About-face: Why Yale, Brown, Dartmouth and Others Are Returning to Standardized Testing
The Fall 2024 application cycle is seeing the biggest wave of colleges returning to test-required policies since the pandemic
Faster Reads, Higher Scores: ACT Reading Time Management Strategies
Strateges for moving through the ACT reading test faster and with higher accuracy.
Helpful Tips for Registering for the SAT and ACT
When it comes to optimizing your test results, there is content to master, there are strategies to learn, and there is stamina to build. But more than a month before the actual test, you will need to register for it. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your tests outside of the standard test prep curriculum.
College Application Deadlines: What’s the Difference?
Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, Single Choice Early Action, Regular, Rolling— aka ED I, EDII, SCEA, EA, RD… Ahhh! What does all of this even mean?
Three More College Application Steps
In my last post I gave three concrete steps to take when “eating the elephant” one bite at a time, making the college applications process more manageable. Let’s explore the next three “bites.”
College Application Season: Seniors, Start Your Engines
College application season has officially begun.
Knowing where to start can be daunting. So many of my students show up trying to tackle it all at once. But like I always tell them, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
So here are my suggestions for a few of your first bites: