#NotesFromTheTrenches
🤪 It’s crazy season again
➡️ Need help with College application platforms?
➡️ Observations & questions I’ve gotten lately
➡️ Some Do’s and Don’ts
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🤪 It’s crazy season again
➡️ Need help with College application platforms?
➡️ Observations & questions I’ve gotten lately
➡️ Some Do’s and Don’ts
open.substack.com/pub/admissio...
#CollegeAdmissions
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
Notes From the Trenches [2025-10-13]
It's crazy season again.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#NotesFromTheTrenches
🤪 It’s crazy season again
➡️ Need help with College application platforms?
➡️ Observations & questions I’ve gotten lately
➡️ Some Do’s and Don’ts
open.substack.com/pub/admissio...
#CollegeAdmissions
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
🤪 It’s crazy season again
➡️ Need help with College application platforms?
➡️ Observations & questions I’ve gotten lately
➡️ Some Do’s and Don’ts
open.substack.com/pub/admissio...
#CollegeAdmissions
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
#HighSchoolStudents
👉🏼 Working on your Common App personal statement?
Ask yourself: Who are you?
When are you 🫣?
When are you 💪🏼?
When are you 📣?
When are you 🤫?
When are you 🤪?
When are you 🙇🏻♀️?
Show #WhatMattersToYou through all the ways you can just “be”.
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👉🏼 Working on your Common App personal statement?
Ask yourself: Who are you?
When are you 🫣?
When are you 💪🏼?
When are you 📣?
When are you 🤫?
When are you 🤪?
When are you 🙇🏻♀️?
Show #WhatMattersToYou through all the ways you can just “be”.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#HighSchoolStudents
👉🏼 Working on your Common App personal statement?
Ask yourself: Who are you?
When are you 🫣?
When are you 💪🏼?
When are you 📣?
When are you 🤫?
When are you 🤪?
When are you 🙇🏻♀️?
Show #WhatMattersToYou through all the ways you can just “be”.
#NoAIwasusedforthispost
👉🏼 Working on your Common App personal statement?
Ask yourself: Who are you?
When are you 🫣?
When are you 💪🏼?
When are you 📣?
When are you 🤫?
When are you 🤪?
When are you 🙇🏻♀️?
Show #WhatMattersToYou through all the ways you can just “be”.
#NoAIwasusedforthispost
CA #HighSchoolSeniors:
California made it easier to apply to UCs and Cal States. Do this one thing before working on the Academics section.
#CollegeAdmissions
#UCApplication
#CalStateApply
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California made it easier to apply to UCs and Cal States. Do this one thing before working on the Academics section.
#CollegeAdmissions
#UCApplication
#CalStateApply
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California Made It Easier to Apply to College
School starts soon. California public/charter high school seniors applying to UCs and CSUs should do this one thing.
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August 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
CA #HighSchoolSeniors:
California made it easier to apply to UCs and Cal States. Do this one thing before working on the Academics section.
#CollegeAdmissions
#UCApplication
#CalStateApply
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admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/california...
California made it easier to apply to UCs and Cal States. Do this one thing before working on the Academics section.
#CollegeAdmissions
#UCApplication
#CalStateApply
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⚠️ Important FAFSA Process Change!
➡️ New 1-time, automatic ID confirmation process for some students
➡️ Student should be present w/government-issued photo ID; Mobile device to scan a QR code
h/t: Melissa Mieyr!
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More here: admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/important-...
➡️ New 1-time, automatic ID confirmation process for some students
➡️ Student should be present w/government-issued photo ID; Mobile device to scan a QR code
h/t: Melissa Mieyr!
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
More here: admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/important-...
Important FAFSA Changes Every Student, Parent/Contributor, & Counselor Should Be Aware Of
There's a new one-time, automatic ID confirmation process for some students.
admissionstidbits.substack.com
July 31, 2026 at 2:23 AM
⚠️ Important FAFSA Process Change!
➡️ New 1-time, automatic ID confirmation process for some students
➡️ Student should be present w/government-issued photo ID; Mobile device to scan a QR code
h/t: Melissa Mieyr!
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
More here: admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/important-...
➡️ New 1-time, automatic ID confirmation process for some students
➡️ Student should be present w/government-issued photo ID; Mobile device to scan a QR code
h/t: Melissa Mieyr!
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost
More here: admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/important-...
🗒️ College research #HowIHowTo: I put Oxy to the “Jeff Selingo Dream School” test.
1️⃣ A Supportive start
2️⃣ Easy connections
3️⃣ Real job experience
4️⃣ Good ROI: Value over prestige
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1️⃣ A Supportive start
2️⃣ Easy connections
3️⃣ Real job experience
4️⃣ Good ROI: Value over prestige
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"Dream School": A #HowIHowTo Guide on College Research, Spotlighting Occidental College
If the first thing you did when you got your hands on a copy of Jeff Selingo's latest book, Dream School, was flip to the appendix to see the new "It" colleges, you're missing the point.
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March 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
🗒️ College research #HowIHowTo: I put Oxy to the “Jeff Selingo Dream School” test.
1️⃣ A Supportive start
2️⃣ Easy connections
3️⃣ Real job experience
4️⃣ Good ROI: Value over prestige
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1️⃣ A Supportive start
2️⃣ Easy connections
3️⃣ Real job experience
4️⃣ Good ROI: Value over prestige
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#HowIHowTo
🎁 For You, Juniors!
➡️ College Research - Take notes.
➡️ Campus Tours - Where to find.
➡️ College Fairs - Schedules; guide with tips.
➡️ Portfolio Review - Learn more.
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🎁 For You, Juniors!
➡️ College Research - Take notes.
➡️ Campus Tours - Where to find.
➡️ College Fairs - Schedules; guide with tips.
➡️ Portfolio Review - Learn more.
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#HowIHowTo: This One's for You, Juniors
Class is in session. It's time to explore how to: College Research, College Fairs, & Free Portfolio Review. Plus, a College Search refresher.
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February 24, 2026 at 12:03 AM
#HowIHowTo
🎁 For You, Juniors!
➡️ College Research - Take notes.
➡️ Campus Tours - Where to find.
➡️ College Fairs - Schedules; guide with tips.
➡️ Portfolio Review - Learn more.
admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/howihowto-...
#CollegeAdmissions
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🎁 For You, Juniors!
➡️ College Research - Take notes.
➡️ Campus Tours - Where to find.
➡️ College Fairs - Schedules; guide with tips.
➡️ Portfolio Review - Learn more.
admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/howihowto-...
#CollegeAdmissions
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🆘 Need help? Contact me!