Expert Academic Advice

• Creating an effective outline that makes writing easy

• Using the prompt to provide main ideas for the body paragraphs

• Following standard paragraph structure

• Following standard essay structure

• Creating a thesis that directly answers the prompt and summarizes the entire essay

• Creating a hook sentence that demands the readers' attention and creates a strong first impression

• Writing with a smooth progression of ideas that guarantees the readers' understanding

• Reinforcing the main idea so that the reader's final thoughts are what you want to achieve

• Providing evidence that supports your thesis

• Including key qualities about yourself that college admissions counselors want

• Including key experiences that impress admissions counselors

• Staying On Topic

• Fill out the application that wins admittance

• Know what college admissions counselors are looking for

• FAFSA

• University Research & Selection

• Major (and Minor) Selection

• Grants & Scholarships

• Letters of Recommendation

• Resumes

• Essays

• Satisfying Admissions Requirements

• SAT, ACT, AP Tests, CLEP Tests, SAT Subject Tests

• Building a strong high school transcript

• Academic Counseling

• Course Selection

• Providing additional information (such as grade explanations)

• We can be there to guide you through the entire process 

These sites should help you make/edit your list:

• U.S. News and World Reports College Rankings

• About.com College

• The College Board Big Future College Search

• Startclass College Comparison Guide

• Niche.com Student Reviews of Colleges

• Peterson's Four Year College Guide (book)

• Top Universities - Choosing a University

• Cappex - College & Scholarship Search

• Start creating your list Freshman or Sophomore year 

• The sooner you have your finalized list, the better (you must be certain of your list by the end of Junior year)

• Use the sites in the adjacent list to help you search

• Know what qualities in a university you want:

  • Public or Private

  • Cost

  • Ranking/Reputation

  • Location

  • Size

  • Known for Your Major

  • Admissions Requirements

• If you cannot find SAT/ACT score requirements for a university, try a separate Google search using the university name and "average SAT or ACT score of freshmen"