04/26/2024
https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-skip-ivy-league-for-southern-schools
Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South ‘Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.’
Crossroads College Counseling is an independent college counseling service aimed at helping high school students navigate the college application process.
04/26/2024
https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-skip-ivy-league-for-southern-schools
Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South ‘Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.’
06/30/2023
SCOTUS bans affirmative action in college admissions.
With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective 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.
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.
Common App welcomes over 30 new colleges and universities for the 2021-2022 application season 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.
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
TCU – Texas Christian University 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.
UT-Austin won't require SAT or ACT scores for 2022 applications due to COVID-19 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.
Interest Surges in Top Colleges, While Struggling Ones Scrape for Applicants 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
Students will be required to take STAAR tests in person, TEA says 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.
The SAT is dropping its essay section and subject matter tests to streamline during the pandemic. 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.