(The Daily Pennsylvanian) By Julia Bell Penn is looking to expand its online learning to an unexpected demographic: high school students. The Penn Admissions office and Steppingstone Scholars, a Philadelphia-based academic enrichment program that helps underrepresented students, partnered to create a new online course: “How to Apply to College.” The course, which will be offered for free […]
Read More »(US News) By Katherine Hobson An academic passion, initiative and a proven interest in a college are key to getting your foot in the door – and they’re only some of the attributes admissions officers are looking for in their ever more competitive applicant pools. Sixty-four percent of colleges and universities surveyed by the National Association for […]
Read More »(The Brown Daily Herald) By Hattie Xu — Though the SAT may be a distant memory for some college students, it continues to play a significant role in college admission as high school students aim to gain entrance to their dream colleges. According to The Herald’s fall 2016 undergraduate poll, physical science concentrators tend to […]
Read More »( Compass Prep ) By Bruce Reed — A few million high school juniors and sophomores took the PSAT last week. It gave them an early glimpse at the SAT along with some low-stakes first-hand experience with college admission testing in general. While PSAT scores will not factor into eventual admission decisions, taking the PSAT […]
Read More »(New York Times) By Natasha Singer — Applying for admission to many American colleges already has high school students jumping through hoops. School transcript? Check. Recommendations? Check. Personal statement? Standardized test scores? List of accomplishments? Check. Check. Check. Now some social media experts are advising high school seniors to go even further. They are coaching […]
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