Welcome to College Admissions Tips, a practical guide for high school students and their parents seeking guidance and support during the complex and ever-changing college admissions process. This blog is not intended for those of you with the ‘Ivy League or Bust’ mentality, although our advice will certainly be of use to you. Rather, this site is intended for families taking a more thoughtful approach, seeking to identify those colleges that will provide the best fit for their student.
From high school course selection to extracurriculars to outside-of-school passions, we will offer tips to help your student get started on the right path during their freshman and sophomore years of high school. For those juniors and seniors further along in the admissions process, our insight will help your student stand out to colleges and universities in this competitive environment. We will cover admissions topics and areas that you may not be familiar with but need to know. This includes all the ways to show demonstrated interest and whether to apply Early Decision or Early Action.
We will also point you to some great external resources that we found helpful during our own family’s recent adventure into the wild world of college admissions. There are fantastic podcasts where you can do deep dives into all facets of admissions. There are incredible guides and books that we will also reference. We will also give shout-outs to some of the colleges not looking to make their own admissions process a mystery. Rather, they provide transparency to aid students in determining whether their school could be the right fit.
Thank you for stumbling upon College Admissions Tips. We look forward to supporting you every step of the way on your own college admissions journey!