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Personal Statement Do’s and Dont’s
by Command Education | July 23, 2019 | Blog
If you’re about to enter senior year, you’re probably looking for college advice around every corner. There can be a lot of conflicting and confusing advice out there, coming from your college advisor, various books, websites, as well as family

Personal Statement Do’s and Don’ts
by Shalane | July 23, 2019 | Blog
If you’re about to enter senior year, you’re probably looking for college advice around every corner. There can be a lot of conflicting and confusing advice out there, coming from your college advisor, various books, websites, as well as family

Looking beyond school stereotypes
by Command Education | June 18, 2019 | Blog
When you’re looking at colleges and compiling the list of schools you want to apply to, it seems like just about everyone has an opinion. Your aunt went to Miami back in the day and says it’s a party school,

How long does it take to apply to college?
by Command Education | June 18, 2019 | Blog
Every year, we see students who underestimate the amount of time and attention applying to college actually takes. On the other end of the spectrum, we have students who begin thinking about their applications during their freshman year of high

Does senior spring matter?
by Ashley Lehane | May 15, 2019 | Blog
Congrats! You’re done with applications, chosen your school, and now you’re wondering if you can take your foot off of the gas petal, put your car in cruise control, and coast through the rest of your senior year. After getting

How to tell people where you’re going to college
by Ashley Lehane | May 15, 2019 | Blog
The days of stressing over your SAT exams, how to send over your transcript and standardized test scores, writing and editing your common app essay for the 56th time, and crafting endless supplement essays are over.

I landed an awesome summer internship, now what?
by Ashley Lehane | April 21, 2019 | Blog
While having an internship or two under your belt will certainly impress admissions officers, the real advantage here is that you have an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into an organization in a field you are passionate about. It’s

What is the role of the college counselor?
by Ashley Lehane | April 4, 2019 | Blog
There’s one thing teachers, admissions officers, parents, and students can all agree on: the college admissions landscape has changed a lot over the past few decades, even years. What used to be enough to all but guarantee one’s acceptance to

Our thoughts on the recent college admissions news story
by Command Education | March 14, 2019 | Blog
At Command Education, we believe in coaching and mentoring students to achieve incredible results by helping our students focus their energies on what’s really important to them. Our mentors are recent graduates of Ivy League and top ten schools who

How To Wait – A Guide For Students And Parents
by Command Education | February 22, 2019 | Blog
The shortest month of the year is quickly drawing to a close, which means March—and the hotly anticipated college admissions results that come along with it—are just around the corner. For students and their families, this time is at once