Top Tier Admissions
According to a recent FairTest press release, 55 percent of all bachelor-degree granting schools in the U.S. have already announced they will be test-optional for students applying to college in the fall of 2022. Included are all Ivy League schools, other selective private institutions such as Emory, Rice, and Stanford, and many flagship public universities […]
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 […]
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 […]
Post by TTA tutors: Steven and Amy As we all struggle to find some stability in a chaotic world created by the Coronavirus, it seems that the only constant is change. In many cases, the change is welcome, even necessary. Such is the case, we believe, with the proposed three major changes coming to the […]
By: Amy Dulan “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.” -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Sound familiar? Preparing for the ACT can sometimes feel like you’re slogging through mud, uncertain of what lies before you. Achieving clarity is a challenge […]
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