The Hindu by ROHAN GANERIWAL Here’s a thought that bears repeating about getting into Ivy League and the so-called Top-25 schools: It’s harder than you think and it takes long-term planning. There is an incredible crush of applicants for the top schools. They’re the institutions with the lowest acceptance rates. Although there are many high-quality colleges […]
Read More »By Andy Torbett More parents than ever are turning to homeschooling as an alternative to enrolling their children in failing government schools, and colleges and universities are now adapting their admissions processes to better accommodate homeschooled children’s unique backgrounds and skills. Data from the U.S. Department of Education suggest the number of homeschooled children […]
Read More »(HBR.org) By Robert C. Wolcott Established industries aren’t ripped apart overnight. That takes time, though when momentum builds, change happens fast. How can incumbents manage through the monumental changes currently under way? One answer is to take a cue from pivotal technology companies leading the change. Many of the companies leading today’s technology-driven transformations across […]
Read More »Barron’s by Abby Schultz. The first revision of the SAT in more than 10 years was given to students in the U.S. on March 5, but thousands of test takers received notice less than a week beforehand that they would instead sit for their exams on the next scheduled test date of May 7. The […]
Read More »The Christian Science Monitor by Ruth Walker. This winter marks a big change in the SAT, the college entrance exam formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test but now well known enough to inspire terror with just its initials. The New SAT has been administered this month for the first time. Let it […]
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