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Common Application: Does “Optional” Truly Mean Optional?

You’ve finished the core components of your Common Application – your main essay, your activities, and any required supplements for the schools on your list – and are ready to submit. Then you pause. Should I self-report my scores? Do I need to respond to the COVID question? Will colleges read the four extra letters […]

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Oops!…They Did It Again. More SAT and ACT Issues

You’d think that after a spate of SAT and ACT cancellations because of COVID-19, the College Board and the ACT would pull out all the stops to ensure that high school students – especially current juniors – would face no obstacles in rescheduling their exams for July, August, September, and October. You’d think leaders of […]

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SAT Horror Stories

We have heard many SAT horror stories over the years from our students. Hurricanes in the middle of tests and proctors insisting no one move, a bloody nose that soaked the score sheet and a student too shy to speak up, not enough booklets ordered and students left waiting over an hour to take the […]

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