Alison Merzel
Dear Admissions Representative
You hit the "submit" button and you receive your Congratulations message, acknowledging completion of your application. You stare at the...
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Alison Merzel
Oct 23, 20191 min read
CSI: Campus Visit
No, not CSI as in Crime Scene Investigation, but College Scene Investigation. The Campus Visit is indeed an investigation of a particular...
Alison Merzel
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Test optional admissions - an inside perspective
As a former Director of MBA Admissions, I have reviewed thousands of applications. The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) was...
Alison Merzel
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Colleges That Change Lives (and ones you may not have heard of!)
A retired New York Times editor and journalist by the name of Loren Pope published a book in the late 90's called Colleges That Change...
Alison Merzel
Oct 2, 20192 min read
The sticker price isn't what you will pay
When you shop for a car, you typically don't walk blindly into a car dealership, tell the salesperson which car you want, and walk out...
Alison Merzel
Sep 25, 20191 min read
School Spotlight #2: University of Vermont
Last week I highlighted a private liberal arts university in Ohio, so this week I am going to provide some interesting information about...
Alison Merzel
Sep 24, 20192 min read
The Alphabet Soup of Deadlines - ED, EA, RD - WTH?
As if the college admissions process isn't overwhelming enough, a dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations is required to translate much...
Alison Merzel
Sep 17, 20192 min read
School Spotlight Series - Expanding Your Knowledge
I find that when I first ask high school students about the schools they are considering, they often name schools that are familiar to...
Alison Merzel
Sep 11, 20191 min read
ACT, SAT... OMG!
ACT or SAT – Does it matter which one I take? Back when I was applying to college, it seemed that certain schools preferred one test over...
Alison Merzel
Sep 6, 20192 min read
4 great ways to visit colleges in the fall
As you are researching potential colleges and trying to evaluate which ones are the best fit, you will want to get as much firsthand...
Alison Merzel
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Look in the mirror
For some students, the idea of applying to college is super exciting - maybe you picture yourself cheering for your team among thousands...
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