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Test-Optional Schools: What Are They?
Test-Optional Schools: What Are They?

So many schools have opted to go test-optional this year. Here’s an updated (as of 8/2/20) curated list from FairTest—separated by Liberal Arts schools and regionally ranked universities.

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What Changes to AP Exams Mean for Seniors
What Changes to AP Exams Mean for Seniors

College Board announced on Friday that updates to AP exams are coming. To combat the changes, College Board is committed to supporting schools and students at home by providing free remote learning resources (with AP teachers providing instructional content) and developing a new at-home testing option. New time constraints within the education community (namely, high school seniors) have caused College Board to react accordingly and in doing so, their press release last week outlined AP changes that high-schoolers can expect this year.

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Changes to ACT and SAT in the Age of COVID-19
Changes to ACT and SAT in the Age of COVID-19

Sophomores and Juniors—Your summer is bound to look a little different. As we navigate the age of #COVID-19, cancellations and rescheduling of nationwide ACT and SAT dates are impacting schools, students, and college application plans.

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How COVID-19 Changes College Admissions
How COVID-19 Changes College Admissions

Whew. What a difference a few days can make. We are committed to equipping our parents and students with accurate news information regarding #COVID-19. At what's shaping up to the most difficult college admissions season yet, we will continue to share information on testing, deadlines, and application processes as we learn more.

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Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know
Types of College Deadlines - What You Need to Know

If you’re in the throes of college admissions season, chances are you’ve heard of the various deadlines available for high school seniors to completely submit their application. These universal deadlines, mandated by each college, can be conveniently managed on universal application portals such as the Common Application or the Coalition Application. However, though of these application deadlines require that all supplemental components are submitted in conjunction with the application (transcript, essays, letters of recommendation, etc.), by leveraging the odds that are associated with each application deadline, we believe that we can leverage a student’s best foot forward in the competition

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Hungry for Change: Are Video Games the Answer to the SAT and ACT?
Hungry for Change: Are Video Games the Answer to the SAT and ACT?

What if instead of studying for months and sitting for the ACT or SAT, you could just play….a video game? Harvard dropout and founder of Imbellus, Inc., an LA-based startup company is turning the college admissions monopoly on its head—and they’re getting noticed.

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