http://www.applicationbootcamp.com College Admissions Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:12:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   This week we want to focus on finding your niche. This is one of the best pieces of advice we give students who ask us how they can set themselves apart in the college admissions process. Do you have an interest that is on the unusual side? Pursue it! We help our students develop ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/03/finding-your-niche/    February is the month for likely letters. Likely letters may come from top colleges under a set of special circumstances, as we discuss below. Since we know many of our students receive these letters, we wanted to shed some light on what they mean and how to handle them – or handle NOT getting ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/03/likely-letters-2/ Question: What makes your GRE tutoring different than others out there? -Tomo T   To answer your questions, the primary difference between our GRE program and the programs of companies like Kaplan and Princeton Review is that our approach focuses on the design of the test rather than on the supposed subject matter of the test. ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/02/what-makes-our-gre-tutoring-different/ Read this Business Week article on the surge in applications this year. Princeton Surge Beats Harvard as Applications Soar http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/02/princeton-surge-beats-harvard-as-applications-soar/ Many parents ask us if, for college admissions purposes, it's better to attend a well known private school versus a public school. The key to this question is, "for college admissions purposes." The truth is, parents should not make any decisions based purely on college admissions odds – that’s the wrong way to address a ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/01/private-vs-public-high-school/ It’s hard to think about summer as you celebrate a bright new year! But, we want you to shift your focus as the best summers take planning. As you probably know by now, the Common Application has added a new category called WORK EXPERIENCE with five or so lines of description. Getting a job is ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2010/01/happy-new-year-now-think-about-summer-2/ We are THRILLED to announce that our Application Boot Camp® 2009 students and those who have used ABC's Self Guided Program, and Essay Packages, and our one-on-one clients have the acceptances rolling in!   Over the last few days, we have heard from students thatwho were accepted Early Decision and Early Action ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/12/abc-students-accepted-early-at-ivy-league-schools/ Check out this article by Kathleen Megan of the Hartford Courant. Kathleen writes about how the College Board is stirring controversy with their Score Choice policy, something we've discussed also in our newsletter and blog posts. What do you think about Score Choice? http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/12/new-policy-allows-students-to-bury-bad-sat-scores/ You asked, we delivered! We are thrilled to announce the addition of two new tutoring programs: AP Test Tutoring Program Academic Subject Tutoring Program Yes, that’s right! We’ve searched high and low to find the best tutors in the country to deliver only the highest quality assistance with AP tests and academic ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/11/you-asked-we-delivered/ It’s hard to turn our thoughts to summer when winter is just kicking into gear. But, we encourage students to take some time before the Christmas break to begin researching their summer plans. Many of the top summer programs at colleges and private schools fill up well ahead of the spring deadlines. Focus on your ... http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/11/plan-ahead-for-summer-2/