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Writing Common App essay
Admissions

How to Answer Common App Essay Prompts

The Common Application has a set of 7 prompts from which you select any one to tell a compelling story to the Admissions Team. Most students feel that this is where you list all of your achievements. False: Colleges are not looking for duplication of your resume in your essay. On the contrary, the CAE is a personal, creative, and reflective essay meant to focus on your unique values and skills as an individual

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Futuristic prediction of jobs
Career Counseling

What are the jobs of the future for 2030

Each year the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes a list of jobs that they expect to see the greatest growth over the next ten years. They have recently published their data for 2020 so it seems like a good time to think not just about the jobs but also about the majors that are likely to be popular.

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College Counseling

What is a Liberal Arts Education?

Not so long ago I had a long conversation with a parent who was concerned that their child was interested in applying to some liberal arts colleges. Through the conversation, we discussed just what a liberal arts education is and how appropriate it is for the modern employment market. In this blog, I’m going to share some of the points that came out of our conversation.

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PROMYS-India
Math

PROMYS India-Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

PROMYS-INDIA Mathematics has been at the core of PROMYS, which for the past three decades has been synonymous with deep exploratory mathematical learning for talented high school students and secondary teachers. Their belief that Mathematics, with its inherent creativity, fosters

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Internship
Extra-Curricular

Will an Internship Help You to get into College?

A common question that we hear at Ivy Central when helping students prepare to apply to college is ‘Should I do an internship?’ As you might expect, the answer is a little more nuanced than a straight Yes or No, so in this article, I will explore some of the considerations that anybody thinking of doing an internship to support their college application should reflect on.

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Comprehensive Guide to Womens’ Colleges in the US | Ivy Central
College Counseling

Womens’ Colleges in the US: To apply or not to apply?

You may have occasionally heard the term “Seven Sisters” with regard to Womens’ Colleges in the US. The term refers to seven historically all-women’s colleges namely: Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Vassar College and Wellesley College.

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