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  What is Accreditation and Why Does it Matter?

  June 3, 2021 | Staff Writers

  What is accreditation? Accreditation is a voluntary process that colleges, universities, and academic programs undergo to demonstrate their quality. Three main types of accreditation exist in the U.S.: regional, national,...

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  The Common App Essay: How to Get into College With Less than 800 Words

  September 23, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Are you writing your Common App essay? Wondering about the Common App essay prompts? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s start with what success on the Common App essay could look like. In 2016, Brittany Stinson was accepted into five Ivy League schools—Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, and Cornell. These schools have less […]

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  What College Should I Go To?

  August 18, 2021 | Staff Writers

  How do you choose which college to go to when you’ve been accepted to more than a few of your top choices? The answer can seem difficult, but . Take...

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  Early Action vs Early Decision

  June 3, 2021 | Staff Writers

  A student’s senior year in high school is stressful. From trying to finish a high school degree to thinking about what college to apply to, along with the social and...

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  Common College Application and Research Mistakes

  September 23, 2021 | Staff Writers

  From starting the process too late to sending in sloppy work, here are the most common mistakes students and parents make when it comes to researching and applying to colleges....

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  Diploma Mills: How to Recognize and Avoid Them

  September 23, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Sell degrees without requiring true academic achievement. Worthless degrees. $200 Million: Estimated amount that diploma mills rake in annually500: Estimated number of Ph.D. degrees awarded by Diploma Mills monthly400: Estimated...