The 10 Best College Admission Articles of 2019

2019 Has Officially Come To A Close, Meaning Now Is The Perfect Time To Look Back On Everything That Happened In The World Of College Admissions...

Not only did WeAdmit launch its college admissions blog this year, but we also had the pleasure of working with so many talented and promising young students as they prepared for their own college careers! Our counseling team grew, we published our first book, and we put out over sixty articles and blog posts designed to help you understand the college admissions process and overcome it’s many hurdles.

We’re so, so grateful for all of your support and enthusiasm this past year, and we can’t wait to share all that’s to come in the New Year! But, in the meantime we’d like to share out top ten college admissions articles for 2019.

What You’ll Find In This Roundup:

• What is Your Best Fit College: How To Find the Right College For You
• How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?
• Making Colleges Want You: Navigating GPAs, SATs, and ACTs
• How Colleges Use Your GPA, SAT, and ACT Scores
• 5 Ways To Raise a Low GPA
• 8 Tricks For Preparing for the SAT and ACT
• The Perfect College Application Essay: Topics, Prompts, and Tips
• How To Pay For College: Scholarships, Grants, Loans, and Financial Aid
• How To Handle Student Loan Debt During and After College
• Major Selection: Combine Your Passions and Your College Major
• Here’s to a New Year!

What Is Your Best Fit College: How To Find The Right College For You

Most students start their college application process by choosing a handful of colleges. Being drawn to a certain attribute of a college like their curriculum or campus culture is what makes a student want to consider going to college in the first place!

However, if you’ve never given it any thought before, this article would be a great place to start. In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know regarding what college would be best for you. The research provided helps you take factors into account like your GPA, interests, and goals for your future. After all, the colleges you apply for will determine how the rest of your application process will go, so it’s important that you understand what college best fits you.

How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?

While looking for your best fit college, there’s always the possibility that you’ll find multiple colleges that seem perfect for you. So, how will you know how many colleges you should apply to?

This article outlines why it’s important to apply to a handful of colleges of different sizes and academic rigor. It’s up to you to figure out how many colleges you should apply for, so this article is an indispensable tool if you’re having trouble breaking down the size of your application list.

This article will walk you through the important factors to consider like academics, financial aid options, and career assistance. We’ll even show you the difference between reach, safety, and target schools, and why you should select three to five colleges from each category.

Applying to an appropriate number of colleges is crucial to your future success; you’ll have assurance that no matter where you are accepted, you’ll have a plan for what comes next.

Making Colleges Want You: Navigating GPAs, SATs, And ACTs

Once you’ve lined up the colleges you intend on applying for, how do you begin? Any college application checklist can tell you that the process is lengthy. Besides all the steps that you’ll eventually check off, how can you know that the colleges you’re applying for will actually want you as an incoming freshmen?

Making colleges want you isn’t as tricky as it seems. Most colleges clearly state in their ideal student profiles that they’re looking for someone who isn’t afraid to be their authentic self. As long as your open, honest, and not afraid to use your own voice, you’ll be fulfilling a requirement that takes many years for students to learn how to do. Of course, while being yourself is important, probably the second most important factor is your GPA, SAT, and ACT scores. College admission officers firmly believe that these numbers tell them a lot about your work ethic, ability to focus, and ultimately, how well you’ll do studying at their college.

How Colleges Use Your GPA, SAT, And ACT Scores

Submitting impressive test scores isn’t enough, however. Understanding how colleges view your scores will you help you immensely as you’re studying for your tests.

Like anything in life, having the full context behind why something is important will give you a wider perspective and motivate you to do the best you can. Through this article, you’ll find that your GPA and standardized test scores are part of a much larger picture than just college admissions.

5 Ways To Raise A Low GPA

If you find that your current GPA is below the average of your college’s accepted freshmen, don’t panic! Many high school seniors find themselves in this position when college application season comes. Fortunately, there are a handful of things you can do to raise a low GPA.

This article will walk you through everything from the basics of how GPAs are calculated to practical steps you can take your senior year to raise your GPA, just in time for application deadlines!

8 Tricks For Preparing For The SAT And ACT

After scanning through everything you’ll need to accomplish for your college applications, you’ll probably notice that your SATs and ACTs will take the longest amount of time. Studying for standardized tests can take months, and then waiting for your scores can take up to a few weeks on top of that.

Fortunately, solid preparation is the best tool you can use for mastering your standardized tests. Many students don’t know how to start preparing due to the large amount of resources that are available. When everyone has different advice, how do you know the best way to begin preparing for your SATs and ACTs? To help you along, WeAdmit gathered the 8 best tricks to use while you’re preparing for your SATs. We also wrote a similar article that specifically focuses on how to prepare for the ACT. In these articles, you can find a compilation of research that will help you make an ideal study plan so you can ace your standardized tests.

The Perfect College Application Essay: Topics, Prompts, And Tips

The college application essay gives you the opportunity to show a college who you are and what you’re passionate about. It’s extremely important that your essay is well-executed, because it’s also the piece of your application that has the most potential to seal the deal on your college admissions decision. With so much flexibility, you’ll want to make sure that your essay is well-written, accurately reflects your character, and draws a connection between your goals and the college’s mission.

When it comes to writing the perfect college application essay, WeAdmit has you covered. In this article, you’ll learn the six common mistakes students make when writing their essays, what makes a strong topic, and the five different kinds of essay prompts you may encounter when applying for college.

How To Pay For College: Scholarships, Grants, Loans, And Financial Aid

In all the excitement of senior year, high school students tend to forget that college isn’t always affordable. In fact, depending on what kind of college you apply to, college can be an expensive investment that sometimes takes years for students to pay off.

While every college has financial aid options, these can be complex and difficult to understand. This is why WeAdmit created an article that outlines all the ways you can pay for college. After all, financial aid can feel like a confusing whirlwind:

What’s the FAFSA? How do scholarships, grants, and loans help you pay for college?

Fortunately, this article covers everything you’ll need to know so you’re well-prepared to pay for college, without a ton of student loan debt!

How To Handle Student Loan Debt During And After College

One of the most useful tools students use to pay for college are student loans. While loans can often pay for each semester’s tuition, this transaction is made under the agreement that you’ll pay them back under a deadline. This is why you should only consider student loans after crunching the numbers and doing your research.

Student loans can buy you time to finish your degree and secure a job that can help you begin paying back your loans. Since student loans are such an effective tool there are multiple programs to choose from, thus, multiple options to begin paying off your debt. To help you understand this complex system, this WeAdmit article shows you how to handle student loan debt during and after college, regardless of which payment option you chose.

Major Selection: Combine Your Passions And Your College Major

Choosing your major is one of the most fun parts of the college admissions process. For most schools, choosing a major early is optional, but it could be helpful to know what you want to study before you begin applying for colleges. Knowing what you want to major in can help you know which colleges to apply for based on what programs and career opportunities they offer.

However, choosing a major is easier said than done. You must consider your passions and the majors that are even available to you. Fortunately, we’ve completed plenty of research in order to provide you with the best way to choose a major for college!

Here's To A New Year!

With the New Year (and New Decade!) here at last, you may be looking towards a new chapter in your life: college.

If that’s the case, WeAdmit was created with students like you in mind.

It is our goal to help you reach your fullest potential during the college application process and encourage you to work hard in order to get accepted into your dream school! If you already have a specific college in mind, check out WeAdmit’s college guides. With each college guide, our writers have used the best resources to help you learn everything you need to know to get into your dream school. From your application to your essay and admissions statistics to tips that will help your application glow, these articles are specifically written to help you cater your application to the college of your choice.

• What Does It Take To Get Into Yale?
• What Does It Take To Get Into the University of Chicago?
• What Does It Take To Get Into MIT?
• What Does It Take To Get Into UC Berkeley?
• What Does It Take To Get Into Georgia Tech?

Even if college is long behind you and it’s your own child’s turn to start applying for college, WeAdmit can help with that too. Our teams are standing by, ready to help you master the college application process whether you’re a high school student or a parent. After all, 2019 was a great year, and we know that 2020 will be even better. With our help, you won’t have to navigate the murky waters of college admissions by yourself.

Let WeAdmit Be A Part Of Bringing Your New Year College Goals To Life!