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AP Score Reporting Requirements

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:45:05 +0000

Like the return to requiring SAT and ACT exams, AP score reporting requirements may become more common at top colleges.

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5 College Application Red Flags (and some Yellow and Green Ones!)

Jill Schwitzgebel — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:58:32 +0000

Occasionally, some college application "red flags" do pop up! Fortunately, I see mainly green flags, but there are some yellow ones too.

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AP vs IB vs AICE – Which One is Best?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:26:50 +0000

Since you clicked on the title, it’s likely you already know what “AP vs IB vs AICE” is referring to. But just in case: AP – Advanced Placement IB – International Baccalaureate AICE – Advanced International Certificate of Education (This is also often referred to as the Cambridge curriculum) All three of the above are...

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The Impact of Covid-19 on College Admissions: An Update

Jill Schwitzgebel — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:44:13 +0000

Two weeks ago, which now seems like a year ago, I wrote about the preliminary anticipated impact of Covid-19 on college admissions. Since then, there have been daily developments and the picture has become much clearer. So I thought it was time to check back in here and attempt a round-up of what we now...

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High School Courses: Calculating High School GPA for College Admissions

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:14:35 +0000

It’s time to talk about something that many families don’t discover or understand until it’s college application time. Sometimes, families don’t even realize it then. But application time is often when you discover that your student’s high school GPA (Grade Point Average) is not necessarily the same GPA that colleges will look at for admission. ...

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Advanced Placement Frequently Asked Questions

Jill Schwitzgebel — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:29:07 +0000

Frequently asked questions about Advanced Placement classes, including, "How many AP classes should I take?' and "Are they really better?"

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Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment Classes?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:52:08 +0000

Advanced Placement versus Dual Enrollment…this is a debate that I knew almost nothing about when my older kids were college searching. Dual enrollment, or dual credit, just was not something students did much at their high school. Dual enrollment, where a student takes a class and receives both high school and college credit simultaneously seems...

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