- Apr 17, 2019
How to get excited about your future college even if it wasn't your top choice!
If you see things in a positive light, you will come to understand that there is a reason why you should attend this school and not your top choice. It's all a matter of perspective ...i.e. whether you see a half-filled cup or a half-empty cup! If you see things with a positive attitude, you will love the school you will be attending! You'll see! https://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/ten-ways-to-get-excited-about-your-future-college-even-if-it-wasnt-your-first-choice
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- Apr 5, 2019
Admitted but for ...Spring? Huh?
Yes! There is now a new way of admitting students. Instead of the traditional fall entrance, schools are doing spring entrances as well. But why is that? Why can't a student just be admitted in fall instead of spring? Is this a bad thing for the student? Not at all! Check out this article which explains why some schools are doing this (many!) and most importantly, why! https://blog.collegevine.com/spring-admissions-and-what-they-mean-for-you/ #Springadmissions #collegeaccept
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- Mar 29, 2019
Today is Ivy Day! Congrats to those accepted into Ivy League schools!
Today is Ivy Day or the day in which all eight Ivy League schools announce their Regular Admission decisions for first year applicants. Did you get in? Congratulations! You did not? You got Wait-listed? Read the following article on what is Ivy Day, when it normally occurs and what steps to take next: https://blog.prepscholar.com/ivy-day-decisions #ivyday #ivyleague #collegeacceptances
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- Mar 8, 2019
Good luck to all Seniors during RD!
IvyWay College Admissions & Financial Aid Consulting wishes all of our clients and Seniors all over good luck during the Regular Decision admissions cycle which is about to start! All throughout this month, schools will be notifying their admission decisions via email, online, and/or mail. Nerve-racking indeed! Very stressful! So how should a student handle any possible rejections that may come? Please read this article about this topic and again GOOD LUCK! https://www.wash
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- Feb 22, 2019
What to do while waiting for admissions decisions
Beginning of March, all schools will be notifying their admissions decisions to their applicants. How nerve-racking! But what should Seniors do in the meantime? Check out this article which mentions several things that Seniors could do while waiting for their admissions decisions! https://www.petersons.com/blog/what-you-can-do-while-waiting-for-college-acceptance-offers/ #collegeacceptances #admissionstips
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- Dec 14, 2018
Good luck to all ED/EA applicants!
It's that time of year when ED and EA decisions will be coming out any time now! IvyWay wishes all of their Seniors and Seniors from all over a big GOOD LUCK in the process! And like always, please read this article which helps explains what these college applications decisions really mean! https://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/what-your-college-applica_b_6309996.html? #earlydecision #earlyaction #collegeacceptances
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- May 8, 2018
If you can't be kind, then be quiet...
Oh, how applicable this quote is to college admission! If you don't like the school your friend, your daughter, your son, your _________ will be attending, then H-U-S-H! It's their decision! It's their life! What if someone mentions something about your school? How would you feel about it? Bad right? So, if you can't be kind, then... be quiet! Read this article on this subject! https://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/when-a-friend-chooses-a-college-be-happy-or-be-quiet
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- May 3, 2018
The essay that got him into 20 top colleges!
Michael Brown, a Senior from a Houston Public High School, applied to 20 top colleges in the US and got accepted to all of them! How did he do this? Was his essay instrumental in getting him into these top colleges? Please read the below article and ask yourself whether or not his essay was absolutely awesome and worthy of getting accepted to so many good schools! By the way, Michael will be attending Stanford University next year! https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/20
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- Apr 27, 2018
Tuesday, May 1 is National Reply Date
Seniors, you've got only a few more days to decide which school to attend for Tuesday, May 1st is National Reply Date or the date in which you have to make your deposit. Still undecided which school to go to? Do your PROs and CONS for each one placing value on that which is most important to you whether it be prestige, program accepted in, learning environment, location, financial aid award etc. But please don't forget to put a deposit for only one school (no double depositi
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