Tag: COVID-19

State of the SAT and ACT: Test Availability and Test Optional

Posted by: admin on November 2nd, 2020

It’s been difficult lately to keep up with all the news about the SAT and ACT, and we do this professionally! You’re likely wondering what to make of so many colleges and universities going test optional and whether students are actually taking the tests. And, more importantly, whether you should look to take a test! […]

Launching High School: Developing Routines & Building Your Winning Team

Posted by: admin on October 12th, 2020

Freshman year is full of new opportunities! High school courses, homework, new ways of doing school, and your calendar are all central to your day. This year, you are busy learning how high school works and what your freshmen year will look like in-person. Yes! You can start high school with real people, which will […]

7 Ways to Take Advantage of Sophomore Year (2021-22 ed.)

Posted by: admin on October 12th, 2020

The transition from freshman to sophomore year of high school is rooted in the refinement of your goals and intentions. You’ll want to continue shaping exactly what it is that defines your passions and vision so that you can set yourself up to successfully pursue those interests with direction and challenge yourself with a strong academic […]

How to Take Control in High School (Even During a Pandemic)

Posted by: admin on October 11th, 2020

As we continue navigating our way through an evolving global pandemic, we welcome in the new school year. We hope that over the summer, you and your family had a chance to relax, refresh, and even change the scenery for a while. Perhaps you were able to take a step back from your Zoom calls […]

Good News!

Posted by: admin on October 8th, 2020

There are a couple of good news items to share with you this month. While 2020-2021 may be a bit different than a typical school year, given our remote and masked classrooms, I have heard some good things about what is opening up for students this fall that I want to share with you. For […]

Managing Your Remote Learning Time

Posted by: admin on October 4th, 2020

By Aaron Golumbfskie & Ryan Warren We’re now several weeks into the school year, and what we’ve been hearing from you is that this semester’s online learning is very different from last year’s. Last spring, schools and teachers were just trying to weather the storm and get to June. This is a new year, however, […]

Should I Answer the COVID-19 Question on the Common App?

Posted by: admin on September 8th, 2020

Ask an admissions officer whether you should write a response to the optional COVID-19 question on this year’s Common App, and depending on the college (or the day), you may hear different advice. Some officers suggest a limited approach, saying that unless your or your family’s health or employment was directly affected by the pandemic, […]

Staying In But Remaining Strong

Posted by: admin on August 5th, 2020

We are living in unusual times, ones that call for us to stay vigilant and take actions to protect our physical health. We will likely be navigating a shifting COVID landscape for the foreseeable future, and all of us need to prioritize our mental and emotional health. It’s important that you not lose sight of […]

How To Get Great Letters of Recommendation (Even During a Pandemic)

Posted by: admin on July 23rd, 2020

As I meet with many seniors this month, I ask a series of similar questions to get a sense of where everyone is on the admissions process spectrum. July is the time when it starts to move from an abstract idea of “Applying to College” to the concrete idea of “Actually Applying To these Colleges […]

The Key to Doing Real Science? Reading and Writing

Posted by: admin on May 20th, 2020

As I write this in spring 2020, labs around the world are working hard to understand a particular novel coronavirus. Perhaps when you’re reading this, the discoveries necessary to prevent or treat COVID-19 have been found (may it be true). If so, in your now, surely there is some other pressing problem that has researchers’ […]