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Category: Chinese Students Applying to American Universities
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Application Frenzy Leads to Cheating If you are applying to an American university from China, beware: As reported recently on CNN, some folks have set up shop essentially to ghost write applications–from essays to recommendations. This is specifically focused on China, but I know for a fact that similar services are available in the U.S.…
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Increasing Pressure in College Applications Overall The trend is for increasing competition for spots at the super-selective elite schools–Stanford and the Ivy League, the big Midwestern brands (U Chicago, Northwestern, U Michigan) and others. This trend is spreading, as applications increasingly flow out to what were previously considered “safety” schools, which then report lower rates…
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