Do College Admissions Criteria Capture Creativity? – Scientific American

  From Scientific American.   What does it take to get into college? High school grades and standardized tests are still the most common metrics. While this information is often considered alongside other sources of information (interviews, personal statement, essay, letters of recommendation), these other indicators of college potential are typically not considered if high school […]

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The New MCAT Topic That Nobody Is Talking About

Pre Med Life reports, When the AAMC revised the MCAT in April 2015, there was much fanfare and hype about two new subjects on the test: biochemistry and psychology. Seemingly under the radar, the AAMC actually added another new topic to the exam that most students are unaware of: experimental design. Read the rest of the article here.

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The Big New Effort To Revamp College Admissions — Will It Work?

As reported by NPR, TO: America’s colleges and universities FR: America’s high school students RE: Please make the college admissions process less daunting and more collaborative, creative, engaging and in tune with the Digital Age. Oh, and while you’re at it, try to level the admissions playing field between rich and poor. Read the rest […]

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SAT or ACT?

As reported by Money, it’s no longer an “either/or” question in many families, this new survey finds. For many college-bound students today, the question of whether to take the ACT or the SAT seems to have gotten a whole lot easier. They’re just taking both. Read the rest of the article here.

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