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Welcome to ANSWER PACK, a series of one-page articles on key topics of interest to your college-bound students and their parents. Written by experts, the editorials are provided as individual, printable PDF files, and if you find them useful for college nights or other occasions, you are invited to print as many copies as you need.

The titles are:
What To Do If. . . You can't visit the colleges you're considering - by Paul Adams
What To Do If. . . You haven't done enough financial planning - by Judith I. Grassi
What To Do If. . . Your SAT/ACT scores don't reflect the "real" you - by Paul Adams
What To Do If. . . You're placed on a wait list - by Monica Wheeler

Additional titles will be added throughout the year. For more information, please contact us through the website.

What to do if...
you can’t visit the colleges you’re considering

Watching a movie about skiing is far different from actually “schussing” down the slopes—the wind in your face, your fingertips numb with cold. And reading a magazine article about surfing just isn’t the same as tasting the ocean spray as your board goes under.

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What to do if...
you haven’t done enough financial planning

Once upon a time, in the land of high school, there were no worries—no big worries, at least—about the cost of the education you were receiving. You went to class, did your homework, took the tests—and now you look forward to expanding your horizons on that beautiful university campus.

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What to do if...
your SAT/ACT scores don’t reflect the “real” you

If your eyes glaze over at the sight of an answer sheet with dozens of little circles to fill in, if your palms sweat at the very idea of a #2 pencil, if you dread the thought of taking a standardized test . . . relax.

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What to do if...
you’re placed on a wait list

Between immediate acceptance and outright rejection there lies a confusing middle ground in college admissions: the dreaded wait list.

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