(University Herald) By Julio Cachila — Applying to college can be very stressing. In addition to passing all senior high school requirements, college-bound students also need to research school options, work on all application requirements, and find funds to finance college right from the start of the application process. Stressing right? What’s more stressing is that college-bound students need to do all of that […]
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 […]
Read More »(Chicago Tribune) By Gerald Bradshaw — Students constantly bombard me with this question — “How do I get into a top college?” Most are asking about their chances of getting into the Ivy League, with Harvard, Yale and Princeton (HYP) being at the top of the list — sort of like caviar on a buffet […]
Read More »(The Washington Post) By Nick Anderson — Brimming with promise and praise, the brochures of idyllic campus scenery and tantalizing letters of interest from admission deans pour into high school students’ mailboxes starting as early as their sophomore year. The messages on the outside of the envelopes, from subtle to insistent, aim to stoke […]
Read More »(American Enterprise Institute) By Mark Perry — Above is a table summarizing new data just released by The College Board on the academic records of the 1.64 million US high school students who took the SAT in 2016 (see my recent CD post on gender differences on the SAT math test here). As you can clearly see, these data provide […]
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