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How To Follow Up With A College

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

After you’ve submitted your application, you may want to follow up with a college for a few different reasons. Updates and News One of the most common reasons may be to update them about your latest accomplishments, which could impact the fate of your application. The second is if you check your application status and …

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College Search: 3 Reasons Why It’s Important To Discover Colleges You’ve Never Heard Of

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

With over 2,000 universities spread out across the United States, it is impossible to have heard of them all. Chances are when you are researching universities that are a good fit for you to apply to you will come across several colleges you’ve never heard of. This triggers the question—should you limit yourself to listing …

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Questions To Ask Yourself Before Retaking The ACT / SAT

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

It is becoming increasingly more common for students to retake the ACT or SAT. The overwhelming majority of students who decide to retake the test do so in the hope that they will score higher in their second attempt, which will then boost their admission chances. But should you actually retake the ACT or SAT …

Here's a list of keywords to use to stand out.

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Keywords To Use In Your College Application Essay

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2023

When you are applying to super competitive colleges, high grades are considered a basic requirement and are not enough by themselves to guarantee you will get accepted. In fact, you will need to use every trick in your playbook to catch the attention of the admissions committee. You need to show them that you are …

Here are two SAT / ACT tips: underline what the question wants you to answer and skim the easier questions.

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ACT / SAT Pro Tips: Underline What The Question Wants You To Answer

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

The SAT / ACT questions are notorious for being tricky. Add to it the stress of the exams and it is all too easy to misconstrue a question completely. At first glance, it seems like they are asking you one thing, but when you look more closely, you realize that it is, in fact, asking …

Don't ignore "none of the above" or "no change."

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ACT / SAT Pro Tips: Don’t Ignore “No Change” Or “None Of The Above”

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

The multiple-choice section on the ACT and SAT tests can be complicated enough with five options to choose from. But oftentimes, just to make things more interesting, some questions will give you a ‘No change’ or ‘None of the above’ option. Ignoring that option and focusing on only the other 4 could be a mistake. …

Student loan deferment is a temporary solution.

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Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Defer Your Student Loan

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

A student loan deferment is a temporary solution that allows you to stop making monthly loan payments for an agreed-upon period of time. This can be just the solution you are looking for if you are finding it difficult to repay your federal student loans and are at risk of getting into default. One of …