Admissions Revolution

To prepare for the college application crunch, I'm running three exclusive add-on offers that my Application Nation - Class of 2025 members can purchase. 📝✨

If you're interested in any of these offers, become a member of Application Nation - Class of 2025 today to access! https://bit.ly/3WJT38w

Monthly membership to Application Nation - Class of 2025 includes access to our private Application Nation discussion board to ask my team of expert college counselors and me all of your college admissions questions, twice-monthly live video calls on every part of the admissions process, exclusive access to my private college counseling add-on services, and more!

What You Need to Know About Doing Research in High School College counselor Sara Harberson talks about doing research in high school and discusses whether or not it's necessary for college applications.

Tonight at 8pm ET, I'll be on a live video call teaching my Application Nation - Class of 2025 members how to make their extracurricular activities list stand out on the Common App! 📝

Become a member today and you can be on the call tonight to learn how to master this defining piece of the application >> https://bit.ly/4fC3Yd8

On the call, I'll be showcasing an example activity list, reviewing common mistakes and explaining how to fix them, teaching members what activities are and are not reportable, discussing whether or not to bundle activities, and revealing tips, tricks and truths about the activities list along the way. ⭐

If you're an underclassman and are looking for a strategic college list to get you started with college visits this school year, I'm offering Starter College Lists exclusively for my Application Nation members in the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028!

Become a member today to access this special offer >> https://bit.ly/4ckT4Wl

For members who purchase a Starter College List, we'll create a list of about 21-24 colleges across selectivity levels, including Likely, Target, and Reach schools, tailored to the specific student’s objective profile and interests. 📝

3 Things I'm Making Sure My Son Does as a High School Freshman College counselor Sara Harberson offers three pieces of advice for her son, who is a high school freshman, and for all of the other freshmen out there.

I'm so excited to announce that my free College Admissions Annual Timeline has been updated to keep high school freshmen through seniors on track for 2024 and 2025! 🎉

ACCESS NOW FOR FREE >> https://bit.ly/3WLwmSB

As always, we’ll be updating my digital timeline regularly to make sure you always have the most up-to-date information to help you stay on track and never miss a deadline for college admissions.

In this year's Annual Timeline you'll find:
⚡ All of the dates and deadlines you need for college admissions
⚡ My insider admissions tips & reminders for every class year
⚡ Links to my other free resources (and reminders to download them!)
⚡ A completely online experience that is regularly updated as deadlines change
⚡ "Mindful Moments" each month to remind you to slow down and take care of yourself

And the best part? It's free, and fully updated for the 2024-2025 school year! 🍎

The one topic I'm getting asked about the most these days from my rising seniors is college essays—supplemental essays and the main college essay. ✍️

So I'm currently running three exclusive add-on offers that my Application Nation - Class of 2025 members can purchase. If you're interested in any of these offers, become a member of Application Nation - Class of 2025! https://bit.ly/4dgrsCU

That time of year has rolled around once again! We are launching our fully updated free College Admissions Annual Timeline later this week to keep you on track for the new school year.

Stay tuned for the big announcement coming soon! 🗓️ 🎓 🚨

The college essay is a big deal. So my colleague, Neasa Burdick, wrote last week's blog to help students make sure their essay is top tier. https://bit.ly/3A5JqJG

🔔 REMINDER - THIS WEEKEND ONLY!! 🔔

Tomorrow and Sunday at 11am ET, we're offering our Application Nation families the exclusive opportunity to take free, virtually-proctored ACT/SAT practice tests hosted by national test prep experts, Franklin Yard! 🖥️

If you're interested in taking expertly-proctored and scored ACT/SAT practice tests, join our Application Nation group for the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 to sign up for this weekend's free practice sessions: https://bit.ly/3YluP7k

After the practice tests, members who participated will receive:
📝 A detailed report to help their child identify key strengths and areas of improvement and prepare for their SAT or ACT journey.
📱 A free consultation with Franklin Yard to help understand the results and design a plan for standardized testing.

Colleges and universities treat SAT and ACT scores equally. So I always encourage the underclassmen I work with to take practice tests for each test to establish baseline scores that will help them decide whether to take the SAT or the ACT going forward. And summer is the perfect time to do it!

5 Ways to Take Your College Essay to the Next Level College counselor Neasa Burdick offer five tips for students writing their college essay.

Building the perfect college list is a monumental task, but a strategic list can make all the difference when it comes to getting in. So why not let us do the heavy lifting for you? 📝💪

Right now I'm offering my Application Nation - Class of 2025 members the exclusive opportunity to get a personalized college list custom-tailored to their student before those applications go out.

If you're interested in purchasing this offer, become a member of Application Nation today>> https://bit.ly/3Lqs90e

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that, for the first time ever, we're offering our Application Nation families the exclusive opportunity to sign up for free, virtually-proctored ACT/SAT practice tests hosted by national test prep experts, Franklin Yard! 🖥️

Universities treat SAT and ACT scores equally. So I always encourage the underclassmen I work with to take practice tests for each test to establish baseline scores that will help them decide whether to take the SAT or the ACT going forward. And summer is the perfect time to do it!

If you're interested in taking expertly-proctored and scored ACT/SAT practice tests, join our Application Nation group for the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 to sign up for our free practice tests on July 27th & July 28th.

✨ JOIN APPLICATION NATION TO ACCESS >> https://bit.ly/3WtgQdZ

After the practice tests, members who participated will receive:
✔️ A detailed report to help their child identify key strengths and areas of improvement and prepare for their SAT or ACT journey.
✔️ A free consultation with Franklin Yard to help understand the results and design a plan for standardized testing.

The ACT Is Changing. Here's What We Know So Far Sara Harberson discusses the upcoming changes to the ACT and talks about what this means for students and colleges.

We've been getting a lot of questions about supplemental essays lately, so tonight at 8pm ET we're hosting a comprehensive workshop for Application Nation - Class of 2025 members to teach them all about these all-important essays! ✍️

During this 90-minute live video call, we'll be reviewing the current and most common prompts, providing insider tips on how to answer them, and stepping through an in-depth process of composing an engaging supplemental essay—from research to writing.

If you want to make sure that your essays shine on your application, become a member of Application Nation and join tonight's workshop>> https://bit.ly/3SdLeXj

In addition to tonight's workshop, I'll be offering members a chance to get their child's supplemental essays reviewed and edited for an additional fee. This is a limited-time offer exclusive to Application Nation - Class of 2025 members! 🙌

If you're just starting your college admissions journey and are looking for an in-depth overview of the college application, look no further than my free guide! https://bit.ly/465hx0o

It includes a deep dive into the five most important pieces of the application and my insider tips on everything from standardized tests, to extracurriculars, to the high school transcript, and more! 😎

Wondering How to Help Your Child for College Admissions? Just Show Up Sara Harberson offers a solution to parents who are wondering how to help their kids in the college admissions process—show up.

Class of 2025, this is the summer that everything comes together for college admissions. So here are some things that are happening now or coming soon in Application Nation - Class of 2025 that you don't want to miss! 🌟

Learn more and become a member here >> https://bit.ly/3WiZlMv

Membership is monthly, there is no commitment, and you can cancel at any time. Try out Application Nation this summer to get your college applications in tiptop shape for the fall! 🙌

If you haven't done a thing about your college essay this summer, don't worry. There's still ample time to write a powerful college essay by the time school begins! ✍️

To get started, download my Ultimate Guide to Picking the Perfect College Essay Topic here>> https://bit.ly/3xPW12W

5 Overused College Essay Topics to Avoid College counselor Genevieve Munson discusses the most overused college essay topics and explains why students should avoid using them.

It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Take the SAT and ACT Sara Harberson discusses a new problem with the SAT and ACT—students not being able to take the tests due to overfilled testing sites and cancellations.