BA, BM, BME, BFA, BMT! Music Degrees Explained
It’s like alphabet soup—BA, BM, BME, BFA, BMT. They’re all music degrees, right? Yes, but the curriculum is very different and geared to what you want to do with your career.
Application Deadline Pressures? Nerves on Edge? Overwhelmed?
Crunch time looms large for college applications! This creates stress in most households. Here are some tips for parents to learn how to balance your participation in the process.
Giving Your Leadership Skills a Boost: For Visual and Performing Artists
Leadership is a key element that college admissions officers look for in their applicants along with qualities such as responsibility, time management, dedication, and hard work. Leadership is one of the best and most impactful ways to show character and exceptional extracurricular involvement.
ED? EA? RD? RA? Deciphering the Acronyms & Choosing What’s Best for You
If you are a rising senior planning to attend college, you are probably working on narrowing your list of schools you will apply to right now. Once that list has been finalized, the next decision is how you plan to apply to each school.
Making Your College Essay Stand Out
The Common App essay gives you a chance to show the readers—who may not get to meet you face-to-face—what kind of person you are beyond your courses, grades, and test scores. Much of this advice applies to any piece of writing required in the application process. Use these ten tips to help you get started.
Seven Ways that Working with an Independent Educational Consultant (like us!) Helps Your Child
Students are more likely to succeed and thrive in a right-fit environment. College advisors strive to find that right environment for your child. We help your child understand themselves, what is important to them, and what they want out of the college experience.
Sharing Your Passions
Refining your extracurriculars for visual and performing arts applications.
Tackling the Common App Activities List
Just as the Common App essay is a place to describe a part of yourself that isn’t reflected in the rest of the application, use the activities list to help flesh out your story.
Alternatives to Visiting a College in Person
Here are some options for researching colleges online.