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Jul 14

COVID-19 Brings Financial Challenges, COVID Vaccines Bring Scholarship Opportunities

By Katherine Friedman College Admissions, Financial Aid, High School, Scholarships

If you’re a student who has graduated from high school in 2021, the first thing you should do is pat yourself on the back. You have faced unique challenges and shown great flexibility to earn your diploma. If you’re planning to attend college next year, you have also applied to colleges, chosen a school, and…

Mar 03

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Preparing for the 2021 AP Exams

By Arash Fayz College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, Test Prep

If you're currently enrolled in an AP class, you may have heard that last year's 2020 testing for AP exams looked a lot different than previous years (with shorter, modified at-home versions of the tests). This year, 2021, the testing format has changed again in an effort to better adapt to student needs. So if…

Jan 24

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Say Goodbye to the SAT Subject Tests and the Optional Essay

By Katherine Friedman College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, SAT, Test Prep

This past Tuesday, the College Board—the organization that runs the SAT testing program and AP exams—announced that it is dropping the SAT Subject tests and the optional essay section of the SAT General Exam. The official reasoning of the College Board is “to reduce and simplify demands on students.” In addition, it plans to allocate…

Nov 09

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ACT Superscore: What is it?

By Jeff B. ACT, College Admissions, Test Prep

NOTE: This post was written prior to ACT’s release of updated superscoring information. Read our new blog ACT Superscoring Is Here: What you need to know for more information. ACT Superscore: At a glance In your preparation for the ACT or SAT scores or in looking at colleges, you may have come across the term…

Oct 30

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Good SAT Score: Tips on how to improve score

By Jeff B. College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, SAT, Test Prep

What is a "good" score? You are probably reading this blog because you’d like to get a good SAT score. However, just what counts as a good SAT score? The answer is, that depends! Some students’ goal on the SAT may simply be to achieve NCAA eligibility so they can play sports in college at…