We have been saying for a while that top colleges and universities look for risk takers, outside-of-school leaders, builders, EXTRAPRENEURS. Well, in 2024, this same pattern has become THE overarching theme that Admissions looks for—evident as my students continue to gain admittance into their top college choices due, in large part, to their “extrapreneurial” pursuits. …
There are over 35,000 high schools in the United States alone. Which means each June, over 35,000 valedictorians graduate and head to college (along with 35,000 more salutatorians). You’d think they’d all end up attending an Ivy League university or top tier college. But that doesn’t happen. It’s mathematically impossible. (The top 25 schools in …
SchoolLinks just featured College Admission Central’s CEO, Dr. Deborah Bedor, in their latest tips from professionals and experts. SchooLinks Talk: Best Ways to Spend your Summer
Five Uncommon Ways to Prepare NOW for an Extraordinary College Experience The summer before entering freshman year of college is especially valuable… if you know how to use it. Of course, some of those summer hours might be needed for your job, travel, organizing and shopping for the upcoming most exciting moment of your life. …
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 …