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      College Admissions

      • Brennan Barnard columns in Forbes Magazine

        Writes about a healthy approach to college admissions. Frequent collaborator in national events and publications. Sign up for email updates on Forbes Education columns. 

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      • College Admission Brief Podcast by Georgia Tech

        Podcast for high school students going through the college admission experience. Episodes under 10 minutes. Find on iTunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. By, but not only about Georgia Tech! 

        For Fall 2021, they are working on a Basics of College Admission series, which will be a valuable, up-to-date resource. 

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      • College Essay Guy (not only about essays!)

        Ethan Sawyer provides many free resources pertaining to college applications. Our only caveat is that his essay program can be overly complex. Follow College Essay Guy blog, podcast, social media, YouTube channel. 

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      • College Guidance Network

        CGN Library with video recordings and other resources

        CGN On-Demand Recordings on all sorts of college admissions topics

        CGN You Tube Channel with video interviews with college admissions officials. In the video titles, SWAG stands for Some Wisdom and Gear. 

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      • The College Solution

        Site, blog, and courses by Lynn O'Shaughnessy, a former financial journalist. Reliable information for families looking ahead to the costs of college. Some free events & materials. 

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      • Colleges That Change Lives book, website, events

        Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope is a still-relevant classic. Pope examines 30+ small colleges in depth. Even if you don't think that small colleges are for you, the book prompts thinking about what colleges should and could do for a student.

        There is now a group of colleges that hold events together and collaborate in various ways. Their college fairs are excellent. 

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      • DIY College Rankings

        Do It Yourself College Rankings site, email newsletter, social media led by Michelle Kretzschmar. Reliable free content and produces some spreadsheets and resources that aggregate data to make forecasting your cost a bit easier. 

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      • Georgia Tech Admission Blog

        Georgia Tech Director of Admission Rick Clark and his team produce high-quality, reliable content on many aspects of college. Sign up for email list to get notices about new posts. It's not really about Georgia Tech! 

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      • Sara Harberson/ America's College Counselor

        Site, Facebook Live, social media, and more. Reliable information on many aspects of college admissions. 

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      • Who Gets in and Why book by Jeffrey Selingo

        Excellent recent book on how college admissions work. Selingo spent time in three college admissions programs--including UW Seattle--so you can get a glimpse of their processes and the basis for decisions. 

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      College Financial Aid

      • Paying for College in Four Steps

        Reliable information on all aspects of the financial aspect of college. For finding college Financial Fit, start with Step 2. It will be tempting to skim through, but take your time. The five college types can be quite helpful. 

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      • DIY College Rankings spreadsheets & tools

        Do It Yourself College Rankings site, email newsletter, social media led by Michelle Kretzschmar. Reliable free content with some spreadsheets (for a reasonable fee) that aggregate data to make forecasting your cost a bit easier. 

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      • Federal Student Aid website, social media

        The official FAFSA site for all matters pertaining to Federal Student Aid. Follow @FAFSA on Twitter for excellent financial aid reminders. As well as the FSA ID and the FAFSA financial aid application, Federal Student Aid offers reliable guidance on student loans. 

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      • The Price You Pay for College book

        New book by Ron Lieber that describes how college pricing works and offers strategies to help ensure a good financial fit. 

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      • Road 2 College website / Paying for College 101 Facebook group

        The site and Facebook page concentrate primarily on the financial aspect of college, but also on admissions matters. Their new College Insights tool (there is a fee) helps you compare colleges and possibly find merit aid. 

        Frequent FB live events, tools, and generally reliable advice. If you sign up for the email list, you can sign up for webinars and receive links to recordings of events. 

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      Articles

      • Excellent Twitter Thread on College Rankings

        Expert Akil Bello links to research, evidence, and more in this thread. 

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      • Top 3 Reasons NOT to Trust Rankings

        Rick Clark explains why the rankings shouldn't guide your decision making. 

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      • My college stopped relying heavily on the SAT. Enrollment of students of color climbed.

        My college stopped relying heavily on the SAT. Enrollment of students of color climbed.

        College Admissions Officer Shawn Abbott, Washington Post, January 2022. "For people in my line of work, the pandemic has come with one silver lining: the near decimation of the SAT and ACT."

        Opinion _ My college stopped relying heavily on the SAT. The Washington Post.1.2022.pdf 84.1 KB (Last Modified on January 27, 2022)
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      • Did Harvard Just Signal the End of the Testing Era It Started

        Did Harvard Just Signal the End of the Testing Era It Started

        College Admissions Testing Authority Akil Bello, Forbes, January 2022.

        "Whether because of self-interest, research, the quest for greater diversity, or to remove barriers for low-income students, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and graduate schools are recognizing that the belief that tests could level the playing field has not been realized."

        Did Harvard Just Signal The End Of The Testing Era It Started.1.2022.pdf 437.08 KB (Last Modified on January 27, 2022)
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