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Advice For College Bound Students and Parents
As one of the eight million high school students planning for college, you (and your parents) probably have a lot of questions.
InLikeMe offers lots of answers, along with great information and advice from college insiders, professional counselors and successful applicants.
Select one of our tabs -- PLAN, TEST, SEARCH, APPLY, PAY, etc. -- and you'll find numerous pages of useful information.
Check out our WEB LINKS to access many excellent Internet resources for college-bound students. InlikeMe provides direct links to numerous third-party sites. Click on a category to browse our list of sites and descriptions.
We also have a special section for ATHLETES and one focused on IVY-League / Highly Competitive Colleges.
College Admissions Blogs: Behind the Scenes Advice & Information
The Web 2.0 generation has given rise to many online forums such as College Confidential in which college-bound students share advice and stories. Some colleges and universities (such as MIT, Johns Hopkins and UVA) are attempting to increase transparency about the admissions process by publishing public blogs with "behind-the-scenes" information for interested students and parents. To learn which schools are blogging and get links to the blogs, check out the InLikeMe commentary: College Admissions Blogs: Behind the Scenes Advice & Information.
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Advice from Successful Applicants
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