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    Performing Arts Pathways: How College Theater Programs will Evaluate Your Application
    Robert Powers
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Performing Arts Pathways: How College Theater Programs will Evaluate Your Application

    Do your grades matter? How perfect should your auditions be? Will there be an interview? Here's how you'll be evaluated.
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    Performing Arts Pathways: Applying and Auditioning for College Theater Programs
    Robert Powers
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Performing Arts Pathways: Applying and Auditioning for College Theater Programs

    Learn about everything that goes into a successful application and audition for college or conservatory theater programs.
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    Nailing the “Timed Write” Assessment for Harvard-Westlake and Other Private Schools
    Robert Powers
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Nailing the “Timed Write” Assessment for Harvard-Westlake and Other Private Schools

    If your teen is applying to private high schools or boarding schools, you may have noticed new application tasks on the portal that...
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    How to ace your (virtual) college application interview
    Angela Lin
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to ace your (virtual) college application interview

    There are some things you should know about the virtual interview before starting.
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    What Has Changed in College Admissions During the Pandemic, and What Hasn't
    Robert Powers
    • May 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    What Has Changed in College Admissions During the Pandemic, and What Hasn't

    The coronavirus pandemic has upended life for everyone on the planet. For high school students, college admission is still on their minds.
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    Top Tips for a Winning College Essay
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    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Top Tips for a Winning College Essay

    The purpose of the essay is for the admissions officer to see who you are—beyond the scores, numbers and letters.
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    College Interviews: Do's and Don'ts
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    • Mar 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    College Interviews: Do's and Don'ts

    The interview allows schools to get to know you through an actual human being who has a connection with the university.
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    Which Volunteering Activity Reads Better on a College Application?
    Robert Powers
    • Apr 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    Which Volunteering Activity Reads Better on a College Application?

    Here’s a question that has a right answer: Which volunteering activity reads better on a college application? Weeding and mulching a...
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    Tips for Snagging a Winning Teacher Recommendation
    Robert Powers
    • Mar 18, 2019
    • 5 min

    Tips for Snagging a Winning Teacher Recommendation

    [This blog entry was originally published in The South Pasadenan on 2/27/2019.] As a former full-time public school teacher, I’m going to...
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    When's the Best Time to Start College Counseling?
    Robert Powers
    • Jan 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    When's the Best Time to Start College Counseling?

    College applications are due in December -- very early January, if you're pushing it -- of your senior year. They're due in October if...
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    Test Optional: Double-Edged Admissions
    Robert Powers
    • Aug 5, 2018
    • 1 min

    Test Optional: Double-Edged Admissions

    Lots of students are excited that The University of Chicago doesn’t require SAT or ACT scores this year. But before you sign up to write...
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