(The Texas Tribune) By Jacob Sanchez. David Coleman is the president of the College Board and Sal Khan is the founder of Khan Academy. Earlier this month, the College Board launched a new version of the SAT. One of the major changes to the SAT is how students prepare for the test. Now they can access free personalized […]
Read More »By Jennifer Wallace & Lisa Heffernan (New York Times). While most parents find the college process stressful and bewildering, we interviewed some who have a unique perspective: admissions officers who are also the parents of teenagers and college students themselves. They know that while parents can’t control where their child is admitted, they can influence […]
Read More »By Caroline Duda (Examiner)ACT, AP, IB, SAT, and SAT Subject Tests – in an increasingly competitive college admissions world, there seems to be no shortage of exams that are designed to measure a student’s academic potential. Preparing for them can be difficult in and of itself, but the same can be said of choosing which test to use when. Take […]
Read More »By Troy Onink (Forbes). Unfortunately, almost everything you’ve read about college financial aid is probably wrong. New rules affecting when and how students apply for financial aid will impact families and colleges over the next few years, but its not just the new information that renders a lot of what you’ve read about college aid […]
Read More »(Harvard Political Review) By Jiafeng Chen. The Harvard Graduate School of Education released a report in January titled “Turning the Tide,” which recommended that college admissions should de-emphasize standardized testing in favor of activities such as community service. The report is but the newest installment in an ever-growing confederation against standardized testing. Critics of standardized […]
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