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Merit Scholarships from Colleges

Many colleges award merit aid to entice high-performing students to attend their schools. Find out which factors determine merit scholarships and how these funds are typically awarded.

Maureen Meyer2024-09-16T13:44:58-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Affordability, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, College Essays, college list, College Scholarships, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Admissions, Full Scholarship, Julie Gross, Merit Scholarships, Non Need-based aid for college, Partial Scholarship, Scholarships|Tags: affordability of college, Bonner Scholars Program at the University of Richmond, Boston University, college scholarships, collegiate gateway, Duke University, Emory Scholars Program, FAFSA, Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College, julie gross, Lehigh University, merit scholarships, NYU, Oberlin College, Schools that Award High Percentages of Merit Aid, Tulane University, USC, UVA Jefferson Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis|

College Waitlists: What are Your Chances of Being Accepted?

Waitlisted and not sure what to do next? Read our tips for analyzing your waitlist chances and follow our next steps to demonstrate your continued interest!

Maureen Meyer2023-04-08T00:01:28-04:00April 7th, 2023|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, class of 2026, class of 2027, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, College update letter, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Uncategorized, virtual college admissions events, Wait Lists, yield|Tags: accepted waitlist offer, admitted from waitlist, Amherst, Bates, Boston College, Boston University, bowdoin, brown, college admissions factors, college admissions trends, collegiate gateway, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, johns hopkins, julie gross, Lehigh, Michigan waitlist, Northwestern, NYU waitlist, Penn State, Princeton waitlist, Stanford waitlist, Tufts, Tulane waitlist, UC Berkeley, University of Miami, University of Miami waitlist, waitlist admission, waitlist letter of continued interest, WashU, Williams|

College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2022-09-12T12:23:57-04:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College interviews, college video submission, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, interviews|Tags: alumni interviews, Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis, brown, Colgate, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, Columbia, Connecticut College, cornell, Dartmouth, demonstrated interest, Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell College, harvard, johns hopkins, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern, on-campus interview, princeton, short video submission, Stanford, Syracuse University, thank you letter, Tufts, UChicago, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashU, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale|

Crafting Your College List, Part II: College Visits

In part two of our step-by-step guide to Crafting Your College List, we will help you narrow down a list of schools for you to research further, and then visit, either in-person or virtually. You will start to see your preferences emerge more clearly with each visit, and your college list will come into focus!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-07T23:56:24-04:00April 7th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college research, college visits, research colleges online, virtual college admissions events|Tags: Boston College, CampusReel, College Admissions, college fit, college list, college visits, CollegeScoops, collegiate gateway, in person campus tours, julie gross, New York University, research colleges online, virtual college tours, YOUniversityTV, YouVisit|

Crafting Your College List, Part III: Balancing Your List from Reach to Realistic

As part three of our blog series, Crafting Your College List, now it’s time to narrow down the list of schools you will apply to, and ensure that your list is balanced in a way that is right for you. The ultimate goal is not only to be accepted, but to succeed and thrive at the college you choose to attend!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-13T16:09:31-04:00April 4th, 2022|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college visits, Collegiate Gateway|Tags: balanced college list, College Admissions, college candidacy, college list, college visits, collegiate gateway, Naviance, Scattergrams, Test Optional|

6 Qs with Sheng Bai

Get to know Sheng Bai, a sophomore at the University of Michigan, who is majoring in biomedical engineering. Talking to students who attend the colleges on your list can help you decide if a particular school offers all of the opportunities that you are looking for!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-08T09:42:28-04:00March 13th, 2022|Categories: college, College Academics, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college research, college visits, Student Q&A|Tags: Biomedical Engineering Major, College Admissions, college features, college fit, college list, College Student, collegiate gateway, julie gross, MedLaunch, Michigan Neuroprosthetics, Sheng Bai, Student QandA Series, university of michigan|

5 Qs with Dean Vayias

Get to know Dean Vayias, a senior at Boston College, who is majoring in finance and business analytics. Talking to students who attend the colleges on your list can help you decide if a particular school offers all of the opportunities that you are looking for!

Maureen Meyer2022-01-02T22:36:41-05:00January 2nd, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college visits, Fit, Student Q&A|Tags: Boston College, Business Analytics Major, collegiate gateway, Dean Vayias, Finance Major, julie gross, Student Q&A Series|

College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2021-10-10T08:53:22-04:00September 24th, 2021|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College interviews, college visits|Tags: alumni interviews, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, demonstrated interest, julie gross, on-campus interview, short video submission, thank you letter|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2025

During this unprecedented pandemic, applying early to colleges has had its challenges. From SAT and ACT test cancellations to the reduced ability to visit colleges in person, early admissions have been different this year. Nevertheless, students have pressed onward and submitted their early apps. Whatever your early admissions outcomes, it ...

Maureen Meyer2020-12-19T23:44:26-05:00December 19th, 2020|Categories: Admissions trends, apps, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college early applications, college list, college visits, coping with covid, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Testing|Tags: BU, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, early action, early admissions, early decision, Georgetown, harvard, MIT, Northwestern, notre dame, princeton, Stanford, Testing, undergraduate admissions, Williams, Yale|

Crafting Your College List: Balancing Your List from Reach to Realistic

As part three of our blog series, Crafting Your College List, now it’s time to narrow down the list of schools you will apply to, and ensure that your list is balanced in a way that is right for you. The ultimate goal is not only to be accepted, but ...

Maureen Meyer2020-11-17T23:26:54-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: college admissions, college list, college visits, Uncategorized|Tags: College Admissions, college candidacy, college list, college visits, collegiate gateway, Naviance, Scattergrams, Test Optional|