Tag: College Life

Making History: An Unprecedented Transition to College

Posted by: admin on May 14th, 2020

It has been quite a year. You have truly demonstrated Herculean strength in balancing your life of standardized tests, athletic events, activities, jobs, family, and friends. Now, of course, you are facing a health crisis challenge that is redefining the meaning of packing up and heading off to college. It means that over the summer […]

The PSAT is Done – Now it’s Time to Check Out the ACT

Posted by: admin on November 7th, 2019

Originally published November 7, 2019 Congratulations on making it through the PSAT! I’m hoping you feel really good about it – and not just because it’s over! If you don’t, however, you certainly don’t need to stress, because colleges will never see those scores. But good, bad, or otherwise, you’ll be waiting until December for […]

After Class: Student Newspaper

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

Most high schools produce a regular student newspaper. They can come out monthly, quarterly, or once a semester. At some schools, it’s an after-school activity, while at others, newspaper can be taken as an elective. If you have deep, esoteric interests, working with other students can help you connect your ideas to what your peers […]

The Culture Shock of Adjusting to College

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

California dreaming! That was Elena during her last years of high school as she contemplated where she wanted to go to college. She loved the idea of California – and loved what she saw when she visited. She also was favorably impressed by both what she saw on campus at Pitzer and what she heard […]

College Cousins: Earlham and Guilford

Posted by: admin on March 3rd, 2019

This column puts the spotlight on Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. By most standards, these schools are tiny (Guilford having about 1,700 undergrads and Earlham only 1,050), and yet they have managed to gain big-time reputations – and deservedly so. We feature them together because they have similar […]

Bon Voyage, Anne Saulkalns

Posted by: admin on March 1st, 2019

Anyone who has taken a practice test at PrepMatters in recent years has likely met Anne Saulkalns, the warm and welcoming lady who administers practice tests under a watchful eye. She has been a stalwart at PrepMatters for some thirteen years but, sadly for us, has decided that it’s time to close this chapter of […]