The SAT has changed once again, and this time the changes will be substantial. The last time the SAT had substantial changes was in 2005, when the College Board changed the score scale from 1600 to 2400. The primary reasons for the announced changes are to better assess the skills students are learning today and…
Admissions officers are curious. They want to know as much about you as possible and assess your fit for their schools. But is there information you should actually try to keep to yourself? If you Google yourself, would you find something that you may want to hide? During peak busy times, admissions officers may read…
Stephanie Klein Wassink is a college admissions expert and the founder of AdmissionsCheckup.com, a service that allows students to run their applications by three former admissions officers before they submit them, and Winning Applications, a college consulting firm. Based in Connecticut, Stephanie has over 15 years of experience in college admissions and was formerly on…
Susan Goodkin is a national college consultant and Executive Director of the California Learning Strategies Center, where she advises on college admissions for Ivy League universities and other highly selective schools. Susan is a graduate of Harvard University, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. In addition to advising students…
Rachel Korn is an admissions consultant and former admissions officer at the University of Pennsylvania, Brandeis University, and Wellesley College. She is the author of several books, including How to Survive Getting Into College and the follow-up Get Into College. She has been interviewed by “The Washington Post” and has made multiple appearances on “The…