The Common Application will be temporarily shutting down on July 23. At that time, all existing Common Application accounts and personal information will be erased. The Common Application will then re-open on August 1 for the 2014-2015 application cycle. In anticipation of the shut-down, if you already have an account and plan to apply this […]
Major Changes to the SAT, How Will They Affect Me?
The College Board is making some major changes to the SAT in the next couple of years. The changes are most relevant to students currently in ninth grade, or younger. Here’s what you need to know about the “new” SAT. The changes will go into effect in the spring of 2016. That means this won’t […]
Common Application Statistics
Given the popularity of the Common Application, we thought you might be interested in knowing a bit more about what those last hours before the big January 1 deadline are like over at the Common App. Here are some statistics for this application cycle. 1) In the last 72 hours of 2012, from December 30 […]
Geology
Few people have the opportunity to travel to Antarctica, and it is certainly not among the study abroad destinations at most colleges, but if you go to Hamilton College, you just might get that chance. Associate Professor of Biology at Hamilton College, accompanied by 1 alumna and 3 students, have recently embarked on a […]
Changes to the MCAT Exam
Changes to the MCAT Exam For the first time in more than 20 years, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which administers the MCAT exam, has approved changes to the test that will take effect in 2015. Any student considering medical school in the next few years should be aware of these changes, as […]
Boston University Eliminates SAT Subject Test Requirement
Boston University Eliminates SAT Subject Test Requirement Anxious about the SAT Subject Tests? Starting this fall, one less school will require those scores. Kelly Walter, Assistant Vice President & Executive Director of Admissions at Boston University, announced this week that they will no longer require freshmen applicants to submit SAT Subject Test scores. The only […]
GRE Score Choice
GRE Score Choice Educational Testing Service (ETS), the administrator of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), announced that applicants to graduate school will no longer have to submit all of their test scores, but will be able to choose only the best scores to share. Test takers who are worried about having an “off day,” will […]
College Completion Report
College Completion Report The Chronicle of Higher Education issued a special report this week about college graduation rates in the United States. At Expert Admissions, we are fortunate because the students we work with expect to graduate from college in four years, and many will likely go on to pursue graduate or professional degrees, as […]