College Presidents Blog Too

From Wednesday's New York Times comes "Erasing Divide, College Leaders Take to Blogging" by reporter Diana Jean Schemo.

Tips on writing college-entrance essays

10 tips for the dreaded essay(s) from The Arizona Republic.

Acceptance Rates

A frequent visitor to the Tactical College Consulting Blog emailed us her thanks that we mentioned the November 8, 2006 USAToday article covering college admissions tips. She also wanted us to let all of our readers know how soothing it was for her to click another link on the USAToday Website that supplies a comprehensive list of college admissions rates. Since it proved helpful, we have decided to link to it too. CLICK HERE for more.

Rejected applicant alleges bias against Asians

From Monday's Daily Princetonian comes an article bringing to light once again the dangerous territory admissions officials enter into when they begin to accept people based on ethnicity as opposed to merit. When working with your Tactical College Consultant, please inquire how colleges' "diversity goals" will affect you and your application.

Cracking the code of college admissions

"Predicting who'll get into a few highly selective schools is getting more difficult, but the overall selectivity rate hasn't moved much in the past 20 years because there are more places at four-year colleges"

These words of wisdom from a short but important article in today's USAToday. The article notes that the acceptance rate at America's four-year colleges still hovers around 70%.

Priceless admissions tips mentioned in the article include tailoring your application, researching thoroughly, visiting colleges, and thinking about your individual needs.

Having trouble getting started with any or all of these aspects of the college admissions process? Then call or email Tactical College Consulting today and get ready to develop and shape an aggressive college admissions strategy focussed on positioning you as a leading applicant for undergraduate admission at a select group of colleges where you can reach your academic and personal goals.

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