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	<title>The Admissions Insider&#039;s guide, secrets, and tips for admissions and test prep for boarding school, colleges and graduate schools &#187; Admissions Office</title>
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		<title>Five New Ways Colleges Are Using Social Media and Technology to Recruit Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the competitive world of college recruiting, colleges are increasingly supplementing the traditional printed recruitment mailer with emerging technologies. Five illustrations of this development follow and some discussion of new ways colleges are using social media as a way to recruit students to their campuses: 1. Quick Response Codes Colleges are experimenting with posting Quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Ways to Write a Strong College Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Ten Recommendations for Writing a Strong College Admissions Essay) The prospect of writing multiple college admissions essays may appear to be overwhelming. It can be managed effectively, however, with organization and deliberation. Recommendations which will assist you in writing strong admissions essays follow. 1. At the Start of the Process, Make a Chart of Required [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start your College Applications with these Admissions Tips&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is a good time to acquire work experience, take a course or two, and chill out. You can do this, however, and still get a head start on your college applications. What steps can you take to be ready for fall and the college application season? (1) Narrow Your Colleges of Interest List [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many APs should you take in High School, and how do AP courses help with admissions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question of how many APs (Advanced Placement courses) one should take in high school is one of the most commonly asked questions from students enrolled in Top Test Prep&#8217;s private admissions counseling program. I would say that the number of APs you take in high school should depend on where you&#8217;re applying and whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write the Best Personal Statement Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, maybe you’re struggling to create a college admissions essay that will knock the socks off the admissions offices. Doubts grow as you ponder how you can come up with an original insight or an idea separating you from the pack. It’s now time to formulate a game plan for a college essay that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How College Admissions Officers Use Google, Facebook, LinkedIn&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do college admissions officers use social networks like Google, Facebook, LinkedIn? Do you have a Facebook or LinkedIn account? Have you checked those accounts today? What if a friend posted a silly comment or hacked into your account as joke and changed your information &#8211; just to be funny? Or what if you&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do colleges look at Facebook?</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/do-colleges-look-at-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How college admission offices use social networking sites‚ and why that matters for your MySpace, Facebook and other pages Imagine taking the time to fill out your college app, write a stellar essay, then ending up being rejected from your top college choice or a scholarship opportunity because an admissions rep checked out your Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Admissions Offices Want</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/what-admissions-offices-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Admissions Offices Want, Objective vs. Subjective Standards There are two sides to an admissions application for both colleges and graduate schools: objective vs. subjective standards. An admissions office wants both of these components, although some admissions committees emphasize one more than the other. For definition purposes: the objective side of your application includes your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essays about the Presidential Election- Admissions</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/essays-about-the-presidential-election-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://toptestprep.com/blog/essays-about-the-presidential-election-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a few people ask me whether they should write about the Presidential election and how it is has shaped their lives. The answer is: if you can do it effectively without it being too clich√©d, then yes &#8211; it can be an acceptable topic. All too often, however, students let the election season [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public vs. Private High Schools: Which Are Better?</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/public-vs-private-high-schools-whats-better/</link>
		<comments>http://toptestprep.com/blog/public-vs-private-high-schools-whats-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 05:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are an increasing number of college admissions consultants discussing the benefits of applying to college from either a public or private high school. Further, many parents and students want to know whether going to a private high school will give them a greater advantage in the admissions cycle. So we&#8217;ll discuss the benefits of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Admissions Myths: Exposed</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/top-ten-college-admissions-myths-exposed/</link>
		<comments>http://toptestprep.com/blog/top-ten-college-admissions-myths-exposed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several college admissions myths which should be exposed before you apply. These myths often scare certain students from applying to the best schools. Never limit yourself from applying to top colleges because you believe these things: (10) Applicants are pre-screened. Whether using the common application or a school-specific application, college admission offices have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. News Rankings:  Changing the Methodology</title>
		<link>http://toptestprep.com/blog/the-us-news-rankings-changing-the-methodology/</link>
		<comments>http://toptestprep.com/blog/the-us-news-rankings-changing-the-methodology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have had a lot of questions about the new college rankings, particularly what sort of methodology was used to assess hundreds of schools throughout the country. Although there&#8217;s an entire school of thought on the efficacy of the rankings themselves, what we believe is that the criteria should at the very least be modified. [...]]]></description>
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