College admissions expert Stephanie Mead discusses critical next steps students need to complete AFTER they hit "submit" on their college applications.

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I can generally tell when our youngest child’s birthday is nearing by the battle between my husband and me regarding whether or not it’s time to turn on our heat. For some time now, on the dry-erase ...