14 Tips for good college visits
With spring break ahead, many families are planning campus visits with their juniors and sophomores. Demonstrating your interest to a college by visiting the campus is a good thing, but not the most...
View ArticleAlmost there: the academic performance of accepted students
With March well on its way, many high school seniors have either been accepted into Early application schools or are beginning to receive acceptance letters from their Regular decision colleges. After...
View ArticleWaiting on the waitlist
High school seniors have opened the envelopes, received emails or logged into websites to discover the result of their college applications. For many the news was very good or very bad – they were...
View ArticleHistory as a college major?
Recently the History Department at Rice University offered a class on “Methods and Theory in History,” aimed at introducing history majors to the demands of upper division seminars and honors theses....
View ArticleCollege searching: what information matters and why
This summer rising seniors and juniors are actively researching colleges in order to plan trips and identify the schools to which they may want to apply. These are indeed important summer activities,...
View ArticleOn writing your college essay
As we enter July, rising seniors should be giving serious thought to the college application. Many of you will not find this a happy thought, since starting the essay seems so intimidating! There is...
View ArticleCollege Goals is Traveling
College Goals’ Joyce Reed will be traveling and available to meet with current and prospective students and families in several locations around the world! College Goals’ Andrea van Niekerk and...
View ArticleAn Introduction to College Goals
COLLEGE GOALS is a highly qualified university admission consulting practice specializing in counseling families interested in higher education opportunities in the United States. We accept both U.S....
View ArticleCollege Goals is Traveling – Fall 2013
College Goals’ Gail Lewis and Jilly Warner will be traveling and available to meet with current and prospective students and families in several locations around the world! Standardized test...
View ArticleEarly Decision Results for College Goals’ Students
With the exception of just of few colleges, most students have heard back from the colleges to which they applied early action or early decision. Here are the results from our College Goals’...
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