by Karen Marks | Jul 31, 2014 | Business School Admissions, College Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
There is a lot of confusion about safety schools. What constitutes a safety school, given your individual candidacy? Should everyone apply to a safety? If so, when and how many? I encourage North Star’s clients to apply to a range of programs, and to follow these...
by Karen Marks | Jul 16, 2014 | College Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
July is well underway, and it’s time to get serious about your college applications. Here are four things that college applicants should do this summer: Finalize Your Test Strategy. At this point, you have likely taken your SAT and/or ACT, as well as your SAT subject...
by Karen Marks | Apr 21, 2014 | Business School Admissions, College Admissions, General Admissions
There is a lot of curiosity about why people hire admissions consultants for college and business school. Can’t they do it on their own? How can they find the right fit? Most importantly, do consultants really make a difference? At the risk of sounding salesy, overly...
by Karen Marks | Apr 1, 2014 | Business School Admissions, College Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
As the former lead diversity recruiter at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, I interacted with thousands of women who were applying to graduate school. As the President of North Star Admissions Consulting I have gotten to know even more – bright,...
by Karen Marks | Mar 25, 2014 | College Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
If you are a high school junior (or the parent of a high school junior) you are probably starting to investigate schools. While exciting, this can seem like an overwhelming step. How do you identify schools where you will be happy? How many schools should you look...
by Karen Marks | Feb 27, 2014 | College Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
I encouraged all of my college clients to apply early to their first-choice schools this year, and 100% of them were accepted. They are excited to attend Stanford, Dartmouth, Cornell, the University of Michigan, Colgate, and others in the fall. It’s no secret that...
