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https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_real_reason_you_procrastinate
The college application process can bring out the procrastinator in anyone! This talk helps you understand the roots of procrastination and offers some good tools for dealing with it.

The real reason you procrastinate You procrastinate because you're lazy, right? Wrong. The truth is more complex -- and far more interesting. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks ... with a little help from master procrastinator Margaret Atwood. (Audio only) Listen to more of WorkLife at TED.com/podcasts

"Freshman enrollment is down by 22.7 percent..." from National Student Research Clearinghouse Ctr. Steepest declines among the four-year institutions are in private colleges. It will be interesting to see how that affects admissions rates across the country.

According to a Chronicle of Higher Ed study tracking nearly 3,000 institutions in the US, their plans for reopening break down as follows:
6 percent will be online-only
27 percent will be primarily online
15 percent will be a hybrid of online and in-person
20 percent will be primarily in-person
2.5 percent will be solely in-person
6 percent are doing something else entirely
24 percent of schools have still not yet finalized their plans

An interesting article where you can find your child's estimated risk on returning to school by using the school's county in the search.

The Risk That Students Could Arrive at School With the Coronavirus New estimates show that large parts of the country would likely see infected students if classrooms opened now.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a searchable list of colleges and universities’ plans for reopening this fall. You can access it by creating a free log-in at chronicle.com

Williams, Amherst, Tufts, Vassar, Oregon State, Case Western, and Tulane are just some of the colleges and universities waiving the requirement for standardized test scores from freshmen and transfer applicants. Go to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing for a list of the many, many colleges that don't require test scores as part of the application process.

Some Colleges Are Waiving SAT and ACT Requirements With high school disrupted, a growing number of schools are waiving standardized testing requirements for 2021 applicants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/style/modern-love-college-essay-contest.html

Modern Love College Essay Contest Read the winner and finalists.

I'm a believer in education for it's own sake, first and foremost, but I encourage all my students to look up average indebtedness at their favorite schools. It's insight to what your path might look like AND the philosophy of the administration.

Which College Graduates Make the Most? New government data shows which college degrees are instantly paying off and which ones leave graduates loaded with debt but skimpy income.

I attended an interesting talk by Jonathan Mooney at the Carolina Club earlier this week. It was about the huge range of learning styles and the narrow slice that is supported by the current education system. If you get the chance, read his book or listen to him talk!

Great and easy-to-follow tips for writing your college application essay.

The Only Four College Essay Writing Tips You'll Ever Need · Inside Admissions

This is HUGE news. We don't have all the details yet, but this will make a big difference for students taking the exam a second or third time to improve one section.

Students will be able to retake sections of ACT next year — without repeating entire exam Testing officials announced the change Tuesday, aiming to give students more options for raising scores.