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In honor of the new year, I’ve decided to put together a list of the best myUsearch articles with important advice for choosing, applying to and getting into college. Here are my favorites:

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1. Student blogger and Yale Freshman, Laurelin Kruse, wrote a great article about how to write an authentic and engaging college essay with The College Essay: You in 500 Words or Less.
2. In Choosing a College: What I Wish I’d Considered, University of Colorado Sophmore, Alexandra Demos, interviewed a bunch of her college classmates to find out what they wish they would have considered when choosing a college.  
   

3. Also on the topic of choosing a college, University of Rhode Island student Kate Scozzaro wrote a great post about the things she forgot to ask when choosing a college.  
4. For those of you who could use a little cash to help you pay for college, my favorite scolarship related post was Tips to Win the Scholarship Game, also written by Alexandra Demos.
5. Director of Admissions at Fort Lewis College, Andy Burns, offers some great insight on: Should the Economy Affect Your College Search?
6. For ways to survive the economic downturn, check out college admissions expert Brady Norvall’s post: Recession 101: College Applications and Shallow Bank Accounts.
7. Also by Brady Norvall, his Step by Step Guide to Get Into College has some great tips to help you manage your time and set priorities when choosing, paying for and getting into college.
8. For those of you hoping to get into the Ivy League, college admissions expert David Petersam offers some great inside tips to help students get into an Ivy League school with The Top Ten Recommendations for Getting Into the Ivy League.
9. From yours truly, my favorite post of the year offers tips to stay healthy and fight off the Freshman 15 with: Are Cocaine and Cigarettes the Only Way to Fight the Freshman 15.  
10. Student blogger Jillianne Hamilton, wrote a great post about what questions to ask yourself when choosing a college with: 14 Tips for Choosing a College.
11. And last but certainly not least, University of Seattle student, Pauline Diaz, offers some inside tips for applying to college with Ten Tips for Applying to College. 

Don’t forget, if you still need to choose a college, check out the myUsearch college matching service and if you have any other great articles from 2008, leave a comment.

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