by nancy | Jan 21, 2020 | College Fit, College visits
Visiting colleges can be an overwhelming part of the college selection process for both parents and students alike. With over 3,800 colleges in the country how do you know where to start and what do you look for? There is so much to know about each school –...
by nancy | Apr 3, 2019 | College visits, University of the South, Washington University St. Louis
Last week I went college touring. We saw ten colleges in five days. Yes, you read that correctly; ten colleges in five days. The prospect of spending five days on a bus traveling from one guided tour to the next, following backward-walking students talking about...
by nancy | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Which test scores should I self-report? How do I report them? Do I have to send official score reports and when? What is a “superscore”? Can I use one? What is “Score Choice”? Handling test scores has gotten complicated. Read on for an...
by nancy | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am often asked which college admissions test a student should take. In my opinion, a student should try both the SAT Reasoning Test and the ACT. I think this advice holds water now more than ever since the Revised SAT came out in 2016. The Revised SAT and the ACT...