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	Through our very own editors and guest writers, this blog will discuss the INSIDE scoop on the admissions process of various schools and programs. If you wish to ask a specific question, please write to us, and we will make every attempt to address your questions in our future blog discussions.

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Perfecting Your Brand for College Admissions Could GRE Become the New LSAT? West Virginia Makes SAT Mandatory Keeping Your Admission Essay Small Digital Technology and the Enhanced Art of Cheating Spelman College to Start Admitting Transgender Students Trump Promises to Eliminate DACA Navigating Your Way to the Right College Oregon to Lower Minimum Passing Score on Bar Examination The Truth About Legacy Admissions UCI Under Fire for Rescinding Admissions Offers Trump Takes on Affirmative Action California Supreme Court to Lower “Cut” Score on State Bar Exam Keeping Your Eye on the Ball in College Applications Louisiana Passes Law to “Ban the Box” from College Applications Do Aptitude Tests Accurately Measure Merit, or Privilege? STEM-Majors Outperform Humanities Students on LSAT On Pizza, College Admissions and Yale Does a College Degree Make You Happier? In Your Law School Admission Essay, Say Something-Not Everything Maelstrom Follows Harvard's Decision to Rescind Admissions Offers In India, Numbers of Women in Business School Rising The Growing Trend of Free College Tuition Harvard Rescinds 10 Admissions Offers in Response to Offensive Social Media Posts What Students Should Be Looking for in an Admission Essay Reframing the Value of the High School Grading System Tackling Relevance in Admissions Essays New Jersey Teen Accepted into All Eight Ivies How to Get Your Application Off the Waitlist Whittier Law School Shuts its Doors Another Obstacle for Low-Income Students in College Admissions Quadruplets Take Top Colleges by Storm Five Ways Parents Can Help With College Admissions Starbucks Goes One Step Further in Supporting College for Employees America's College Drop-out Problem Harvard Law School to Begin Accepting GRE California Proposes Most Generous College Aid Plan in Nation Politics and Teachable Moments for MBA Students The Importance of Courting the Right College LSAT and the Problem with Merit-Based Scholarships When Social Media Can Help on Your College Application With College Admissions, There’s No Easy Formula Advantages of the Gap Year for Med School Students When College Application Information Gets Too Personal Moving Through Rejection Making Sense of Your College Financial Aid Package LSAT Discrimination Case Reaches U.S. Supreme Court Edit Edit Edit Keeping Parents Calm During College Admissions Season Do Colleges Really Care About Community Service Changing the Face of Legal Research Social Media Creating New Hurdle for Law Students? Women Still Lagging Behind Men in Legal Profession The Rising Costs of College Admission Time for “Tracking” in Post-Secondary Education? ABA Sanctions More Schools Over Admissions Universities Issue Joint Statement in Support of DACA How Early is Too Early for College Admission Preparation? Being Poor at an Elite University Using Analytics to Find the Perfect College Student What the Presidential Election Could Mean for College Students Are the Ivies our New Celebrity Culture? Changes to FAFSA to Help Students with College-Selection Business Schools Turning to Technology in Admissions Process The Narrowing Down of the Admission Essay Are There Any Downsides to the Common Application? What to Make of Yale’s New Admission Essay Questions The Key in College Admissions? Grades, grades, grades Capturing a Moment in Your Admission Essay The Interesting Case of a Texas Law School Georgetown to Offer Priority Admission to Descendants of Slaves In Your Admission Essay, Be Willing to Color Outside the Lines The Art of Storytelling in the Admission Essay When the College Pre-Gaming Starts Too Early Saving Money on Your College Application Broadening Your College Search College Admissions in an Election Year Law School and a College Degree in a Single Bundle? Things Still Looking Up for Women in Business School Choosing Words Wisely in Admissions Essays Community Service With a Pricetag The Real Value of Law School Rankings Taking a Breather from College Admissions Essays End of the Road for Fisher v University of Texas Are High-Priced Summer Programs Worth the Cost Summer Before College Undocumented Valedictorians Stoke Immigration Conversation Texas Top 10% College Admissions Rule to Change Avoiding the Optional Essay on the New SAT University of California to Offer Eight Essay Prompts Criminal Records and College Admissions College Applications to Offer More Gender-Inclusive Options When Perfect Is Not Good Enough Curbing Competition in College Admissions Adding Meaning to Your Law School Personal Statement Caring Less About Pedigrees in College Admissions When Writing About Costco Gets You Into Five Ivies Evaluating the Gender Gap in College Admissions The Ridiculousness of College Admissions The Downside of Early Decision in College Admissions Note to College Hopefuls: Use Spring Break Wisely College Scholarships: Getting Weirder? Micro-Scholarships: Solution to the Financial Squeeze of College? How Early is Too Early to Prepare for College? In the Legal Education Crisis, Who Really Gets Hurt? Mandatory National Service before College? Parents and College Admissions: Recipe for Disaster? The Real Agony of the College Admissions Essay Is It Possible to “Turn the Tide” on College Admissions? The Art and Science of College Admission Is the Law School Admissions Collapse Good for Lower-Ranking Schools? The Problem With Law School Stepping Away from Google for your College Search The Community College Problem Does GMAT Still Reign in Business School Admissions? How to Master the Supplemental Essay Taking a Holiday Break from College Admissions Changing the Face of Legal Research The Problem of Access to College Education Beware of the Pundits Selling Yourself Short on Your College Admission Essay How Many College Applications is Too Many? No, It is Not “Our” Admission Essay Can You Spin Your Way Into College? The Back-Side of Competitive College Admissions Making College Admissions More Accessible The Beauty of the Safety School Personalize Your Admission Essay-By Writing About Someone Else Lowering the Bar on Law School Admission California to Shave a Day off Bar Examination Overstating Charity in Admissions Essays More U.S. Students Going Overseas for MBA Degrees Conveying a Love of Learning in Your Admission Essay College Visits: Good for the Soul What's in the Winning College Admissions Essays What Does it Mean to be a First Generation College Student? ABA Reverses Decision on LSAT Exemption Why Law School Could be the Perfect Place for STEM Students GWU Drops Test-Score Requirement Will US Schools Actively Recruit Cuban Students Admissions Essays and the Power of Editing Jump in LSAT Takers a Good Omen? The Problem with Asian Students Women Still Underrepresented in Business School Starting Early—Big Advantages for International Students UC Tightening its Belt on California Students Dropping the LSAT in Law School Admission Big Business of College Consulting A “Rich-Kid” Problem at the College Level College Applications and Long Summer Days Is it Fair to Expect Fairness in College Admissions? Time to Scrap the Bar Exam for Law Graduates? Common App Reveals 2015-2016 Essay Prompts Law School Rankings Released; Sniping Comments Ensue Looking for College Admissions Transparency in the Right Places College Rankings: Just Entertainment? Navigating the Waitlist Headache Reframing the College Admissions Model College Admissions Essays Need Not Be Perfect Long Island Teen Accepted to All Eight Ivies Finding Solace in College Rejection Admission to the University of Everywhere Name-Blind College Admissions College Admissions Disadvantage for Asian Students College Admissions: Not as Scary as You Think Guidance Counselors and College Admission Revelations at UT Law School Underscore Legacy Admission Concerns Colleges Trolling for Applicants The Waiting Game Vaccinations to be Mandatory for College Admission? Law School Standards Slipping? Part Two Law School Standards Slipping? Part One Choosing Metrics for a National College Rankings System Tracing the Roots of College Rejection Legacy Admissions: Affirmative Action in a Different Form What Free SAT Testing Means for College Admissions Does Your Admission Essay Really Matter Rethinking Gender in College Admissions Business Schools Continue to Nail the Personal Statement Does Law School Offer Everything Promised on the Package Can College Marketing Be Too Promiscuous Letting your Law School Know You are Still Interested Re-Evaluating the Merits of College Admission The Awkward Admission Essay American Students Lag Behind in GMAT Winning Personality Ticket to College Admission Breaking the Ice in Your Admission Essay Exploring Early to find the Right College Turning Your Admission Essay from Tired to Fresh Bad Legal Job Market Worse for Lower-Tier Law Schools Do not Take that Acceptance for Granted Helicopter Parenting and College Admissions Finding the Right College On-Line A College Match Made in Heaven Do not Miss the Point in Your Admission Essay Adding LGBTQ Dimension to Admission Essays End of Summer and Time for Action Law School Admissions: Accomplishment, not just Promise Financial Resources for Undocumented Students B-School Admissions: Not Just a Writing Contest College Admissions Help for International Students Picking the Right College Colleges and the Holistic Review Process Texas, Race, and College Admissions Is College Getting Cheaper A Second Shot at a Good GMAT Score The Over-Processed Admission Essay Improving your Writing by Being Active and Involved Testing Accommodations for Law School Candidates How to Choose a College Major Stepping Back from your Personal Statement Not Too Late for 2014-2015 College Admission College: Just a Reward for the Best Self-Branders? Looking Forward in Your Obstacle Essay The Calm After the Acceptance Letter Making Law School More Accessible Law School Tuition on Sale Using Your College Debt to Save the World Summer Internships for High School Students A Different Take on Social Media in College Admissions SAT Backlash Shortening Law School Three Cheers for Community College! SAT Gets a Face-Lift Got Time for a Tour? The Problem with Need-Blind Admission Getting Started in the College Selection Process The Hardest Part Apologies for Sexism in Business School-All Talk? State of College Admissions Where Are All the Women in Science? Women Closing the Gap in Test Scores Does College Produce Engaged Citizens? Dating and College Admissions College Rejection: a Bit like Life Jealousy-Good Starting Point for an Admission Essay Still a Tough Road for Undocumented Lawyers The Mission Trip Essay Changing Face of Business School Applicants B-School Essay is No Place for Jargon Finding a Reason Not to Go to Law School Colleges Look to Social Media to Vet Incoming Students How Not to Waste Essay Time Time to Give the Common App Some Competition? Getting to the Specifics Looking Forward to a Few Good Essays Are Colleges Asking for Too Much Making Your Essay Dramatic It's Time for Rankings, Again Law Schools Accepting Fewer Students Deciphering the Admissions Process A Message for Parents of College Hopefuls Beware of Too Much Sincerity How to Really Get to Know a College Campus It's in the Details, Silly Is Getting into College the Hardest Part Unveiling of the Essay Topics Your Admissions Essay-an Exercise in Teaching? What Does #YOLO Mean to You? Your Admission Essay-A Summer Blockbuster? Supreme Court Rules on Affirmative Action Is the Admission Essay Going Out of Style? What Will Race-Blind Admissions Really Look Like? Stripping Down Barriers to Business School Admission The Best Way to Get into Your College of Choice Taking your Education Overseas Buying the Best College Brand Write like You've Got Nothing to Lose Standardized Tests to go Digital? Buying a Law School Education in a Down Market Time to Talk Gap Year What We Can Learn from This Year's Admissions Essays Dissecting Diversity in College Admissions Getting Sentimental About College Admissions More Thoughts on College Rejection Picking the Right College. For Real. Affirmative Action-Good for Business? College Admission-A "Referendum on Your Worth" Law School an Even Worse Gamble for Women Battling Senioritis Owning Your MBA Story The College Admission Essay - An Exercise in Narcissism Breaking the Bank for College Common App Mixes Things Up. Again. High School Classes that Matter Law Schools Searching for Opportunity in Crisis Doping in College Admissions State of College Admissions 2012 Picking the Right Law School Common Cure for Senioritis The Waiting is the Hardest Part Writing an Honest Admission Essay Helicopter Parenting in College Admissions Law Schools Approaching Fiscal Cliff? Say Goodbye to Standardized Testing? How Devoted Are You to Your College of Choice? Farewell to the Essay Tweet The Most Unnecessary Essay Mistake of All Social Media Becoming More Damaging for College Students Hurricane Sandy Affects College Admissions Deadlines Election Day and College Admissions Things NOT to Put Into Your Admission Essay, Part Two Never Underestimate the Letter of Recommendation Harvard Law School to Conduct Video-Conferencing Interviews Bringing the Admissions Decision Closer to Home Why Business School? Why Now? Essay Food for Thought Social Media and College Admissions The Psychology of Writing the Admission Essay Technology and the College Application The Art of Bragging The Real Effects of Diversity Obama Administration Shows Support for Affirmative Action The Art of Writing the Admission Essay No Downside in Starting Admissions Essays Early Brevity in your Admission Essay Using Imagination to Pick the Right College Breaking the Ice in Your Admission Essay The Failure of Law Schools to Deliver Too Many College Applications Diluting the Pool? Summer as the Last Hurrah Law Schools Respond to Bleak Market Yes, College Rankings Do Matter. Maybe. STEM or Liberal Arts-That is the Question The Simmering Potential of Summer Break Looking to be an Admissions Stand-Out? Find a College Rep Adding Value to your Admission Essay Be Passionate, Not Just Busy University of California Circumvent Affirmative Action Ban Too Dumb for Law School? Prowling for the Right College How to Beat Falling College Admissions Numbers Outlook Getting Bleaker for Law Students Law School Rankings 2013 Deconstructing the Business School Admission Essay A Personal Statement from your Biggest Fan Think You Can't Qualify for a Scholarship? Think Again. Cracks in the College Ratings System Advice for Foreign Students Tackling the Admission Essay When Saving the World Is Not Enough We Are the 6% - Elitism and College Admissions Problems with Diversity in Law School and Legal Practice College Admissions Interview-the Icing or the Cake? Reading Your Acceptance Letter-Before it Arrives Changing Face of Admissions Applications Word Counts in Admissions Essays: Quality over Quantity So You Want to be a Lawyer Starting Your Admission Essay In the Middle of Things Race, Again, in College Admissions Should Sexual Orientation and College Admissions Mix? Chinese are Fastest Growing Foreign Students at U.S. Universities Deciphering "Early Decision" College Admissions Business Schools Streamline Admissions Law School Applicants: Beware of Your Digital Trail Business School Admissions A Matchmaking Game Changing the Essay Question How to Master the MBA Setback Essay Searching for the Perfect College More Blows for the Legal Job Market So you want to be a Doctor? How to Make Social Media Work for You in the College Admissions Process U.S. Graduate Schools See Influx of International Students The Standardized Test and College Admissions Does "Well-Rounded" Mean "No Edge"? American Bar Association Makes Move towards Transparency in Job Statistics UC Davis Business School Now Taking GRE Scores College Admission Essay in Under 200 Words? 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