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Assured and Automatic Admissions at Texas Colleges

October 13, 2018 By Jolyn Brand

In 1997, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 588 – also known as the Texas Top Ten Percent Law – guaranteeing automatic admission to all state-funded universities for Texas students in the top ten percent of their public high school class. This law was later amended to allow universities to cap their admissions to the Top Ten Percent students as 75% of their freshmen 'seats'. This has allowed University of Texas Austin campus to restrict … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Juniors, For Seniors Tagged With: admissions for University of Texas, college, college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, college help, SAT scores for UT Dallas

UT Austin Changes Admissions Requirements

August 2, 2018 By Jolyn Brand

UT Austin announced changes to its admissions process and requirements for students in the class of 2019.  These students can begin applying August 1, 2018 using the ApplyTexas application. Essay Requirements All freshman applicants will be required to submit one essay -- Topic A -- in ApplyTexas. Other long-form essays in ApplyTexas (B, C, D, S, etc.) will no longer be needed for freshman applicants to UT (but may be required for other Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, college essays, University of Texas

College Acceptances for Clients- Class of 2017

May 2, 2017 By Jolyn Brand

Yay! All of our college admissions decisions are in and all of our clients have selected their college for next school year. We assisted 27 current seniors, class of 2017, through the college admissions process, including 4 who were pro bono clients, mostly teenage moms. They received a total of 96 college acceptances, for a group of 23 students, that's an average of 4.2 each. Clients ranged from two college applications to 12! Some great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Seniors, Testimonials Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college applications, college consultant, college counselor, Texas A&M

Class of 2017 Admissions Results

April 12, 2017 By Jolyn Brand

College admissions is getting more and more competitive, mainly because of ever increasing number of applications received, which lowers the rate of acceptance. Here are the numbers of students who applied, students who were admitted, and the acceptance rate for some of the best universities in the U.S.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Upcoming Events Tagged With: acceptance rate, college acceptance, college admissions, college advice

3 Things to Know About the 2016-17 Common Application

August 1, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

The 2016-17 Common Application opened on August 1. For those of you eager to get started, here are three key pieces of information to help you begin. And for those of you who aren’t quite ready to give up on summer, don’t worry. These tips will be just as useful in September. Your Account- If you previously created an account, it should rollover. Log in with your email address and password (be sure to write it down!), answer a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Seniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, Common App, Common Application, Common Application supplements

Best Colleges for Computer Science

April 13, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

If you've ever wanted to build a robot or create a computer you can have a conversation with, Computer Science might be the major for you. Computer Science majors analyze the way computers and humans interact so they can build programs or systems that aid people in solving problems. Classes in calculus, data logic, information management, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and data structures and algorithms among others will give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Juniors Tagged With: best colleges, college acceptance, computer science, computer science colleges, Texas A&M, University of Texas

You Got Accepted! Now What?

April 12, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

  Many seniors are getting college acceptance letters and emails this time of year. Some are still waiting to hear from a college or two that they are really hoping for. It’s a time of anxiety, worry and celebration! Once you have heard from the majority of colleges you applied to, it’s time to make a selection. Many students think this will be an easy decision: just go to your "top pick". But what if your #1 choice college doesn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Seniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college letters, deciding on college, financial aid

50 Colleges That Create Futures

April 12, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

The college search is complicated and confusing. There are hundreds of ranking list, but many include student happiness as a factor. Parents and students want to know which colleges will actually prepare students for the real world, for employment, and which colleges go beyond the classroom. A new book by Princeton Review, Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers By Going Beyond the Classroom is aiming to do just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's Tagged With: Arizona State University, ASU, college acceptance, college advice, college applications, college consultant, Colorado colleges, Rice University, UH, University of Houston, University of Texas

When Are Admission Decisions Released?

March 18, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

Here's When Colleges Are Releasing Regular Admissions Decisions for the Class of 2016 It’s March and there’s finally a light at the end of the admissions tunnel for anxious high school seniors – colleges will soon start releasing their regular admissions decisions! Here are regular application decision notification dates for current seniors, class of 2016, or soon to be- the Class of 2020. Expect these dates to change as we draw closer to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Seniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college admissions, college advice, college consultant, college counselor, college help, regular admissions, University And College Admissions

Top 50 Master’s Degrees with the Highest Salaries

March 8, 2016 By Jolyn Brand

Considering going back to earn your Master's degree but don't know if it's worth it? Payscale.com searched data of more than 200 Master's degrees and ranked them according to salaries. These first top 25 Master's degrees are packed with STEM subjects and high salaries.  The second group of 25 job titles are Master's in Business (MBAs).   Related Articles: Best Colleges for Engineering Comparing UT and Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAQ's, For Juniors Tagged With: college acceptance, college help, college majors, college students, major in engineering

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If you have a high school student that is desiring to attend college or university, our family highly recommends Jolyn Brand! She has been an amazing coach, consultant, and incredible resource to our family.

My suggestion is the sooner you contact her in your student's journey in high school, the better off your student will be, and their opportunities can be nearly limitless.

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About Jolyn Brand

Jolyn is a certified teacher who holds a Doctorate in Higher Education from Northeastern University. After years of experience teaching high school and college students, she began assisting with the college process. She's the founder of Brand College Consulting and works with families across the country virtually. A note from Jolyn: I started working with low-income high school students in … More...

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