Category: Selective Universities

• SAT-ACT: What, when, why and how does it factor in admissions?

  

  It is Saturday, and I am at school because it’s been a week filled with testing education AND it continues with today’s practice SAT and ACT exam. Now I’m sure the students currently testing aren’t reveling in the joy that is waking up on a Saturday and coming back to school. And come back for…

  Casey Barneson

  January 18, 2020

  ACT, SAT, Selective Admissions, Selective Universities

  ACT, admissions, college admission testing, SAT, testing

• A Dartmouth, Northwestern, Princeton, Berkeley and Vanderbilt Breakfast!

  This morning I met with Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley and Vanderbilt University for some breakfast and campus/admissions updates. This Coast to Coast College Tour is a great opportunity to check in with admissions and hear new information! Colleges are always growing, adding new programs, tweaking plans and it’s amazing…

  Casey Barneson

  September 15, 2016

  Admission, Selective Universities

  admission, admission statistics, Application, berkeley, Dartmouth, Princeton, Vanderbilt

• The application, essays and beyond – selective institutions

  I found this article in the Huffington Post’s online blog. I am not going to put the title, because I really think the content of the article is more valuable than what the title suggests. When you’re thinking about applying, researching colleges and what admission offices are looking for, especially at elite institutions, I liked…

  Casey Barneson

  July 19, 2016

  Admission, Selective Universities

  admission, Application, applying, College, college essay, College search, elite univer, essays, Selective Admissions, Yale

• Admission Updates: Dartmouth, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Princeton and Vanderbilt

  This morning I attended the Coast 2 Coast Counselor breakfast with admissions from Dartmouth, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Princeton and Vanderbilt. Here is what I learned: UC Berkeley Will have a new student center on campus Introducing a new student information system, which will allow prospective and current students to access everything on one portal (financial…

  Casey Barneson

  October 15, 2015

  Admission, Application, College, Selective Universities

  admission, College, College Visit, Conference, Dartmouth, new SAT, Northwestern, Princeton, SAT, selective, UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt