
The College App Guide:
Your Acceptance Letter Starts Here
Touring a College Campus? Ask These Questions!
After a long hiatus due to Covid, touring college campuses is once again available to prospective students and their families.
College Spotlight: Cornell University
Ezra Cornell desired to create an “institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” Following this founding principle, Cornell University is well-known for its wide variety of academic focus areas. Students not only seek to learn in their studies at this Ivy, but also to discover and engage in its community.
Are Test-Optional Policies Here to Stay?
As the pandemic resulted in a surge in test-optional policies, many students with weaker scores no longer felt demoralized in applying to schools they may not have considered prior to the change.
College Applicants: Don’t Dismiss a FAFSA!
With the economic hardship the world has faced over the pandemic, one might assume that financial aid applications would have skyrocketed last year. However, despite such circumstances, FAFSA applications were down 5%.
College Spotlight: Providence College
Providence College is widely known for its “work hard, play hard” campus culture. As a small, Catholic, liberal arts school, PC fosters a tight knit and hardworking community.
Important SAT Update
Yesterday, the College Board announced it will no longer offer SAT Subject Tests in an effort to make the college application process less demanding for high school students.
My Editing Shop Is Open!
Even though many of you have recently submitted Early Action and Early Decision applications, it is never too soon to begin drafting supplemental essays for December and January deadlines.
Fact-Checking College Admissions
“From Politifact to Factcheck.org, there are entire institutes and websites dedicated to verifying what is accurate in politics. But who is responsible for setting the record straight in college admission?”
The Coronavirus and College Admissions
“The near-panic is reverberating on campuses around the nation, where deans are used to taking much more staid and studied steps.”
Let Your Character Shine
“A gradually emerging revolution in college admission is on the cusp of taking flight.”
How To Navigate The College Admissions Process Amid The Coronavirus
Parents nationwide are suffering high anxiety about the coming school year. COVID-19 has caused many school districts to go exclusively remote. For students, parents, educators and political leaders, this has become one hot mess.
Congratulations Are In Order
Congratulations to a 2019 Application Workshop student who is one of the finalists for admission into the 4+4 BS/MD Program at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Changes In College Admissions
“Three Big Changes Affecting College Admissions That All High School Parents and Students Need to Know About”
Here’s Who Should Opt Out of the SAT Essay
“3 Students Who Should Opt to Write the SAT Essay”
Want to Know Why College Applicants Get Rejected? Here are Common Mistakes
“There’s a lot that goes into deciding which colleges to apply for, and your search will need to expand beyond figuring out which schools offer your preferred major.”
Ways to Stand Out as an Applicant
“A student's high school transcript tells the college admission evaluator much more than letter grades”