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For seniors, March is most anxious month
My guest is college admissions consultant Bruce Vinik, president of Vinik Educational Placement Services, Inc., in Cabin John, Md.
By Bruce Vinik
March is the only month that is longer than 31 days. It’s a fact. Ask almost any high school senior who has applied to college; he or she will tell you that March is the longest month of the year.
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As late winter turns into early spring, the anxiety level around the country is about to spike as 12th graders await news from colleges. This can be a difficult few weeks for students who want nothing more than to rip open those envelopes (or emails) to discover what the college gods have in store for them.
There was a time when April 1st was the obsessive focus of attention for high school seniors; this was the date when students rushed home from school to rifle through their mailboxes in search of those cherished thick envelopes. It was an American rite of passage.
Continue reading this post »March is the only month that is longer than 31 days. It’s a fact. Ask almost any high school senior who has applied to college; he or she will tell you that March is the longest month of the year.
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As late winter turns into early spring, the anxiety level around the country is about to spike as 12th graders await news from colleges. This can be a difficult few weeks for students who want nothing more than to rip open those envelopes (or emails) to discover what the college gods have in store for them.
There was a time when April 1st was the obsessive focus of attention for high school seniors; this was the date when students rushed home from school to rifle through their mailboxes in search of those cherished thick envelopes. It was an American rite of passage.