Students and/or their parents dread filling out the long list of questions to apply/reapply for financial aid from the government every year. Well, the current administration is hoping that’ll be a thing of the past.
The government is changing FAFSA questions this January for many reasons (read here for the WSJ article). The two main reasons [...]
There are also fully accredited U.S. Colleges located outside of the United States and fully recognized in the United States and in other countries. These are founded upon the American model of liberal arts education. Not only do these universities enroll U.S. citizens, the majority of students enrolled at these American accredited universities hold passports [...]
A few weeks ago, I attended the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators in Los Angeles, CA. While being involved with International Admissions for almost three decades, I am always encouraging students to look beyond the U.S. boarder and seek a global education.
Having worked for Universities in London, England and Rome, Italy for [...]
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As a current junior, but pretty much a senior now that school had ended, I think that the SAT Subject Tests are somewhat repetative. I mean, if colleges see on your transcript that you have taken and scored well on the AP tests, then I think you should be exempt from taking the SAT II [...]
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As a prospective high school junior, the admissions/application process can be diffucult and in some cases extremely overwhelming for some students. However, I am a high school junior and for all of you who don’t seem to have a clue where to start, this blog may aid you in your first step.
First of all, with [...]
Starting next year, New York University will no longer require applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. However, NYU will not be going completely “test-optional,” as the university will still continue to require all applicants to send scores from standardized exams, but the students will have more options.
Currently, applicants to NYU must submit either ACT [...]
As students across the nation argue the validity of the SAT/ACT tests, colleges have finally began to listen. Several colleges, including Wake Forest and Smith College, just admitted their first class of applicants who could decline to submit SAT or ACT scores. So far, several hundred colleges have gone test-optional for at least some students, [...]
College Board has recently enacted a policy that will hopefully relieve some of the stress associated with taking SAT tests. In the past, colleges would receive all of the student’s scores, and some would just look at the two best, while other would consider all of the grades. Now, however, students who take the SAT [...]
So, you’ve been accepted to several schools and you have a decision to make before May 1. What are you going to do?
1. Create a spreadsheet and write down all the pros and cons of the schools.
2. If cost is a factor, and I’m sure it will be, estimate how much it will cost over [...]
March is typically the month where many students will be notified of their admission status. For some, the letters bring and for others, disappointment. Some will be on wait lists. If students have done their college homework and applied to six to eight schools that are their “first choice” schools, they won’t be in despair [...]