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New SAT Anxiety

The New SAT: You Have Options

In the spring of 2016, high school juniors and seniors will experience yet another attempt at creating the golden boy of all standardized college tests. Yes, the College Board will be releasing a new SAT. The 2016 SAT will include three sections – evidence-based reading and writing, math, and an optional essay. The point of …

Technology Doodles

Admission Tech Tools

Here at College Admission Central, we know the value of one-on-one advising, strategizing, and mentoring in your high school career, leadership and internship opportunities, scholarships, and best fit summer programs to bring our students one step up in the process of finding their authentic selves and demonstrating their unique gifts to College Admissions Officers. However, …

Young Engineers

The Top Ten STEM Majors to Pursue in College

Clearly, in the present college environment, STEM Majors are the “favorite children” for internships and first job opportunities. Here are the top ten most employable STEM majors and some professional options within each major: Information Technology is presently considered the most valuable major, with a #1 national ranking for employability. A degree in Info Tech …

Gold Letter Theater On Red Stage

A LOVE Letter to High School Performing Arts

This is advice that you can take or leave, but I hope that you get the chance in your high school career to take it. I’ve always believed that every student—the quirky, the average, the athletic, the introvert, the life of the party, the super industrious and the super intellectual—should have an experience alongside the …

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Online College Courses and Degrees: Do They Get Respect?

Online learning has faced a steep climb in terms of receiving respect from universities and recruiters. There are questions about the level of curriculum rigor, lack of in-class collaboration and intellectual give and take in such courses. All of these issues lead to a tough sell when an on-line student applies for a professional internship …

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College Admission Interview Pointers

In truth, interviews are more to keep college admissions alumni happy and engaged than to be a thorn in the side of solid and interested applicants. But these tips will help make your application interview a success: When you’re at your college interview, do not drink or eat anything, even if your interviewer offers. Do …