The Compass Academics Blog
Our blog is designed to educate and inform students and their parents in all subjects related to college planning.
How Important is Volunteer Work?
With so many variables at play in the college admissions process, it is tempting to look for ways to gain an edge. For many students who feel trapped by average GPAs and test scores, and even for students with stellar scores looking at elite programs, finding ways to...
Get Paid to Wait: Virginia Tech’s Plan to Pay Students Not to Enroll
In much the same way as farmers are often paid not to farm in order to forestall and/or correct economic imbalances, it seems that Virginia Tech is taking a similar approach to mitigate the potential strain its 7,000 incoming freshmen might place on the university and...
No Take Backs: When Colleges Rescind Admission
Many message boards and community forums dedicated to college admissions are filling up with student concerns about having an admission offer rescinded. These "reverse chance me" posts are indicative of the general anxiety high school seniors feel when they haven't...
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