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President, College Bound Mentor. Author of Surviving the College Application Process: Case Studies to Help You Find Your Unique Angle for Success

Joined May 2010
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I'm a lifelong Rhode Islander, proud Democrat, leader, wife, and mother of four. Today I’m announcing my campaign for Governor. Our state is in a period of great crisis and opportunity and it’s time to pull together, think boldly, and get things done. I hope you'll join me.
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Here's your EXCITING #Monday news: #UC plans in-person instruction on campus this fall, 2021!!! bit.ly/3buei8D #byebyeCOVID #parenting #college #GoodNews
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A Test Flexible Approach at Georgetown for 2020-21 admissions cycle. | Office of Undergraduate Admissions Georgetown live-guwordpress-uadmissions…
We really want you to read this. But if you don't have time for a 3,600 word article, skip the first 962 and just read this: "Many parents now set their children up to consider themselves failures if they don’t get the acceptance letter from a... brook.gs/35rHFlz
Class of 2020: You need to complete this step by today in order to qualify for the $40,000 scholarship. xitter.cf/CollegeBoard/status/11…
🚨 RISING SENIORS 🚨 Today is the last day you can qualify for a $500 Build scholarship! Make a list of six colleges you like on @MyBigFuture by 11:59 pm Eastern Time. spr.ly/6011ELVxf #OpportunityScholarships
AP Scores are being released this week! Make sure you 🔹 know which day your scores are being released and 🔹 log into your College Board account ahead of time. spr.ly/6019EsUBb
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Two of the most insightful articles from #Forbes regarding #college admissions on the heels of the recent scandal: tinyurl.com/y3q6jt5p and tinyurl.com/y3ds575k
CA’s public universities (UC and CSU) are seeing huge increases in applications. This headline is a bit misleading as SDSU rec’d about 69k FRESHMAN apps this year. But still an increase! #collegeapps bit.ly/2S88xnD newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_new…
Lisa Bleich retweeted
Common Application has announced that the 2019-20 essay prompts will remain the same as the 2018-19 prompts. commonapp.org/whats-appening… @CommonApp #CommonApp
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For high school students, the “formative five”—empathy, self-control, integrity, embracing diversity, and grit—comprise these intrapersonal and interpersonal success skills to thrive in high school, college & beyond #collegeadmissions bit.ly/2QGUeS9
Rick Clark @gtadmission, GA Tech Director of Admissions, shares a fabulous new year's hope that parents can be the example in eschewing arbitrary lists, rankings guides, or outdated stereotypes with their children in #CollegeAdmissions bit.ly/2TBfzP0
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Replying to @Stanford
@Stanford Adm Dir Richard Shaw: Research shows success in 5-6 AP courses is as strong a predictor of success in college as many more. Overzealous rigor is unnecessary and a significant creator of stress. #IECA
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It's interview season for seniors, and sometimes things go awry:... fb.me/2wUS12Yc6
REMINDER: @CommonApp will go dormant at midnight (EDT) tonite till 8/1. THAT'S OK! We have other stuff to do. #collegeapps #essays #testprep
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Lisa Bleich retweeted
U of Michigan has released its supplemental questions for the 2017-18 @CommonApp. admissions.umich.edu/univers… @UMich
Lisa Bleich retweeted
How To Choose A College In A Politically Tumultuous Age forbes.com/sites/willarddix/…
Choose Between SAT Essay and ACT Writing: ow.ly/lzdY30aXYvD
Wake Forest adds engineering to its offerings, beginning with the class of 2017-2018:... fb.me/7PQPcRUcV
"Prepping for the SAT Subject Test in Physics": warpdrivetutors.com/prepping…, our brand new blog, for those applying to #STEM programs!
Students in instructor-led Facebook groups felt more engaged and perceived course material as more interesting timeshighereducation.com/new…
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