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Exam prep for all levels: regular, honors, AP, AICE, & IBWhile ½ of America’s universities
have gone test optional, the issue is
far more complex than it seems.
We’ll cut to the chase. This post of ours has very important directions that will affect your college application planning. Take heed by following this advice:
Topics: College Counseling
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After scrambling last year to find ways to administer AP exams during the unfolding pandemic, the College Board has now had some time to review that experience and plan for this year’s upcoming tests. Realizing that every school district around the country has different needs and capabilities, the College Board is implementing several changes for 2021. Overall, they’ve added more options and additional support for teachers and students, hoping to accommodate the wide-ranging circumstances.
Topics: AP Exams, College Counseling
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The start of second semester means it’s time for you to create a plan that helps you maintain your best grades – and improve those mid-semester grades that were not stellar. The best way to start? Get organized! Here’s a checklist that’ll do two things for you: keep you going academically and ensure that you make the most of your extracurricular involvements. Because time is the one thing you don’t get more of, here’s your Plan to Achieve!
Topics: College Counseling
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Colleges are businesses, and they like to get lots of admission applications because that makes it easier to fill classes with in-coming students. One way that a college can increase its number of applicants is by improving its ranking in the annual US News College Rankings.
In fact, a study published on the Harvard Business School’s blog found that “When explicit rankings of colleges are published in U.S. News, a one-rank improvement leads to a 1-percentage-point increase in the number of applications to that college.”
Topics: ACT/SAT, College Counseling, Test Optional
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All three reasons share one key element, time.
The next two test dates are September 12th and October 17th. Students who miss those administrations – or sit for them but don’t do well (possibly due to lack of proper preparation) will have plenty of time to work on practice test questions, and sit for full simulations, which we can provide, in order to learn where you most need to improve. Identifying your weaknesses is critical to improvement; both learning and improvement work take time.
Topics: Study Tips, Test-Prep, College Counseling, Coronavirus, College Tips, GRE
Read MoreTopics: Study Tips, Test-Prep, College Counseling, Coronavirus, College Tips, GRE
When does less than $6,000 equal nearly $150,000? That’s an uncommon equation –even for the diehard lottery player. But for a college-bound student and his family, such “winning” odds are quite possible!
Topics: College Admission, Tutoring, College Counseling
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