Remember to register by May 5th to take the SAT on June 5th. Late registration is also available through May 19th. You can sign up online at www.collegeboard.org.
Archive for April, 2010
Register for the June 5th SAT by May 5th
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Results are available for the April 10th ACT
Monday, April 26th, 2010Results from the April 10th ACT are now available online at www.actstudent.org.
Transfers a hot commodity for colleges
Monday, April 19th, 2010Bill Schackner or the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes “as more students show a desire to transfer, schools are focusing attention on them as never before. In the hyper-competitive world of college admissions, transfer students have become the latest sought-after commodity, viewed as increasingly important to keeping seats filled and diversifying the student body through their varied backgrounds.”
The big names who got thin envelopes
Thursday, April 15th, 2010Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal reports on the “Nobel laureates, billionaire philanthropists, university presidents, constitutional scholars, best-selling authors and other leaders of business, media and the arts who once received college or graduate-school rejection letters of their own.”
Applications to elite universities rise
Monday, April 12th, 2010New York Times writer Jacques Steinberg reports “applications to elite private colleges rose again this academic year, despite the economic constraints on many families. As a result, admission rates often fell to record lows. Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Cornell, Stanford, MIT, and Duke each reported sharp increases in applications this year compared with last year.”
More colleges breaking the $50,000 mark
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Tracy Jan, staff writer for the Boston Globe, reports the “number of colleges in the region that charge that much or more for tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees is expected to more than double” next year.
Is the ACT or SAT better for you?
Monday, April 5th, 2010Columnist for the Charlotte Observer Lee Bierer gives tips on which test to take and test strategies for both.
“SAT fits student who …
- Did well on the PSAT with little or no prep work.
- Is a strong reader with a good vocabulary.
- Has good recall for historical or literature examples for the essay.
- Possesses strong deductive reasoning and is test-savvy.
- Is focused and good at puzzles.
- Has ear for languages; easily identifies sentence errors.
- Is a bright underachiever.
“ACT fits student who …
- Did well on the PLAN (the PSAT for the ACT).
- Earned a PSAT score that is inconsistent with grades and effort.
- Reads fast but is not so strong in vocabulary.
- Knows grammar and punctuation.
- Performs well academically but is likely to experience test anxiety.
- Is a “book-smart overachiever” but not the best test-taker.
- Is great at writing argumentative essays about everyday issues.
- Works quickly – more questions and less time, but less reasoning required.”
Results are available for the March 13th SAT
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Results from the March 13th SAT are now available online at collegeboard.org.