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Defining Your Student's Objectives Hello, Moore College Data subscribers, and welcome to the blog. We decided to move our Viz of the Week...

Using Data to find the three A’s in your Student’s Application Process

The framework of my counseling method in both philosophy and practice was scandalously simple: Every college on a student’s list must...

What Are You So Scared Of?

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters What is the most profound thing you’ve ever heard? Who said it to you? Amy...

Admissions Fix #1: Dare To Make Decisions

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters About six months ago, I wrote a blog post about the most profound thing anyone...

Early Decision, Visualized

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters As I labor over my efforts to articulate why a proactive approach to the...

Why Early Decision Matters

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters Admit rates are highlighted in yellow on this spreadsheet, but they don’t...

Here’s To You, Brian

Tomorrow, May 1, will be college decision day for some students; for others, it’s six months past decision day. For more than a handful...

The Source (And Consequences) Of Our Collective Confusion

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters 15 May 2019 Forgive me if I write too much about our older son during the next...

How to Conduct a Great College Search: Dare to Make Decisions

Last Updated on November 10, 2020 by Real College Matters 23 April 2019 (Earlier post, revised for the Class of 2020 and their mentors)...

Why I Quit College Counseling

Last Updated on July 2, 2021 by Real College Matters by Leigh Moore Please forgive me for the long delay since my last post. It’s been a...

For Seniors: A Candid Message

(Quick note from Leigh: I hope everyone out there is well! I’m busy working on some pretty great family-friendly data tools which will be...

10 data points for making the college decision

by Leigh Moore A friend recently asked me to identify the ten most important facts when it comes to choosing a college. The higher ed...

The Key to Understanding Admissions

by Leigh Moore, college advisor and proud Class of 2021 mom Note: This is a lengthy post, despite my best efforts at an economy of words....

What’s More Important Than College Admissions? College Is.

March 10, 2020, Last Updated on November 10, 2020 All day, every day, the reality of one’s college experience is a lot more important...