Tagged: #recommendation

Early Action and Early Decision deadlines are right around the corner. As students gather all of their application material, including personal statements, supplemental essays, transcripts, standardized test scores, and letters of recommendation, they might wonder how everything gets evaluated. After…

With the arrival of October also comes the first college deadlines. The University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, and Stony Brook have October deadlines for direct medical programs. We are officially in essay crunchtime, with less than 30 days until a…

Every year, colleges undergo various changes when the Common Application becomes active on August 1st. However, this year has been exceptionally active, leaving us playing catch-up with all the updates related to BS/MD programs. Thankfully, we always have all the…

The primary question on every new rising senior’s (and parent’s) mind: “Is July too early to hire a college counselor and start on college applications?” Not at all! In fact, the majority of our rising seniors at Moon Prep have…

June is always a flurry of activity with Moon Prep students as college lists are finalized, the first wave of summer programs arrive, and the first college essays have begun. We love this time of year as we help students…

The time leading up to May 1st can feel stressful for some seniors and, for others, a relief as they leave the college process in the rearview mirror on National Decision Day. At Moon Prep, the past few weeks have…

With April 1 comes many of those final college decisions that students have been waiting on before making their final decisions before the universal deadline of May 1. Here at Moon Prep, the counselors are busy scheduling final college meetings…

In the admissions cycle, the month of March is full of big decisions for both graduating seniors and juniors. While seniors eagerly await final college acceptances to determine which school will be home for the next four years (even seven…

The beginning of February draws the Direct Medical, Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision application flurry to a close. This is an exciting time for seniors, as they finally feel “done” with the application process and begin to hear…

As students begin hearing their Early Decision and early rolling admissions results, we are busy celebrating with our seniors or helping students re-evaluate their Regular Decision college list. If you are a senior who has received disappointing Early Decision news,…