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Here’s Your Mantra to Tackle the College Admissions Process: A.C.E. I.T.

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. This article first appeared in The Huffington Post on September 18th, 2016. The college application process can bring out the worst in families, with its high stakes, countless…

In the news! Colleges That Are Financial Deals

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Are you wondering about which colleges are great financial deals this year? Check out this U.S. News and World Report article featuring Victoria: Some Colleges Choose to Slash, Freeze Tuition

Want a Leg Up in Admissions? Think like Forrest Gump

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. If you could channel any movie character as you prepare for college, choose Forrest Gump. “Forrest Gump?” you might wonder. “Why Forrest Gump? He certainly wasn’t…

In the news! The Out-of-State Applicant Advantage

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What’s Your Diversity Quotient?

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. Thanks to the U.S.’s contentious relationship with affirmative action, most Americans equate college admissions diversity with race. These days, however, diversity actually…

The Power of Positivity in College Admissions

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. “The process is now out of my hands. I’m not going to bother checking in.” “My son is so lazy and stubborn. You’re going to have to work around that.” “Why…

The Secret to College Admissions Success

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. “Nobody reads anymore.” This lament is heard round the world, and perhaps most loudly in college admissions. While doing well in school and leading in extracurricular…

20 Ways Not to Pick a College

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. When picking out schools to apply to, there are so many criteria to consider: size, location, programs, and research opportunities, only name a few. There are also common…

Three Keys to Getting Your Kids into the Ivy League

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. The article first appeared on Fox News on July 1, 2015. At 7:00 am, bleary-eyed and with a granola bar in hand, you race your 17-year-old Lacey to her crew practice. Once…

In the news! Strong Reactions to ACT Reports

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Quoted in “Counselors React Strongly to New ACT Score Reports” in The Examiner on June 25, 2015. Victoria Tillson Evans, an IEC in Washington, D.C., concurs, “The ACT is basically trying to assert…