College Admissions and Coronavirus: Advice for High School Sophomores
For academically-inclined 10th grade students, the abrupt shuttering of their high school due to the coronavirus pandemic was not met with the type of youthful glee that follows a run-of-the-mill snow day announcement. Rather, this…
Top 10 Online Summer Programs for High School Students – 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 has dramatically altered the everyday lives of American teens as well as young people all over the globe. It can easily feel as if life is on pause for an indeterminate length of time,…
The Impact of Coronavirus on American Colleges
As of the publication of this blog, there are far more unknowns than knowns regarding coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. What is known is that, worldwide, there have been over 100,000…
Do I Need to Take SAT Subject Tests?
According to a 2019 survey conducted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), just 5.5% of U.S. colleges and universities view Subject Test scores as “considerably important” in guiding admissions decisions. The number…
Addressing Your Disciplinary History on a College Application
You so badly just want to just check the “No” box underneath the question asking if you have ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation in high school; it would be so much simpler…
How to Get Recruited as a College Athlete – NCAA or NAIA
Each fall, more than 480,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes ready themselves for competition in 24 sports at 1,281 college and universities. Roughly 176,000 individuals participate in Division I athletics, 119,000 in Division II,…
How to Get Accepted Into a BS/MD Program
The traditional course for any teen interested in becoming a medical doctor is to first apply to an undergraduate school with a solid program in the hard sciences. Majors for future MDs vary and, interestingly,…
How Many Colleges Should I Apply to?
A great sculptor stares at a giant hunk of stone and can visualize, in their mind’s eye, a finished work of art; the average person just sees a rock. When it comes to the task…
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