Building a College List

The Dunbar Team | 09/15/2024

With more the 2,500 four-year colleges in the United States, it can be (understandably) overwhelming for students to narrow down that list to just 10-12 colleges to which they will …


Common App FAQs

The Dunbar Team | 08/01/2024

The 2024-2025 Common App is officially OPEN! The Common Application is now accepted by over 1000 colleges and was designed to streamline the college admissions process. However, not all colleges …


Writing a Great Personal Essay

The Dunbar Team | 07/23/2024

Throughout high school, students have been taught the importance of writing clear and logical essays for many of their academic courses. Students learn the value of revealing their thesis early …


College Application Webinars

The Dunbar Team | 06/27/2024

Welcome to the heat of summer and summer applications! Caroline Brokaw Tucker will be hosting two webinars for rising seniors starting to work on their college applications. Please join us …


Hats off to the Class of 2024!

The Dunbar Team | 06/12/2024

In May, we met to review our Dunbar students’ results and see what trends we could identify. Several of us are also participating in a significantly larger pool of anonymous …


Summer = A Great Time For Reading

The Dunbar Team | 05/26/2024

Whatever your high school curriculum, reading beyond school assignments is extremely important, especially material that is related to a subject or subjects you are studying (or that simply interests you!). …


High School Planning / Timeline

The Dunbar Team | 04/25/2024

One of the keys to navigating high school successfully and positioning yourself for your college applications is a well thought-out plan. The following is a brief overview of the high …


Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…and Waitlists

The Dunbar Team | 03/25/2024

With all the recent college decisions and more to come in the next week, it’s natural and appropriate to hope for good news. We also like to remind our students …


Making The Most Of College Visits

The Dunbar Team | 03/01/2024

There are many ways to assess whether a college or university may be a good fit for you, but we believe, when possible, the best way for students to get …


College Admissions 101: The Path Through High School

The Dunbar Team | 02/22/2024

Please join Caroline Brokaw Tucker and Sarah White of Dunbar Educational Consultants for our COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 101 WEBINAR:  THE PATH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL Thursday, February 29th at 7:30 PM ET …