04/21/2020
Great Letter! Basically, my best advice for the Class of 2021 is similar. " Keep Calm and Carry On."
Perspective | A college admissions dean writes open letter to panicked high school juniors
Some reassuring words.
03/23/2020
Harvard students say the coronavirus pandemic has upended the last place at the elite $46,000 a year university where all students felt equal: its dorms
As Harvard asks all students to leave dorms amid the coronavirus pandemic with few exceptions, students say the school's "only equalizer" is gone.
03/23/2020
Harvard's treatment of students during this crisis borders on criminal.
International Students Left To Coordinate Housing, Travel After Coronavirus Closing | News | The Harvard Crimson
Students across campus were shocked by Harvard’s unprecedented decision to transition to virtual instruction and require students to leave campus as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. But for international students, the news was particularly worrisome.
03/21/2020
Important update from MIT. They will no longer consider OR EVEN ACCEPT SAT Subject test scores.
A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests | MIT Admissions
MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests
02/03/2020
Latest Update. Looks like the SAT and ACT may be here to stay.
UC should keep SAT and ACT as admission requirements, faculty report says
UC faculty leaders say the controversial SAT and ACT should remain admission requirements, citing UC data showing a boost to disadvantaged students.
11/23/2019
Honesty is the best policy ... and the only one if you're working with me.
U.S. Colleges Step Up Admissions Spot Checks After Scandal
U.S. colleges are stepping up scrutiny of student applications, as universities deal with the fallout from a scandal that saw parents pay bribes and rig test scores to win places for their children.
10/26/2019
These pay-for-play programs are often not worththe money. They smack of elitism and priviledge and do not add any thing to the the application. Stay home and take a class at teh local community college, get a job, or go out and volunteer!
The Pre-College Racket
Elite universities are making millions off summer programs for teens. What are they really selling?
10/09/2019
Love, love, loe these colleges. Redd and Evergreen may not be for everyone, but all of these colleges are wonderful places for an education.
The 10 Best 'Hidden Gem' Liberal Arts Colleges
Some students looking into college are aiming for only one thing; getting into the most prestigious possible school. For some students, this strategy can work. Others wish they never ended up attending the Ivy-League college they are now committed to for four “long” years of their lives. The tru...