Perhaps you’ve heard: the SAT is changing. No longer will students need sharpened No. 2 pencils or to double check that their answer sheets are completely bubbled in. Starting next year, the SAT will be administered in a digital format. The changes will begin in 2023 in other countries and in 2024 in the United…
High school students and their parents can explore college options by attending an in-person or virtual college fair—a gathering of dozens of college fair representatives all in one place at one time. At a college fair, you can chat with a school representative and/or drop in on a presentation. At these fairs, admissions representatives provide…
When students take AP, IB and AICE courses, they are studying college-level material while they’re in high school. These courses challenge students to explore topics in depth and work at a higher level by incorporating critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, multiple perspectives, and verbal communication skills. In a high school that uses a weighted GPA system,…
Many students who apply to college Early Decision or Early Action find that they’ve been deferred. This means they’ve neither been accepted nor rejected – a sort of college purgatory. Typically, a deferral means the college wants to compare you with the full applicant pool because your application did not shine enough for them to…
Many students find the college admissions essay to be the most difficult part of the college application process. The essay is an opportunity for students to improve their chances for admission by showing what makes them stand out. This is not an essay that can be banged out in a day or when a student…