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LifeLaunchr’s insightful webinar to help choose your major and create a compelling “Why Major” essay for college applications.
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Jane Hirschhorn offers practical tips for moving through the college essay writing process with ease and confidence.
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LifeLaunchr coach Amy Garrou and Venkates Swaminathan’s webinar, which walked families through what you need to know to apply for college admissions in the U.K, is an invaluable resource for parents with rising juniors and seniors, as well as for their teens. Here is the recording.
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Each September, the week the vaunted U.S. News and World Report college rankings come out, you’ll find parents looking over them anxiously. For many universities as well, these rankings are critical, since universities vie for top spots on this widely-publicized evaluation of their quality. For parents and students, the report adds to the complexity of decision-making about college. Here are tips on how to think about college rankings.
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A great college admissions coach can help reduce the stresses of applying to college and make the process much easier to navigate.
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College is a consequential decision, and the admissions process can be complex and stressful. To give families a head start, we at LifeLaunchr compiled this selection of insider tips from college admissions counselors in the country – people who have helped thousands of students find and get into great-fit schools.
Five Things Teens and Parents Should Know about College Admissions: Part 2
It’s the time of year when students have just picked the colleges they will attend, and when many are preparing for AP Tests. In the students we work with, we see the effects of college admissions stress every day.
Much of this stress is driven by parents who, out of the best of motivations, want to give their child the best. But the lessons students learn in the process can be harmful, not just to their college plans, but to their life.
So prioritize early, and prioritize often, to reduce college admissions stress. Here’s how.
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