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A Decreasing Number of Colleges – How it Affects Admissions
The days of publishing newsworthy federal data on college admissions are basically gone, as the National Student Information...
Dina
Aug 20, 20212 min read


In Defense of Test Optional/Blind
If the SAT is eliminated, critics foresee the end of the world. Larry Su, an English professor at the City College of Chicago, recently...
Dina
Aug 16, 20212 min read


In Defense of SAT/ACT
Recently, the UCs decided to cancel ACT and SAT scores from college admissions. Although the report of the University Academic Committee...
Dina
Aug 14, 20213 min read


Importance of Your College Major
In recent years, more than 80% of high school graduates had researched their field of choice before choosing their major in college. This...
Dina
Aug 6, 20212 min read


Understanding AP Exams
As students receive their AP scores this July and August, it’s an opportune moment to discuss AP exams and understand them through the...
Dina
Aug 6, 20212 min read


How to Create a College List
College lists can be extremely intimidating to create, and when we are unfamiliar with where to begin, we may feel paralyzed by plethora...
Dina
Aug 5, 20212 min read


The Pandemic's Effect on College Enrollment
According to recent studies, data has shown a sharp decline in college enrollment due to the pandemic, with community colleges taking...
Dina
Jul 10, 20212 min read


The Impact of the Big Test Industry
As we’ve heard and read in the news these past few years, college have been demonstrating their support of the test optional movement,...
Dina
Jul 10, 20212 min read


Questions to Ask on College Tours
The US News recently published a list of 50 questions to ask on a college visit: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/...
Dina
Jun 27, 20212 min read


New Common App Prompt and How to Answer It
For rising seniors applying to colleges this fall, there will be a slight change to the Common Application: one of the eight essay...
Dina
Jun 27, 20213 min read


Highest and Lowest Paying Majors - What Should You Choose?
I remember when I was in high school, I told myself that my major doesn’t matter. As long as I’m happy studying what I’m studying, I’ll...
Dina
Jun 7, 20214 min read


Effects of Social Class on College Admissions
There’s no denying the fact that social class and family income have a non-zero effect on college admissions. We’ve heard and read...
Dina
Jun 7, 20214 min read


How to Interpret Latest Study: Admissions Tests Discriminate against Low-Income and Minority Student
Last week, a new study found that “the SAT and ACT tests discriminate against low-income, minority and female students in college...
Dina
Jun 6, 20212 min read


Tips for Class of 2022
As we get ready for summer and another season of college application, here are some tips for the Class of 2022 that are both proven and...
Dina
May 21, 20212 min read


Which AP Scores Do I Report?
As we march on through AP test season, many questions arise, some more than others, especially during a second unfamiliar pandemic cycle....
Dina
May 14, 20211 min read


Top 10 Mistakes High School Students Make
Believing Certain Years Don’t Count Students in California may have often heard of something called a UC GPA, which is calculated based...
Dina
May 6, 20213 min read


The Value of a Four-Year College Degree
In a recent Gallup survey (April 2021), studies show that many families are reconsidering the value of a traditional four-year college...
Dina
Apr 22, 20213 min read


What Juniors Can Do Right Now
What Juniors Can Do Right Now As the Ivy League schools release their admissions decisions, we have unofficially come to the end of our...
Dina
Apr 18, 20213 min read


How Asian Americans Can Stand Out Despite Admissions Bias?
From 2000 to 2017, the Asian-American population nearly doubled from 10 million to 19 million. Within the same time period, the total...
Dina
Apr 8, 20216 min read


Grades vs. SAT scores… Which is a Better Predictor of College Success?
In recent years, new research has supported the notion that a student’s GPA is a much better predictor of a student’s success in college...
Dina
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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