This post is a continuation of Recommendations Part 1 from Tuesday, May 24th. Here are some tips on recommendation etiquette in the college admissions process. Along with your application essay, the recommendation has the potential to really...

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This post was written by Theo Buchsbaum, Acceptional’s student representative at Columbia. In this post, Theo discusses and gives some advice on how to approach the sometimes tricky territory of approaching teachers to ask for recommendations for...

Having just finished his first year of college and having worked with Acceptional since September, Columbia University intern Theo Buchsbaum has been able to judge the verity of some preconceived notions about the college process. Here are...

According to Peter Thiel in this TechCrunch interview, the answer is no. Theil, one of the co-founders of PayPal, claims there is a higher education bubble happening right now, as higher education shows all the signs of being,...

NPR recently ran a behind-the-scenes look at the Amherst College Admissions Department. The piece is pretty fascinating, and examines how admissions decisions are actually made. After listening to the piece, here 3 key takeaways for college applicants:...