Crossroads College Counseling

04/26/2024

https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-skip-ivy-league-for-southern-schools

‘Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.’

06/30/2023

SCOTUS bans affirmative action in college admissions.

Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.

05/02/2021

Before you post your teenager's college acceptances on FB, you might want to read this article.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/decision-day-2021-how-teens-are-sharing-college-acceptances-and-rejections-after-a-rough-year-11619874002?st=qieza8ae0uh25qq&reflink=article_imessage_share

03/25/2021

University of Alabama is one of 30 new schools who will now be accepting the Common App.

Students applying to college in 2021-2022 will soon have access to over 30 additional colleges and universities across the United States through the Common App online application system.

03/02/2021

Join TCU's head of admission, Heath Einstein, on March 3 at 6:00 p.m. who will discuss TCU's new test optional policy through 2023 and campus visits.

Click on the link below to tune in: https://www.facebook.com/TCUTexasChristianUniversity

Our vision: To be a world-class, values-centered university.

02/26/2021

https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/texas/ut-austin-wont-require-sat-or-act-scores-for-2022-applications-due-to-covid-19 #:~:text=Facebook-,UT%2DAustin%20won't%20require%20SAT%20or%20ACT%20scores%20for,applications%20due%20to%20COVID%2D19&text=%E2%80%9CThe%20continuation%20of%20the%20temporary,university%20said%20in%20a%20statement.

Universities across the country have started to extend

02/23/2021

While more competitive schools saw an increase in applications this year as a result of going test optional, other schools are scrapping for students.

Waiving standardized test requirements during the pandemic brought more hopefuls to the Ivy League and large state schools, while less-selective colleges face an alarming drop.

02/01/2021

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/students-will-be-required-to-take-staar-tests-in-person-tea-says?fbclid=IwAR3pod1S2unvtwaISj_xMH1jQb1Y8zsPMyhhqRZEeTiUHuORif3Iupi-uv0

The Texas Education Agency has released guidance regarding how school districts across the state should administer the STAAR test later this Spring. The TEA said it will provide school districts with extended testing windows in April, May, and June for STAAR testing, as well as the STAAR Alternate t...

01/20/2021

BREAKING NEWS!!! College Board is doing away with SAT Subject Tests and the optional essay to focus on AP exams and online testing.

LiveUpdated Jan. 19, 2021, 11:03 p.m. ETJan. 19, 2021, 11:03 p.m. ETCovid-19 Live Updates: California’s Surge Recedes But Alarm Grows Over VariantsAs the United States surpassed 400,000 deaths on the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. assumed the role of mourner-in-chief ...

01/15/2021

Congratulations to Rachel Sobolevitch on her acceptance to Davidson!!! They are lucky to have her!

12/08/2020

Beautiful day at UGA!
Fun Fact: Athens boasts a vibrant music scene, much like Austin. REM and the B52s are some of the great bands that hail from Athens.

07/28/2020

Thought I would provide some humor for those of you still struggling with college application essays.