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Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know
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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The Best College Environment, Based On Your Enneagram Type
The Best College Environment, Based On Your Enneagram Type

What does an ancient personality assessment tool have to do with school choice? It goes without saying that confidence in your student’s decision and ultimately, his or her school experience will be that much more impactful if it aligns with your student’s personality. In the noise of entrance scores, essays, interviews, and applications, I’ve witnessed families often lose sight of the “right fit” school for their student.

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How to Ask for the Best Letter of Recommendation
How to Ask for the Best Letter of Recommendation

How to Get the Best Letter of Recommendation: It all comes down to how you ask. Today, we share tips on who to ask and what to specifically ask to include on your behalf.

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College PlanningRebekka Whiteheadletter of recommendation, college admissions, college alumni, College counseling, college apps, college couneslor, college tour, college board, College applications, college acceptances, college visit checklist, college consulting, college essay help, college counseling
The Prettiest College Campuses, According to TripAdvisor
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

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College PlanningRebekka WhiteheadTripAdvisor, College Admissions, College Apps, College Alumni, College counseling, college counseling, college bound, college interviews, Colle, colleges, college interview, college consulting, college apps
Make Your Money Work For You: Never Pay "Sticker Price" Tuition
Make Your Money Work For You: Never Pay "Sticker Price" Tuition

College acceptances are just around the corner. The University of Georgia will announce their final Class of 2023 cohort next week and the Ivy’s are right around the corner (mark March 28th on your calendar)! After the excitement and celebrations of acceptances die down, reality tends to settle in—Just how are we going to pay for this?

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College PlanningRebekka Whiteheadscholarships, paying for college, financial aid, fafsa, ACT scores, class of 2023, seniors in high school, high school couneslor, college admissions, college counseling, college planning
Regular Decision Dates for the Class of 2023
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.

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Rebekka Whiteheadregular 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
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! For today’s final gift in this “12 Days of Learning” series, we want to encourage our hardworking seniors as they make the final push towards the 1/1 Regular decision college admissions deadline.

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College PlanningRebekka Whiteheadstudying, academic strengths, college interview, college consulting, college counseling, college acceptance, college admissions, College applications, college board, college planning, college essay