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College letters of acceptance and denial are starting to float. Today’s Chicago Tribune even publishes some actual rejection letters sent out by colleges. They all try to be pleasant, some even oddly complimentary, but fancy words can be of little comfort when you get what amounts to a big “No.”

Don’t let these letters get you down. Remember: More than 70 percent of colleges accept more than 70 percent of students. There is a college out there for you. Take for example this story we heard from a counselor, about a student who was without an acceptance in mid-May of last year:

“Last year I had a senior that was still without a college acceptance in mid-May. I suggested Cappex.com and two weeks later she had three offers and accepted one that she and her family were very excited about.”

So if your rejection letters have you worried, keep checking back on Cappex. Colleges, especially those with rolling admissions, may still be contacting you in the Cappex message center. Log-in to see which colleges want you.

If you have been accepted to one or more of your college choices, let us know! Share your accomplishments! We’d love to hear which schools have earned your attendance.

As sophomores around the country take the PSATs, the LA Times talks to students on the West Coast and finds that many students are spending lots of time and money preparing for the tests. Some are even taking the test multiple times.

Wanting to do well on these tests is understandable, but the article also talks to college directors of admission who say this is a bit counterproductive.

“Timothy Brunold, director of admissions at USC, is more forthright about taking the PSAT.

” ‘I think it’s absurd for students to take that more than once,’ he said. ‘The advice I give students is don’t make a career out of taking these exams. It’s counterproductive and really not what admissions officers are interested in seeing,’ he said. ‘I’d much rather a student be engaged in some meaningful activity’ instead of spending their time ‘prepping for these exams or taking multiple sittings of the exams.’ ”

Remember, the purpose of the PSAT is to prepare you for the real thing later on. The SAT and ACT test scores are the ones seen by admissions officials. Even when preparing for those tests, save some time to find and pursue your passions.