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Personal Approaches to Finding a Good College Fit
Capstone speaks with three current college students about how and why they chose the schools they did, and what makes them fit in well at those colleges.
Reflections on College in a Time of Pandemic
In our final post of the year, Ava speaks with three college students about their experiences completing a semester online and remotely. Ellie, Sean and Carver discuss lectures, extracurriculars, making friends, and their hopes for college after the pandemic.
Overview of the UC & CSU Systems
In this blog post, we broadly describe the campus environments, academic focus, and admissions for these two systems and highlight some of the special features that make Californians so fortunate to live in a state with two outstanding four-year public university systems.
Applying to UC: The Writing Sections
It’s the middle of November, so UC Applications are in full swing. Check out our latest blog to learn how the UC Application Writing Sections are structured and get tips on the best ways to complete them.
Financial Aid: How To Assess Affordability
Confused about college costs? You’re not alone. In our new blog, we discuss steps you can take to determine whether a specific college is affordable for your family.
Top 10 Tips For Working With Your Child on College Applications
Applying to college is a big deal. Here we’ve compiled Capstone’s top 10 tips for parents looking to support and assist their college-bound students.
Ideas for Parents: Supporting Students Through College Admissions
Learn the best tips from other parents for staying on top of college application stress and maintaining open lines of communication with your child while they apply to college.
All About College Supplemental Essays #2: Student Voices
(Part 2/2) College freshmen share tips and strategies for writing excellent supplemental essays.
All About College Supplemental Essays #1: Overview
Learn about how to plan and write your college supplemental essays in this new post from Capstone intern Ava Slocum! She explains what the supplemental essays are, why they’re important, and how to execute them most effectively.
Advice to My Senior Self: Building the College List
What are the most important factors to consider when building your college list? Ava talks with three recent high school grads about how they identified the colleges and universities that suited them best, and provides resources for families starting out on the college admission process.
Advice to My Senior Self: College Essay-Writing Edition
In her second post, Ava talks to three other 2020 graduates about the advice they would give their senior-year selves now that they’ve gone through the college admissions process.
Ava’s Gap Year Story
Welcome to our new intern Ava! In her first blog post, she writes about her decision to take a gap year before starting college, as well as why students are choosing to go straight to college this year or not.