Do I Take the SAT/ACT? With the PSATs behind us, I thought I would put together a quick cheat sheet as you are deciding whether to take the SAT/ACT or not. Here are the 3 things you have to decide: Do I prep for a test? Do I take a test? Do I submit my […]

Ah May, the month that brings us flowers, Mother’s Day, warmer weather and college signing day. This year has been particularly challenging as many students were not able to visit the colleges they were admitted to, many are managing waitlists and even those who were able to visits never got to go inside buildings on […]

This year has been a wild ride in admissions. As colleges focused on yield rate (the number of students who accept their offer of admission), showing interest in a school was more important than ever. Traditionally, students show interest in a school by visiting, meeting with admissions officers at college fairs or at their high school […]

I know this is a weird year, and without the usual milestones of PSAT, SAT, and college visits in many parts of the country, I think college seems intangible to a lot of high schoolers. Completing college applications and going through the process is so much more than checking boxes and filling out forms. As […]

The most common question I’ve been asked lately, is, “what do we do about the SAT”? The local high school district had plans to administer the PSAT this month, but due to COVID and the tier we’re in, those plans were scrapped (like everything else SAT related for the past 10 months).  For most students […]

  Selective colleges and state schools that offer early action/decision saw record numbers of applicants this fall. I think this is a result of the anxiety around college admissions and the fact that test scores are not required this year. Getting deferred is a terrible feeling (I know, it happened to me- there was a […]

Blame it on a new year, and hope for what 2021 holds, but I’m getting deep on you high schoolers. I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and talking to students this fall on how their lives have changed since the pandemic. I have passionate actors, athletes, artists, dancers, singers, musicians(the list goes on) who […]

Today I learned of a family who flew with their high school junior 2,300 miles away to take the SAT a few weeks ago. While I know families who can are doing this, I find it absurd. The health risks, the (additional) pressure on your student to perform, and the investment of time and money […]

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School is shaping up to look much different this fall than anything we’ve all experienced. The only thing we know for sure is that it will be new and dynamic. I know many of my students struggled with distance learning this spring, including my own three kids. I have been receiving a wide range of […]