College Board announced the good news on January 19, 2021 that they will no longer run the SAT Subject Tests. These were also known as the “SAT 2” tests. Over the past few years, it seemed like there were less and less universities that were requiring these subject tests. But, with this phase out, all colleges and universities will have … Read More
Common App adds a Covid-19 question
Colleges on the Top 100 U.S. News ranking with late January deadlines
Universities on the Top 100 U.S. News ranking with late January deadlines
Common Application Refresh 2019
In-state tuition for tribal nation students at U Illinois Chicago
Founder Jackie Sizemore awarded a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2018
A partial list of the Notable Essays came out today for the popular series Best American Essays, and to my great surprise, one of my essays made it to the list! My lyric essay, “Gaijin” was originally published in the Eastern Iowa Review, a literary journal. While the essay itself won’t be in the Best American Essays book, you can … Read More
Harvard lawsuit moves ahead
With the lawsuit involving Asian-American students’ undergraduate admissions to Harvard moving forward to trial in October, the case has the potential to create waves of changes in the admissions world. I found this article in the Boston Globe particularly helpful in thinking about the nuances of the case, as well as some brief overviews of the different parties who are involved. … Read More
Carnegie Mellon Eliminating Demonstrated Interest
Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate Admissions recently released news that they are making some significant changes to their application process. One big change is eliminating the “demonstrated interest” aspect, which previously was used to judge how much a student seemed genuinely interested in the university through participating in CMU events on campus or in their hometowns, completing an alumni interview, and … Read More
Harvard lawsuit reveals application scoring system
While the lawsuit involving Harvard undergraduate admissions continues to unfold, news outlets are reporting some of the information that has been released so far. Harvard admissions ranks students between a 1-6 in each admissions category, including using pluses and minuses to indicate being at the upper or lower end (ranking a 4+, for example). The Harvard Crimson article cited about … Read More