How much longer will students be willing to go away to college?

(The Washington Post) by Jeffrey J. Selingo. As the last of the college acceptances roll in for high school seniors this month, it’s likely more of those offers than ever before will be coming from campuses far from home. Over the last two decades, the number of students traveling a significant distance to college has […]

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Class of 2021 Application Rate Increases to All-Time High

(The Georgetown Hoya) by Christian Paz. After receiving a record number of total applicants for this year’s application cycle, Georgetown’s admissions department anticipates accepting about 15 percent of 21,459 regular decision applicants to the Class of 2021, down from last year’s acceptance rate of 16.4 percent. Georgetown accepted a record-low number of early action applicants […]

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Use A Light Touch Preparing Your Child For College Admission

(Forbes) By Willard Dix — I applied to college way back in the dark ages of pens and pencils, paper forms, snail mail and phones with cords and dials. There wasn’t much to it, really: My classmates and I took the SAT once, grimaced at our scores, kept our grades up and applied to college […]

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Growing number of students seeking accommodations for SAT

(North Jersey Record) By Deena Yellin — Student requests for extra time, more breaks or a quieter room when taking the SAT have doubled over the past five years, according to the College Board, which administers the test. That upward trend for these requests — known as accommodations — is likely to continue as the number of children […]

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Benefits of Applying to a College Offering Rolling Admissions

(University Herald) By Julio Cachila — Applying to college can be very stressing. In addition to passing all senior high school requirements, college-bound students also need to research school options, work on all application requirements, and find funds to finance college right from the start of the application process. Stressing right? What’s more stressing is that college-bound students need to do all of that […]

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