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Treat it like a relationship
Be a person, not a résumé
Talk to your family about money. Soon.
Pay more attention to your safety schools.
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How do I handle supplemental questions?
How do I put together a resume?
How do I research colleges?
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The Five Foundations
Overview
Get out of the "Am I worthy?" mindset
Treat it like a relationship
Be a person, not a résumé
Talk to your family about money. Soon.
Pay more attention to your safety schools.
The Glossary
The Basics
Colleges that Change Lives
Demonstrated Interest
Early Action
Early Decision
Expected Family Contribution
Gapping
Gap Year
HBCU
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Holistic
Ivy
Liberal Arts College
Need Aid vs. Merit Aid
Need Blind
Public University
Rolling Admissions
Summer Melt
Test Optional
Undermatched
What should I be doing now?
Rising Seniors, summer
9th-11th, summer
How do I....?
How do I write a great essay?
How do I ask a teacher for a recommendation letter?
How do I prepare for a college interview?
How do I talk to my family about money?
How do I write a college mission statement?
How do I handle supplemental questions?
How do I put together a resume?
How do I research colleges?
Newsletter
Three Quick Questions
About
Bio
Privacy & full disclosure
What it's not
Contact
Blog
Expanding the Glossary
January 22, 2019
Students, Parents
Benjamin Holloway
Expanding the Glossary
Benjamin Holloway
January 22, 2019
Students, Parents

Expanding the Glossary

Benjamin Holloway
January 22, 2019
Students, Parents

Soon you’ll see two more entries in The Glossary: “gap” (verb, related to financial aid) and “gap year” (noun, related to the space between high school and college).

Are there other college terms you’d like to see defined in a casual, readable way? Let me know in the comments!

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