Posted on: 24 Mar 2025
After completing an SAT test, we understand that you are extremely eager to find out your results. If you are a senior, you may also be anxious to know how quickly your prospective colleges can receive your results. This blog has you covered on both fronts as we answer the question: when do SAT scores […]
Posted on: 24 Mar 2025
In an ideal world, ACT scores would come out on the same day you sat for the exam. For many teens that would alleviate a good deal of stress, nerves, and sleepless nights in the weeks that follow testing day. In reality, ACT test-takers will have to endure a wait that could last anywhere from […]
Posted on: 18 Mar 2025
Wondering whether colleges favor the SAT or the ACT? Good news—they don’t! Rather, highly selective colleges look for superior scores on either the SAT or ACT. Accordingly, it can be a useful exercise to compare equivalent scores using an SAT to ACT conversion chart. Doing so can give you a deeper understanding of the value […]
Posted on: 17 Mar 2025
With the majority of college application deadlines just days away, it’s important to perform a thorough review of your applications to help avoid making obvious mistakes that can negatively impact your chances for admission. When you’re done with that, do it again and then have a second and third set of eyes do the same. […]
Posted on: 13 Mar 2025
The Common App Additional Information section appears to be a 300-word (formerly 650-word) oasis amidst a desert of Draconian character limits. Yet, this inviting expanse of brag-sheet real estate should not be mistaken for an invitation to spew random musings on T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land or chronicle the reasons you quit the mandolin when […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2025
In the classic film Hoosiers, Gene Hackman’s character Coach Norman Dale warns his basketball players, “not talk about the next step until you’ve climbed the one in front of you.” Good advice for anyone, including today’s Indiana high schoolers intent on attending one of the state’s premier colleges. That’s because schools like Notre Dame, Purdue, […]
Posted on: 04 Mar 2025
Planning to take AP exams this May? You’re likely wondering when you’ll find out your results. Scoring a 3, 4, or 5 can not only pay dividends in the college admission process but also earn you a number of college credits, allowing you to reduce your tuition bill down the line. That leads us to […]
Posted on: 03 Mar 2025
An expert, data-informed guide for families making one of the most important educational decisions in a booming, competitive metroplex. Choosing the right high school in the Dallas–Fort Worth area is far from straightforward. North Texas offers: Top-ranked public districts (Southlake Carroll, Highland Park, Plano ISD, Frisco ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville, Richardson) Nationally recognized private and independent schools […]