Dartmouth College announced last month that it is reinstating its mandatory-testing policy after four years of optional score submission for applicants. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, dean of admissions … Continue reading “New Sanity on Standardized Tests”
According to a working paper released two months ago by the Annenberg Institute, nearly 25 percent of students who applied to college during the 2018-19 application cycle started but never … Continue reading “Are Essay Requirements Holding College Applicants Back?”
The college application season has long been notorious for the anxiety it instills in high school seniors, many of whom are seeking admission to schools they believe will determine their … Continue reading “The College Rankings Game: How Students and Parents Are Being Played”
The season for college admissions is upon us. My younger daughter is still a junior but her public school teammates are all abuzz with chatter of who applied where, who’s … Continue reading “How the One-Size-Fits-All College Application Model Hurts Homeschoolers”