Louis Education Consulting

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Now Is the Time to Plan for Summer

Your academic record is the most important factor in admission to colleges, but non-academic factors such as extracurricular activities also play a significant role. We advise that you use your […]

What’s the Right Number of College Applications?

While there is no “right” number of applications per se due to individual circumstances, we advise that, for the great majority of students, the best number is 10. Less than […]

How to Manage the Stress of College Admissions

No one can deny that there’s much hard work to be done by any high school student who aspires to attend a good college. It’s also true that high school […]

A Public Honors College May Be Right for You

There are public honors colleges in every state, most of which were established in the last 60 years. Prior to that time, honors colleges were altruistic efforts to foster academic excellence […]

Resources for Building Your College List

You work hard in high school to improve your chances of admission to the colleges of your choice. Most of the goals that you strive to achieve relate to your […]

Don’t Rely on Magazine Rankings of Colleges

Each October for almost four decades, U.S. News & World Report has published a much-anticipated College Edition that ranks American colleges and universities. The issue is the most popular of […]

Teacher’s Letters of Recommendation Have an Impact

Students who aspire to attend college should develop an admissions strategy. Among the key features of this strategy will be a “core message” that conveys in few words your most […]

Visits — The Key to the Search for Best-Fit Colleges

There’s no substitute for being there. A well-planned visit to a college campus will reveal more useful information about that college than its website, course catalog, statistics, and rankings can […]

Social Media and College Admissions

Many students apply for admission to selective and highly selective colleges, but only a fraction of them can succeed. Even applicants with outstanding academic records are advised to seek additional […]

The Test Optional Movement Is Accelerating

More than 1,000 colleges and universities have discontinued the requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores. The pace at which schools are adopting test optional policies is accelerating. Scott […]