MaggieSez: College Admissions News – May 2019

Class of 2019 Wrap-Up 

​As the magical May 1 Commitment Date has passed, we are pleased to share with you results from our clients’ successful college application process this year!

Our team of 8 counselors worked with approximately 110 students in some capacity.  Some were long-term, meaning we worked with them for 2 years from the end of their 10th grade year; some were hourly clients who asked for just a little bit of help towards the end of their application process.

Sometimes our clients don’t report their college acceptances to us!  But from those who have shared their results, here’s what we know:

• 435 acceptance letters
  
• from 175 different colleges
  
• 221 different merit scholarship offers to 50 different students
  
• totaling over $12.5 million

And the most important statistic of all:  110 families are still speaking to each other.

For parents of sophomores and juniors, here’s a post with our thoughts on the lessons we learned from this year’s results.  Additionally, we asked parents of students who have just finalized their college search to share some advice with you – that post is here.

Questions People Ask Us Regularly 

• What’s my GPA for College Admissions?  Weighted or Unweighted?
• College Visits:  What Do We Need to Know?
• Why Do Colleges Care About Extra Curricular Activities?
• How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?
• Lots more on our blog – check it out!

Parent Corner

• We asked some parents – some whose kids worked with us and some whose kids did not – to share some “nuggets” of advice they wish they had known a year ago.  Here’s their advice.
• Join our free text messaging service, with messages specifically tailored to your student’s year of high school graduation.  Parents of current juniors, text 2020parent to 877-562-4443 to join our list for your child’s class.  We also have 2021parent (10th grade), 2022parent (9th grade) and 2023parent (8th grade) lists!
• Our team is currently booking clients in the Class of 2020 (only a handful of spaces left) and we are now signing contracts with the Class of 2021 (current sophomores).  Please get in touch if you are interested in learning more about our services.
• Is Financial Aid a top concern for you?  Learn more about the two types of college financial aid in our financial aid webinar – it’s free, already recorded and posted here.