(Metro US) By Alizah Salario–When Sheila Akbar, director of education at test prep company Signet Education, took a practice exam for new SAT, one passage threw her off. In the reading section, students were asked to analyze a letter exchange between two women in the 1830s arguing about whether they should become involved in the abolitionist […]
Read More »(Forbes) By Willard Dix–Let me be direct about this topic: Over-emphasizing the ACT and/or SAT at the expense of other necessary college application components like academic achievement, doesn’t make sense. It’s far more productive for college admission and personal development to approach school and education as an ongoing enterprise instead of as the make-or-break proposition that college […]
Read More »(PBS Newshour) By Shondra Carpenter– Editor’s Note: As summer gets underway, rising seniors may want to think about getting a jump start on college planning. School counselors like Shondra Carpenter say for students interested in going to college, understanding a few of the changes in the application process, including the new FAFSA and portfolio-based Coalition […]
Read More »(The Atlantic) By Conor Friedersdorf– Who are today’s college students? The answer surprises most people who attended four year universities, according to Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of Lumina Foundation. Addressing audiences, like the one he spoke to Friday at The Aspen Ideas Festival, co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, he frequently poses […]
Read More »(Quartz) By Jenny Anderson– Well-off kids who don’t have to work or take care of a sibling during the summer can embark on elaborate journeys to find or foster their passion. They can volunteer for an HIV program in Africa, study health care in the Caribbean or immerse themselves in Mandarin in China. They can […]
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