July has come and gone and school is just around the corner.  For you seniors, the most important year of your life is about to begin.   You’re going to have many important decisions to make; the most important of which is where you will be going to college.   Hopefully you have taken a few college visits by now; if you haven’t, you need to start.  College visits are a key factor when it comes to making your decision.  You should never decide on a college or university without actually seeing the school in person.

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I hope everyone is enjoying the summer – I know I sure am!  We just celebrated the 4th of July which means summer is about halfway over.  Now, I’m telling you this not to stress you out, but I want you to begin to prepare yourself.  Next year you will be seniors in high school, the top dogs, the ones everyone looks up to.  But it also means you will be in college the year after that (yes, you are all going to college, the only question left to answer is which one you will be attending).   How many of you know what type of students colleges are looking for?  There are millions of high school seniors in this country, so how will schools separate the best from the rest?  I’ll let you know a little secret; we will do it using three simple letters – A C T.

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You are back from Thanksgiving, you had enough turkey, dressing, stuffing, and pies to last you a lifetime.  You have been following this blog all semester taking our advice, so I know you have gone on your initial school visits, narrowed down your list of schools of interest, sent in your applications early, and if you applied early enough, you have started receiving acceptance letters.  Many of you might be asking yourselves what’s next.  Let me put it to you this way; you can look at the college application process as a race.  You want to get out of the blocks quickly, keep your pace up, and most importantly, you want to finish strong.

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