Know Your Colleges (Oct 27, 2010 EducationNews.org)
Colleges want to know that prospective students have a strong understanding of what their college is all about.
Jeff Haig (Educational Consultant and 20-time International Award-winning Author, “Unlock Your Educational Potential)” offers 5 strategies in your college application process to tell colleges why you standout and to answer why you are applying to their college:
– Know the Big Picture;
– Know the Department;
– Know the student life;
– Be able to add value to the college;
– Show passion.
Read more about it here.