College List Building
Safety, Target, and Reach College Lists are Dead A couple of decades ago, building a college list based on your chances of admission—safety, target, reach—was a smart strategy. College costs weren’t as high as they are today and more students were vying for fewer spots. Fast forward 20+ years, students have over 5,000 colleges to …
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The more you know about the colleges on your big list, the easier it is to narrow down your choices. Step four in the SMART college list-building process is to research the colleges on your list. This is SMART, a 5 part step-by-step process for Building Your College List: 1. Start Big! Your initial list …
The schools on your college shortlist should be well-considered and thoughtful choices. Trim your college list is the final step in the SMART college list building process. This is SMART, a 5 part step-by-step process for Building Your College List: 1. Start Big! Your initial list should be expansive.2. Measure your level of interest in …
You’ve done the work to measure your level of interest in all the schools on your big college list. Now it’s time to determine if you can get admitted to a school and if you can afford it. Step three in the SMART college list building process is assess acceptance likelihood and affordability. This is …
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The first version of your college list is big! Now it’s time to figure out how excited you are about the schools on your college list. The second step in the SMART college list building process is to measure your level of interest in a school. This is SMART, a 5 part step-by-step process for …
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When it comes to purchasing big-ticket items (like a college education), it’s always good to see all your options before making a decision. 50 or more schools on the first version of your list is A-okay! Starting big is the first step in SMART, an action plan for building a well-considered and balanced college list. …
A good plan of attack for the first task in the admissions process — building the college list — decreases stress and makes the rest of the process less difficult. The best tips from parents’ experiences, workshops, professionals and articles are in SMART, MeritMore’s easy to remember action plan for building a well-considered and balanced …
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