Are the SATs & ACTs Still Necessary?
Due mostly to the pandemic, nearly 75% of colleges have gone the test optional approach, many of which are extending…
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 4 YEARS AFTER VARSITY BLUES
WHAT HAS CHANGED WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SINCE VARSITY BLUES ? To refresh your memory, in 2019, a scandal arose over…
DECEMBER – A MONTH OF JOY AND HIGH (ACADEMIC) ANXIETY
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT COLLEGE APPLICATION EXHAUSTION
What to do after early college applications are submitted Congratulations for those students who pushed the send button in their…
To how many schools should I apply?
8,10,12,15, 15+ ? I get this question more this year than ever before. Unfortunately, there is no answer that applies…
HOW TO ACE THE ALUMNI INTERVIEW
For college applicants, the fall of senior year is a time to be alert. Just because the applications might be…
DOES TEST OPTIONAL REALLY MEAN TEST OPTIONAL?
While standardized testing has been one of the major determinants of college admission for years, the pandemic has changed all…
WILL THIS YEAR’S COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BE ANY DIFFERENT?
FOLLOWING THE TOUGHEST ADMISSIONS YEAR ON RECORD, WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR? Future college students might just be facing…
COLLEGE BOARD DROPS THE SAT OPTIONAL ESSAY AND SUBJECT TESTS
In response to the crippling effect that the pandemic has had on colleges and students, the College Board has decided…
HOW COVID-19 IS CHANGING THE WAY WE FINANCE COLLEGE
While the pandemic has taken its toll on everyone, one silver lining is the changes to core Financial Aid submission.…
A PANDEMIC OUTCOME: EARLY DECISION APPLICATIONS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO DECLINE
College students have long been tempted by applying Early Decision, where upon acceptance, a student agrees to attend a college…
SHOULD YOU APPLY EARLY DECISION?
WHAT IS EARLY DECISION? WHAT IS EARLY ACTION? WHY DO SCHOOLS OFFER ED? SHOULD YOU APPLY EARLY DECISION? WHAT IS…