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Jan 16, 2025 | 
danvillesanramon.com | Elizabeth LaScala
Founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, the University of Missouri-Columbia, aka ‘Mizzou’, has many academic, research and social opportunities that college-bound students hope to find at a large flagship state university. Unlike many flagships, admission to Mizzou is not exceptionally selective. Seventy-seven percent of applicants to the Class of 2027 were accepted. Admission is test optional and all applicants are reviewed holistically.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
danvillesanramon.com | Elizabeth LaScala
One of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States, LMU has 7,171 undergrads and over 260 days of sunshine annually. Like other Jesuit schools, LMU has several core requirements in religion and philosophy, focused on logic, critical thinking and problem solving.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
danvillesanramon.com | Elizabeth LaScala
One of the most common questions for medical schools to ask in their secondaries is, “Why Us?” How they ask this question will vary, but each school is looking for specific reasons why you are a good fit for their school and why they are a good fit for you. Here are some helpful hints for approaching the “Why Us” question to maximize your chances of admission. Find a common threadThe goal of a “Why Us” response is to identify a common thread between the school, your experiences, and your goals.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
pleasantonweekly.com | Elizabeth LaScala
In the post-pandemic era of college admissions, changes in standardized testing requirements have incited many questions about how to best approach applications. After test-optional cycles for the past few years, many private schools, such as Caltech, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, have recently reinstated testing requirements. Some schools follow the lead of these Ivy Plus schools, while others do not. So, how should you, an undergraduate applicant, decide whether to submit test scores?
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
danvillesanramon.com | Elizabeth LaScala
In the post-pandemic era of college admissions, changes in standardized testing requirements have incited many questions about how to best approach applications. After test-optional cycles for the past few years, many private schools, such as Caltech, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, have recently reinstated testing requirements. Some schools follow the lead of these Ivy Plus schools, while others do not. So, how should you, an undergraduate applicant, decide whether to submit test scores?
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
lamorindaweekly.com | Elizabeth LaScala
| | | | Submit | search engine by freefind advanced CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar In the post-pandemic era of college admissions, changes in standardized testing requirements have incited many questions about how to best approach applications. After test-optional cycles for the past few years, many private schools, such as Caltech, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, have recently reinstated testing requirements.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
pleasantonweekly.com | Elizabeth LaScala
If you’ve been accepted by a college through its Early Decision (ED) plan you may consider yourself fortunate. You’ve been admitted before most of your peers have submitted applications, so now you can enjoy your senior year without the stress of admissions hanging over your head!And yet, some students who have been accepted through ED may later regret their commitment. At that point, they wonder if their ED agreement is binding and if they can disregard it without consequences.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
danvillesanramon.com | Elizabeth LaScala
If you’ve been accepted by a college through its Early Decision (ED) plan you may consider yourself fortunate. You’ve been admitted before most of your peers have submitted applications, so now you can enjoy your senior year without the stress of admissions hanging over your head!And yet, some students who have been accepted through ED may later regret their commitment. At that point, they wonder if their ED agreement is binding and if they can disregard it without consequences.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
lamorindaweekly.com | Elizabeth LaScala
| | | | Submit | search engine by freefind advanced CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar If you've been accepted by a college through its Early Decision (ED) plan you may consider yourself fortunate, as you should. You've applied to a school that's at or near the top of your target list because the likelihood of acceptance for ED applicants is higher than the overall rate?for the college.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
pleasantonweekly.com | Elizabeth LaScala
Whether you are applying to residency, medical school, veterinary school or even some undergraduate programs, you may be required to take a situational judgment test as part of your application. What’s a situational judgement test? Read on!Situational judgment tests (SJTs) assess professional and personal characteristics that admissions committees incorporate into holistic admissions processes. There are two main situational judgment tests to be familiar with – PREview and Casper.
