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The latest trends in college and graduate school admissions!
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Fall 2012
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 Greetings!
Collegiate Courier is a quarterly newsletter for families of students in high school and college, in public and private schools, all over the country. Features include analysis of trends in college and graduate school admissions, scheduling reminders, links to helpful websites, and interesting tidbits about life on University campuses. As always, let's keep the dialogue open. Stay connected! Let us know what topics you'd like to read about. Best regards,
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Your Best Self: How to Ace Your Interview
Like many aspects of the application process, the college interview can be a source of anxiety. If you're like many college applicants, this may very well be your first formal interview. Certainly, it won't be your last. And while there's no formula for a good interview, with a little preparation (and a few tips), you can build skills that will increase your chances of admissions, and benefit you throughout your career. For more, see our BLOG.
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Finding Waldo: Trends in College Admissions Essays
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 Colleges Increase Waitlists
More colleges are using Wait Lists, due to the increased number of applications as well as growing unpredictability about students' decisions of which college to attend. Many colleges vary their usage of Wait Lists from year to year.
For more, see our BLOG.
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 MBTI: Who Are You?
Find Out Your Innate Personality Type
Do you feel more energized when you are with other people or alone?
Do you tend to notice the details or the big picture?
Do you make decisions more with your head or your heart?
Do you like to plan in advance or go with the flow?
YOUR ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS represent your innate personality, according to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the leading personality assessment tool in the world. For more, see our BLOG.
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 The Strong Interest Inventory: Find Majors and Careers that Suit You
WHAT ARE YOUR TRUE INTERESTS?
* Which college majors would be a great fit for you?
* Which hobbies and clubs would you be most excited about?
* Which careers would you be happiest and most successful in?
The STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY provides insights into an individual's academic, career and leisure interests. For more, see our BLOG.
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QUICK LINKS
Collegiate Gateway's Picks for
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Standardized Test Dates and Registration Information 2012-2013 |
SAT Test Dates:
11/3/12, 12/1/12, 1/26/13, 3/9/13, 5/4/13, 6/1/13
ACT Test Dates:
See act.org for registration dates and score reporting policy.
10/27/12, 12/8/12, 2/9/13 (no test centers in NY), 4/13/13, 6/8/13
AP Exams: See collegeboard.com for registration dates and score reporting policy.
May 6-10 and May 13-17, 2013
New York State Regents Exam Schedule: June 13-15, June 18-21, 2012; June 11-14, 17-20, 2013 |
 COLLEGIATE GATEWAY
Collegiate Gateway LLC is a boutique educational consulting practice founded by Julie Raynor Gross in 2004. The company offers customized educational counseling to families of high school and college students to facilitate personal growth and maximize opportunities for college and graduate school admissions. Students receive individualized guidance to help plan courses, extracurricular activities, community service and summer plans; schedule and prepare for standardized testing; develop an appropriate college or grad school list; brainstorm and review essays and applications; and prepare for interviews.
Ms. Gross continually visits colleges around the country and meets with admissions deans, students and faculty, in order to keep current about admissions approaches, academic programs and school culture. Ms. Gross received her A.B. from Princeton University, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude; her Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Phi Delta Kappa; and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She is certified to teach High School English, and attended the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. Ms. Gross is a Certified Practitioner of the MBTI Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator and the Strong Career Interest Inventory. READ MORE. |
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Contact Information
| Julie Raynor Gross
Founder and President
p 516-708-1228
p 646-692-9123
f 866-323-6066
julie.cgateway@gmail.com
www.collegiategateway.com
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