Average ACT Score Unchanged Despite Growing Numbers of Test Takers
August 19, 2009
A report released yesterday by ACT, Inc, indicates that the average national score on the college entrance test has held steady, even though the number
A report released yesterday by ACT, Inc, indicates that the average national score on the college entrance test has held steady, even though the number
Some folks are desperate. And desperation is the mother of capitalistic invention. A new online company peddles “verified” student applications to Ivy League institutions. IvyAnalytics.com
I recently reconnected with one of my former transfer students via a social networking site. I assisted the student with the transfer admission process at
Parents may not like it, but some students just are not ready for college immediately after high school. You may want to travel the world,
Writing about ourselves is one of the most difficult tasks we are called upon to do. Ask any adult who has written their own résumé.
Writing about oneself is difficult. Really difficult. But write about yourself you must. So you may as well get started. But how? Most students start
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Eduction caught my eye. It’s about the efforts of a Dean at Southern Methodist University to encourage
You may be spending your summer studying for the dreaded standardized tests, but have you ever really considered the difference between the SAT and ACT?
I recently wrote about Playboy Magazine’s rankings of the top 25 party schools in America. Today, Inside Higher Ed carries a very thoughtful piece about
Parents are sometimes having trouble communicating with their kids. Part of the problem is that kids are adopting new social media technologies at a rapid
Is an Ivy League education worth it? Statistically, it might be–depending on what statistics we’re talking about, and how those numbers are used. A study