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Why Straight-A kids Get REJECTED by Ivies

What’s the difference between a kid who gets into an Ivy or other top 25 college…

 …and an equally strong student, who gets ghosted by their “dream school”?

It’s NOT grades.
It’s NOT SAT scores.
It’s NOT 400 hours of “community service” bagging groceries for retirees.

It’s STRATEGY.

Here’s the inconvenient, brutal truth: college admissions is a game, and it’s not fair.

But here’s the thing…

It’s not DESIGNED to be fair.

The winners aren’t necessarily the smartest and best students.

The ones who get the brass ring are those who know how to play the game.

Which is exactly what I'll be breaking down—step by step—at our upcoming free workshop:

👉 College Admissions Cheat Code
đź“… Wednesday, May 21
🎯 Register now → https://collegeplanningedge.com/

Here’s a mere spattering of what's on tap Wednesday night:

âś… The 60-40 method of how to get into Ivy/elite/competitive colleges (without lying, bribing or photoshopping)
âś… How to write a college essay that sells (not bores)
âś… How to slash college c
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The "Secret Sauce" to Get Into Top Colleges

Let me be blunt.

If your son or daughter is applying to college anytime soon… they’re up against a tsunami of near-identical applicants who all look the same on paper:

âś… Good grades
âś… Decent test scores
âś… Solid extracurriculars
✅ Pretty little essay about “growth”

Guess what?

That’s exactly why most of them will get tossed into the reject pile without a second glance.

But not your kid.
Not if you join us TONIGHT at our no-fluff, no-BS college admissions workshop.

Here’s what we’re laying out:

🔥 Tested and proven strategies (not the usual counselor "advice") to help your teen rise above 30,000+ other “well-rounded” applicants.
🔥 The Edge that makes admissions officers perk up, lean in and say “this one’s different.”
🔥 How families—yes, even families who “make too much”—are legally and ethically stacking $20,000… $40,000… even $80,000+ in fat, juicy scholarships.
🔥 What to do right now to avoid financial aid mistakes that cost families tens of thousands every year.

I'm not giving vague inspi...

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[Meeting Tonight] SAT v ACT

The ACT is "transitioning," and the SAT just changed a few months back.

What do these changes mean for your kiddo?

Tonight we're running a free class to help you figure out Which Test is Best...

...so that your son or daughter can CRUSH the test, get into his Dream College and win an unconscionable amount of fat, juicy scholarships. :)

Here's where to go:

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- Andy "Test Not Optional" Lockwood

P.S.  Many colleges are still Test Optional, but that number is on the decline.

The SAT and ACT still matter, because they are good -- not perfect -- predictors of how well a student will perform in college. 

P.P.S.  Questions you might have:

Is the SAT or ACT best for strong math students?

Which test is best for Sciencey kids?

For slow test takers?

For ast test takers?

For "Bad" test takers?

That's just a few snippets of what you will discover, tonight!

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SAT v ACT: Which one's best?

How do you figure out whether your kiddo should take the SAT or *new* (improved?) ACT?

Which one's best for strong math students?

Sciencey kids?

Slow test takers?

Fast test takers?

"Bad" test takers?

Tomorrow night, our Chief Standardized Test Officer Marissa U will help you figure out Which Test Is Best...

...so that your young 'un can crush the test, and get into her Dream School...

...and win bucketloads of merit scholarships!

Here's where to get more details about tomorrow's web class:

Learn more...

 

- Andy "Testing, Testing" Lockwood

P.S.  Many colleges are still Test Optional, but that number is on the decline.

The SAT and ACT still matter, because they are good -- not perfect -- predictors of how well a student will perform in college.  Admissions officers would rather see scores than not.

Applying Test Optional is not the same thing as GETTING IN Test Optional.

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10 Ways Families Screw Up Their College Admissions and Financial Aid Results...and how to avoid them!

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