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Deciding Between the SAT and ACT Continued – Practice Tests

Our last blog post discussed the differences between the SAT and ACT. While it’s important to understand the differences between the tests, before deciding on one or the other, you should take a practice test in each. The College Board and ACT each offer their own test preparation materials, including practice tests that you can […]

Subject Tests 2013

A Primer on Subject Tests Many colleges require or recommend that applicants submit SAT Subject Test scores. You can take them at any point in high school, but it usually makes sense to coordinate Subject Tests with your high school curriculum. You may not yet know if you’ll need to take SAT Subject Tests, but […]

Essay Idea Brainstorming

It’s September, and the fall semester is starting up. This means it’s time to dig into your college application essays. Before you start writing, however, you should probably do some reflecting and brainstorming. Putting some work in before you write will allow you to spend less time figuring out what you want to say, and […]

SAT or ACT 2014

SAT or ACT? You might be wondering how to decide between taking the SAT or ACT. Pretty much all colleges will accept either test, so the decision of which to take depends on your personal preference. As you think about preparing for the SAT or ACT, keep some of these important differences in mind. Sections. […]

When to Begin Working on your College Essay

The college essay, or personal statement, is one of the most important elements of the college application process. As a result, rising seniors may be wondering about when they should begin working on their essays. It’s best to wait until later this summer, or at least until you’ve completed your summer program or experience, to […]

Common Application Essay Prompts 2017-2018

While it’s still early to be thinking about writing your college application essays for next year’s application cycle, the Common Application has already announced their essay topics for 2017-2018. Though it’s nice to have this information now, it’s too early to start your essays. A lot can happen between now and when the Common App […]

The Common Application Welcomes New Members!

For the 2013-2014 application cycle, 39 more colleges will join the Common Application. This brings the total Common App college count to 527 colleges and universities in 47 states and 7 countries other than the United States. In addition to the 446 private colleges and universities on the Common Application, there are also 81 public […]

Community Service Award

If finding and attending a college with plenty of opportunities for community-service and service-learning is important to you, you will be interested to look at the colleges and universities listed on the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Five Presidential Award winning colleges and fourteen Honor Roll Finalists were honored today by […]