College Admissions Advice: To Do List for Sophomores and Parents (January 2012 – June 2012) IN GENERAL Begin thinking about what you want to do this coming summer. Colleges are just about as interested in what you do outside of school and with your summers as they are in your academics. Make sure you choose [...]
11/30/10 NEWSFLASH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Her are some last minute reminders about the UC application: 1. November 30: The filing period for applications for fall 2010 ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Applicants who have started an application by the time will have until 11:59 pm to submit. + Right after you submit your [...]
adMISSION POSSIBLE September-December To Do List SEPTEMBER Calendar • Taking into consideration your schoolwork, sports and activities, block out time each week from now until December to work on applications • Note application due dates on your calendar so that you can work out a schedule to complete them on time Applications • Gather applications [...]
August, 2010 Here are a few things to think about and act on before you go back to school. 1. TESTING • November is the only date when College Board offers the Language Listening Subject Tests. If you’re going to take it, sign up now. 2. COURSES AND GRADES • Of all the years in [...]
July 30, 2010 Every year approximately 2 ½ million students apply to college. In some instances, students apply only to local state colleges and universities. However, more and more apply to a wide array of colleges, public and private, as well as close and far away from home. The process is demanding, complex, and stressful. [...]
June 17, 2010 Now that the 2009-2010 school year has come and gone, I thought students and parents might find it useful to look ahead to the test dates for the I. SAT and Subject Tests, II. the ACT and III. AP tests for 2010-11. Here they are: COLLEGE BOARD TEST DATES Date of test [...]
April 27, 2010 Students applying to four-year colleges and universities have a number of challenges to face. First is figuring out which colleges you want to apply to; second is completing the application forms themselves (including usually writing a number of essays); and third is gathering letters of recommendation from their counselor, teachers and others. [...]
April 26, 2010 In this article, I discuss the two families of standardized tests: the PSAT/SAT offered by College Board and the PLAN/ACT offered by American College Testing. While an increasing number of colleges and universities are moving away from required testing (more than 800 according to FairTest, The National Center for Fair and Open [...]
April 19, 2010 Before I deal with AP Tests, let’s do a review of what Advanced Placement (AP) courses are all about, especially how they differ from other regular high school courses? College Board, the organization that develops and offers SAT and Subject Tests, is also responsible for developing the 30 courses and exams called [...]
March 31, 2010 It’s April or May and you’re a junior in high school. While it’s easy to be thinking ahead to summer and all the fun you’re going to have, you also need to be thinking about which admissions tests to take before the end of the school year. Here is a list: What [...]