Gerald Bradshaw

Selecting a college major is something many students do as an afterthought. By the time they reach their junior or senior year in high school the impulse is to choose...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, I am in the second semester of my freshman year in high school. I have straight As, and I am active in several extracurricular clubs. My grandmother...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, I have been waitlisted for admission to a number of Ivy League colleges. I have a near perfect academic record and my application included several persuasive essays,...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, Our daughter, an honor student, will be a freshman in high school this fall. We want to help her prepare for the eventual college admissions process by...

High school seniors are counting the days until the end of March when the majority of college admissions offices send out their coveted letter of admission or the polite letter...

While some colleges have eased their requirements for essays in the admissions process, the Common Application continues to require one essay. Many schools also require supplemental essays. Those students who...

From all appearances, this 18-year-old senior seemed destined for Harvard. He will graduate in the top 10 percent of his class of 550 students, has 1550/1600 SAT scores and near...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, My counselor informed me that many colleges are dropping their SAT and ACT requirements and becoming test optional. She pointed out that even Stanford does not require...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, I grew up in a working-class family and while I did not graduate from an Ivy League school I did graduate from an elite state college. I...

Dear Mr. Bradshaw, I am a junior planning to take the SAT in January. I have been a straight-A student since first grade. I expect to score well on the...