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Death from College Cost Sticker Shock and How to Avoid It: Part 1

Last Updated by Jason Robinovitz on April 19, 2018

First, relax, because there’s very little chance that you’ll pay full sticker price for your child’s college education; and if the costs are still too high, there are actions you can take to reduce them.

Topics: Ivy League, ACT/SAT, Test-Prep, Educational Consulting, Financial Aid

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Topics: Ivy League, ACT/SAT, Test-Prep, Educational Consulting, Financial Aid

Musical Chairs and Admissions at Highly Selective Colleges

Last Updated by Jason Robinovitz on April 18, 2017

With each new round in musical chairs, one chair disappears, leaving one too few for the remaining contestants, one of whom will be eliminated. The “admissions game” at highly selective colleges shares some characteristics with musical chairs: At the beginning of each new round – in this case, each new application season – two chairs might be added, but so are 20 new contestants. That means a lot more somebodies will end up with no place to sit in the lecture halls, no place to sleep in the residence halls – no chance for admission.

Topics: College Admission, Common Application, Ivy League, ACT/SAT

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Topics: College Admission, Common Application, Ivy League, ACT/SAT

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