Navigating the Chaos in Test-Optional Admissions
In some ways, it might seem recent announcements just cause even more confusion about test-optional admission. I actually believe they bring some needed clarity.
In some ways, it might seem recent announcements just cause even more confusion about test-optional admission. I actually believe they bring some needed clarity.
Let’s compare the CLT versus the ACT and SAT alternatives. If you don’t live in Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the CLT!
Here are the 4 latest college admission tips for the classes of 2024 and 2025, based on the admission trends in 2023.
If you haven’t been through the process in recent years, you may not know about the 7 current trends in college admission.
Whether it is worth taking the college entrance exams – the ACT and/or the SAT – has been a dilemma for high school students.
Recently, I had the opportunity to ask questions of a couple of college admission counselors. I wanted to get the scoop about what they are really thinking as they read through applications from high school students. Originally, I was hoping to just pick up a few college application tips I could pass along to my…
While we are spending lots of time talking about the impact Covid-19 is having on high school seniors, we can’t forget about the juniors. There is no question that this situation is heartbreaking for seniors. But, while our seniors are missing their friends and major celebratory moments like their Homecoming dances, and senior banquets, juniors…
In early October 2019, the ACT announced big changes. Beginning in September of 2020, students that have already completed the full 3-hour college entrance exam in one sitting, can now retake each section of the exam separately, if they wish. Students can then combine the scores of the various sections to arrive at their best…
You’ve surely seen the headlines as colleges announced that they are now test-optional for applicants. In fact, lately it seems as though a new college announces this policy is here to stay, every week. According to FairTest, there are now over 1,800 test optional colleges in the US. That means that the vast majority of…
College entrance exams become a big topic when students enter high school. It used to be that students planning to apply to college took one of the two tests, either the ACT or the SAT, one time, and that was that. In some regions, students took the ACT and in others, students took the SAT. …