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Do You Need To Hire a College Consultant?

To Need Help -- or Not to Need Help!

Do You Need To Hire An Outside College Counselor? The truth is, it depends.

Sometimes you do and sometimes you do not.

This solely depends on how much time and...

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How can your High School Counselor Help?

Getting Started with College Counselors!

Let’s just give it up and say, “We need all the help that we can get!”...Right? Especially from people who are knowledgeable and...

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12 Tips to Start Your College Search

Here you are:  determined to be in the dance field. 

You may see yourself as a performer on stage with a well-known company, or you may have decided to get a degree in dance in...

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What’s a “sandwich” year and do you take one?

What’s a “sandwich” year and do you take one?

A sandwich year is traditionally a year between your second and third years of college in which you do an internship or volunteer...

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What Happens When You Change Your Major

What Happens When You Change Your Major

So, you go to college and you discover that you love studying something else besides (or just as much as) dance. Impossible?! Not so much... This happens...

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Is it worth borrowing money to go to a prestigious university?

Is it worth borrowing money to go to a prestigious university?

Naturally you want to go to the best school for your major OR you have it set in your mind that you MUST attend xyz (any name fits)...

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Incorporating Meditation into your Dance Practice

Incorporating Meditation into your Dance Practice

Many of you have been dancing since before you can remember. Others are more recent dancers but have been studying seriously for several...

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Is an International Experience right for you?

Is an International Experience right for you?

Many of you have asked us about going to college in another country.  The best, shortest answer is “It depends”.  Let’s...

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If your college says “Test Optional” do you take the test?

If your college says “Test Optional” do you take the test?

A great question to be asking yourself is, "if the college is test optional, do I really need to take the test!?".

There are...

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What is More Important: Talent or Grades?

What is More Important for Admissions: Grades or Talent?

It’s a common question we see in performing arts admissions. What if your grades aren’t great but your talent is stellar? Or,...

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