College Admissions

Next Steps for College Planning . . .

Seniors, make sure you are tracking your college applications and maintaining good communication with your prospective colleges. Update colleges on any new accomplishments or changes regarding your records or circumstances. Also, remember financial aid deadlines are approaching. Many families believe that they will not qualify for financial aid and fail to realize that many private colleges and universities encourage filing the FAFSA for merit aid consideration. Submitting the FAFSA also gives every student an opportunity

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Alumna Spotlight

Abby Holland was the first valedictorian of Wilson Hill Academy and is currently pursuing a Classics major and Spanish minor at the University of Alabama. Here I was at a state university of 37,000 people in a junior level Latin class as a freshman. Needless to say, I was a little overwhelmed and definitely unsure of my ability to thrive in a Latin class composed primarily of juniors and seniors. But, after a couple classes, I

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Harvard & Homeschooling

Harvard, Homeschooling, and Educational Autonomy Not long ago, I came across an article announcing that "there's a new path to Harvard and it's not in the classroom." Chris Weller's article spotlights not only the growing trend of homeschooling as an educational alternative in America — he cites a statistic showing that the population of homeschooled students grew by 61.8% between 2003-2012 — but also that leading colleges and universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

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