(Courtesy of The Huffington Post) – After five years of deliberation, DePaul University has decided to make submission of ACT or SAT scores optional, starting with the 2012 admission cycle, making it likely the largest private non-profit school to do so. The decision reflects the school’s mission to serve their diverse student body, including many [...]
(By Carla Rivera, courtesy of The Los Angeles Times) – California’s higher education system is in decline, with fewer students able to afford college, falling college participation rates and dwindling state support, according to a study released this week. The report suggests that the state, once celebrated nationally for its three-tiered system of public colleges, has [...]
Colleges and universities with rolling, late, or extended deadlines OK, so it’s almost graduation and for whatever reason you haven’t applied to college. Maybe you didn’t think you wanted to go at all, but now as many of your friends are in the process of reviewing their offers of admission you now have a change of [...]
OK, so you didn’t do as well on your SAT as you would’ve hoped. Well don’t despair! As it turns out there’s over 800 colleges and universities that either do not require or de-emphasize the importance of standardized test scores. The folks over at FairTest keep the most up-to-date list which you can access here. [...]
On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote presentation to several hundred students and their parents at the annual Clark County School District College Readiness Educational Workshop (CREW) program. As promised, I am posting the PowerPoint presentation that I used. Just click the red “X”. I hope you find this useful.
