{"id":554,"date":"2015-11-11T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/gifted\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:36:58","slug":"college-decisions-and-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/gifted\/college-decisions-and-information\/","title":{"rendered":"College Decisions and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"554\" class=\"elementor elementor-554\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a193ade elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a193ade\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f6abd\" data-id=\"02f6abd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880a165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"880a165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">College Decisions and Information<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10302a45 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10302a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c74d20\" data-id=\"59c74d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d6dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40d6dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding the Right School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeadfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeadfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationquest.org\/about-us\/about-educationquest\/\">Education Quest:<\/a>\u00a0Headquartered in Lincoln, EducationQuest Foundation is\u00a0a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to higher education in Nebraska. Services include\u00a0<em><strong>free<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0college planning services, outreach services, need-based scholarship programs, and college access grants.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/collegerealitycheck.com\/\">College reality check<\/a>: This site helps parents and students calculate the likelihood that a particular institution will graduate students within four years, the net cost of attending a given school, and whether the degree program is likely to pay off financially.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/compare-colleges\">College Board&#8217;s site\u00a0<\/a>enables comparisons of tuition, size, selectivity level, and typical ACT\/SAT scores used.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asa.org\/\">American Student Assistance<\/a>\u00a0provides information about student loans, calculating payments, and more.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ctcl.org\/category\/college-search\/\">Colleges That Change Lives<\/a>: This collection of 40 small, residential, student-focused liberal arts colleges have holistic admissions (meaning the college considers a range of admission factors beyond GPA and test scores). The site offers advice ranging from student stress to various points along the admissions process.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/21\/us\/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants\/index.html?utm_term=165589436975429eff143fef5&amp;utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Wednesday%2C+June+22%2C+2022&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=ad6CN8l%2B7g43nZuAgcXi2szYR7Oop8zL3s0aK7PFNqQ%3D&amp;bt_ts=1655894369757\">Some colleges are changing how they finance education.<\/a> Check to see how colleges you are interested in can help you deal with the cost of college.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/giftedchallenges.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/ten-essential-tips-to-help-your-gifted.html\">Ten essential tips to help your gifted teen plan for college<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06dd71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06dd71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Considering the Admissions Essay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e7a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e7a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/education\/read-me-students-race-to-craft-forceful-college-essays-as-deadlines-near\/2017\/10\/28\/0384fcae-b808-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.f8abc86eedd0&amp;wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief\">A Washington Post reporter<\/a> offers insight into writing the college admissions essay.<\/li><li>Tufts University provides an <a href=\"http:\/\/admissions.tufts.edu\/blogs\/inside-admissions\/\">admissions officer&#8217;s perspective<\/a> on what sells, particularly with the essay prompts that have very short word limits. <a href=\"http:\/\/admissions.tufts.edu\/blogs\/inside-admissions\/post\/how-are-you-supposed-to-sum-up-tufts-in-50-100-words\/\">See the blog for additional insight<\/a>.<\/li><li>The University of <a href=\"http:\/\/page217.org\/?p=1926\">Pennsylvania<\/a> also describes what works, this time geared more for those who like an analytical approach. This site also offers a <a href=\"http:\/\/pennwpadmin.wpengine.com\/\">blog<\/a> on the topic.<\/li><li>The Undergraduate Admissions <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/get-in\/essays\/tips-for-writing-an-effective-application-essay-college-admissions\">Dean at Yale <\/a>also provides insight on the application essay.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/uvaapplication.blogspot.com\/\">University of Virginia<\/a> offers a blog on the admissions essay.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mitadmissions.org\/blogs\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nyti.ms\/2FYKSS8\">Pictures of Themselves: The 2020 College Essays on Money<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae0bfb\" data-id=\"2ae0bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685f08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"685f08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AP Credits at Colleges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6cec71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6cec71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apstudent.collegeboard.org\/creditandplacement\/search-credit-policies\">AP Credit Search at Colleges<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/creditevaluation.unl.edu\/credit-types\/ap#A\">AP Credits at the University of Nebraska \u2014 Lincoln<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4aa5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d4aa5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying for Schools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e023c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e023c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gzzrgbhknvo&amp;feature=youtu.be\">MIT Admissions Workshop: Who Gets in? Behind the Scenes at MIT Admissions:<\/a>&nbsp;An admissions counselor speaks on the topic of getting in to elite schools and how that process has changed in recent years.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/ew\/articles\/2019\/06\/19\/yes-colleges-can-rescind-admission-offers-heres.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news1&amp;M=58863823&amp;U=432998&amp;UUID=84d9e21e46bab1815d335eeee9c7e64e\">&nbsp;Yes, colleges can rescind admissions offers<\/a>: Students spend years getting ready to apply for colleges. But all that work can be undone after they are accepted if they do not continue on a solid course.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6959136\/harvard-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lottery of Getting Into Harvard<\/a>: Dr. Mark Rank discusses the admission process to Harvard and how students can be subject to luck while applying.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/10\/nx-s1-5332191\/jeff-selingo-on-his-new-book-dream-school-finding-the-college-thats-right-for-you\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Selingo on his new book &#8216;Dream School: Finding the College That&#8217;s Right for You&#8217;<\/a>: NPR&#8217;s Michel Martin speaks with journalist and author Jeff Selingo about his new book &#8220;Dream School: Finding the College That&#8217;s Right for You.&#8221;\n<p><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6318cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6318cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea481b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea481b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting accepted to your first choice college can be a challenge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/susanadams\/2015\/01\/30\/the-10-best-websites-for-finding-an-internship\/#1315a5621b44\">Susan Adams<\/a> discusses the importance of thinking in advance about how to make yourself stand out. One possibility for increasing your chances with the admissions committee is to spend a summer doing an internship in your potential career. Search some possibilities at this site:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internjobs.com\/\">InternJobs.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dee674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dee674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taking the ACT or SAT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d974cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d974cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.affordablecollegesonline.org\/college-resource-center\/act-resource-guide\/\">Affordable Colleges Onlin<\/span>e<\/a>\u00a0answers many questions about the ACT and offers suggestions for preparing for the ACT test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College Decisions and Information Finding the Right School Education Quest:\u00a0Headquartered in Lincoln, EducationQuest Foundation is\u00a0a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to higher education in Nebraska. 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