So you’re waiting for mid-March when colleges will release a flood of seemingly life-defining decisions. It’s a nerve-racking time, so Sean offers some helpful tips about the dos and don’ts of waiting for college decisions!
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The Value of Testing in a Test-Optional World
An article published in The Hill last week reports that the share of applicants who are submitting test scores has plunged, with fewer than half of Early applicants this fall submitting SAT or ACT scores. Yet, the Wall Street Journal reports that more students than ever are taking the optional SAT and ACT in an effort to stand out in a crowded field. Why is this happening—and what does it mean for your application?
What’s Changing (and Staying the Same) with the SAT?
For international students, the new digital version of the SAT will be administered for the first time on March 11. (In the United States, this update is scheduled for 2024.) Now is a perfect opportunity to discuss what’s changing and what’s staying the same – and what it all means for you as a test-taker.
Inside Admissions: How Do Admission Committees Work?
Remember how your application was read by two different admissions officers, either individually or in a team? As a result of their evaluation, your application has now been sorted into a bin. There are many pathways to getting deferred/waitlisted or denied, but only one way to get admitted: the Selection Committee.
Family Stories, Resilience, and Gratitude
This Thanksgiving, I've been thinking about how this holiday offers a great opportunity for intergenerational storytelling. Research shows the type of family stories you tell, and how you tell them, can have a big impact on your children’s self-esteem and academic skills.
Inside Admissions: What Happens to That Application You Just Submitted?
If you’re a high school senior, chances are you recently hit the submit button on at least a few of your college applications – congratulations! Now you’re probably wondering what’s going to happen to that application over the next 2-3 months while you await the college’s decision. Olivia dives into the nuances of application reading and review in the first post of our Inside Admissions series.
How Test-Optional Has Changed Application Review: Case Studies of Chapman and University of San Diego
Finding the Goldilocks School
It’s autumn in New York and parents are stressing about the same themes they do every year: “I have to find the right kindergarten, middle school, high school, or college for my child"—as if that choice will impact the child for the rest of their lives… but is there even a "right" choice to be made?
