2019, highered, college couneslor, essay help, college applications, test prep, college apps, college bound, college counseling, college counselor

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