How to Make Sense of College Admissions Rankings

(New York Times) By Frank Bruni —  Willard Dix is one of the crankiest observers of the college admissions process I know; he’s also one of the smartest. He worked at Amherst, his alma mater, then advised college-bound students at a private secondary school in Chicago. He now blogs about higher education. I asked him on the […]

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Penn developed an efficient way to read applications — and it’s encouraging other schools to get on board

(The Daily Pennsylvanian) By Julia Bell —  Penn is encouraging other universities to pilot a team admissions strategy that Penn implemented four years ago — and Swarthmore has already adopted it. The tactic is used to increase efficiency, fairness and morale among college admission officers. Under the old system, admissions staff would divide applications and […]

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History of Test Prep: Match Group’s Profit Jumps as More Singles Pay for Online Dating

(The Wall Street Journal)  By Georgia Wells — Match Group, the owner of online dating apps such as Tinder and Plenty of Fish, reported a profit of $56.4 million, compared with a profit of $35.3 million a year earlier. Analysts had projected profit of $40 million, according to a survey by FactSet. Dating revenue increased […]

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2020 Member Winter Survey Results

Welcome to the results from our 2020 Member Survey.  For those of you who haven’t seen this before, we use this survey to determine what is covered at our annual conference.  If you want to get a sense of what has been covered in the past, please visit our Past Conference Agendas.  The survey itself […]

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Free Download: 2020 – 2021 SAT & ACT Test Date Calendar

Knowing the SAT & ACT test dates, deadlines, and score reporting is an incremental part of planning for student success.  We’ve captured those items for both tests and put them here for your reference.  Feel free to edit these or brand them as your own.  Hope it helps! Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. […]

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