ACA American Citizens Abroad

The lazy days of spending school breaks at the beach and sleeping until noon are a thing of the past for aspiring high school students.  In their quest for college admission, goal-oriented high school students must use their school vacations to build their college applications and increase their odds of admission.

CONGRATULATIONS!  YOU HAVE MADE THE COLLEGE WAITLIST!
By Georgia Fox

The good news is that you have not received a rejection letter from your college of choice.  The bad news is that you have not yet been offered admission.   The college has determined that your application is strong enough not to be rejected. However, it was not powerful enough to surpass other stronger candidates.  This places you in limbo at a time when you expected the wait to be over. While many of your classmates are excited about their acceptance letters, your college plans are undetermined. Although you are undoubtedly disappointed and even angry about the news, those emotions will not increase your chances of being offered admission.  Instead, if you are waitlisted at your top choice school, you should pull yourself together and develop a strategy to maximize your chances of acceptance.

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AARP (formerly known as the American Associaton of Retired Persons) is preparing an article on retiring to France (specifically, the Languedoc region) and Italy (Le Marche region).