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12 College Admissions Tips for Middle School Parents

Every person I've run into the past few weeks has a middle-schooler with a question for me. Friends[...]

Perfect or Interesting? What Colleges Really Want from Students

Earlier this week, one of our Application Nation moms whose son was admitted Early Decision to Duke[...]

Why Has College Admissions Become So Impersonal?

No matter how busy I was as an admissions officer at an Ivy League school and even when I was a[...]

A Message to Parents from a Parent Who Has Been Through It

Last year around this time, my oldest daughter was deep in the throes of her biggest challenge yet:[...]

What Parents Learn About Themselves When Their Child Applies to College

As the craze for the "ten year challenge" spreads across social media, I bet many of you have[...]