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The College Application Guy newsletter (and blog) is your definitive guide to college admissions: trusted info, strategies, advice, and success stories.
Blending facts and experience-driven insights, this newsletter helps the next generation of leaders and innovators identify and pursue their higher education paths.
Jul 2, 2024
Weighted or Unweighted - What’s My GPA?
Your grades in high school are the most important factor in college admissions decisions. Colleges look at individual courses, yes, but...
Jun 25, 2024
I Have to Do What?! Declaring A Major And College Admissions
You'll most likely be asked to choose an intended major when applying to college. A blog post about this seems like it should take, at...
Jun 18, 2024
Early Admissions: Early Decision | Early Action | Restricted Early Action
It seems like many things in our lives are happening sooner than ever, or perhaps sooner than we’d like them to be happening… and...
Jun 11, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 8): FAQs
Quick answers (FAQs) to common student athlete questions. I'm an athlete.... do grades matter? Yes. Let me repeat that - yes! Having a...
Jun 4, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 7): Committing and the National Letter of Intent
Congratulations! You’ve received an offer to join the team. Now what? Like many things in life, the deal isn’t really done until you’ve...
May 28, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 6): Building a Balanced College List for Athletics
You’ve probably seen the NCAA's commercial: “...and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than sports.” The NCAA goes...
May 21, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 5): Athletic Scholarships and What You Need to Know
Ah, the dream: you’ve been playing your sport since you were 8 years old, putting in countless hours of practice, clinics, travel, and...
May 14, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 4): Showcasing Your Athletic Talent
This is part 4 (of 8) in a series of posts to help you better understand college athletics as part of the admissions process. In this...
May 7, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 3): Recruiting
One of the most common misunderstandings I see amongst high school athletes is in thinking that college sports teams and coaches will...
Apr 30, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 2): Understanding Eligibility
Is your student eligible to participate in college sports? That's the question we're going to unpack today. It turns out that you don't...
Apr 24, 2024
The Student Athlete (part 1): What to Know About NCAA Div I + II + III, NAIA, Club, and Intramurals
This is part 1 of an 8 part series of posts on college athletics. The NCAA supports over 500,000 college athletes competing on more than...
Apr 16, 2024
Ideas for Creating a Broader College List (Part II): 10 Sources of Inspiration
This is Part II of a series of posts to help you broaden your search for colleges and universities. Here’s a link to Part I. The aim?...
Apr 3, 2024
Ideas for Creating a Broader College List (Part I)
Many students I’ve spoken to have a college list that is too narrow, or filled only with the usual list of colleges and universities....
Mar 27, 2024
Some Advice to College Students: It’s OK to Change Your Major (and Your Career)
Change, nothin' stays the same – Van Halen Current and future college students, let me start with a few provocative statements: You’ll...
Mar 20, 2024
Books on College Admissions: Who Gets In and Why, by Jeffrey Selingo
Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, by Jeffrey Selingo Published in 2020 Amazon link My Rating: 5 stars Books on...
Mar 14, 2024
How to Research A College or University Using Their Website
Learning about a college or university is about more than picturesque campus photos – it's about navigating the wealth of information...
Mar 11, 2024
College Admissions Calendar - Important Dates
During my many years working at “Big Tech” there was a lot of change, but one constant was the rhythm of the business. You always knew,...
Mar 4, 2024
What is a Liberal Arts College?
There’s no way to sugar coat this - “liberal arts” is an unfortunate name. It conjures visions of politicos gathered around an oil...
Feb 29, 2024
Understanding Public Colleges and Universities
Nearly 3 out of every 4 college enrolled students attend a public college or university. Therefore, you are most likely to end up at a...
Feb 28, 2024
Types of Colleges and Universities
Quick… What do the University of California (Santa Cruz), Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo), and San Diego State University have in common? They...
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