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  • AP Test-Takers Can Now Submit Answers via Email

    AP Test-Takers Can Now Submit Answers via Email

    During last week’s online Advanced Placement (AP) exams, a wave of students experienced technical issues that prevented them from being able to submit answers. So for this week’s exams, the College Board announced it will be accepting submissions via email if students run into problems.  The College Board informed students by way of an email… Read More

  • Thousands of Students Have to Retake AP Exams This Year

    Thousands of Students Have to Retake AP Exams This Year

    For high school students, studying for an Advanced Placement (AP) exam is stressful enough. Imagine their stress when, in the middle of this year’s online exam, they submit their answers only to receive a message that their submission can’t go through.  Tens of thousands of students who spent months studying to take their AP exams… Read More

  • Will Current College Students Continue School in the Fall?

    Will Current College Students Continue School in the Fall?

    Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion on whether colleges and universities will be able to successfully recruit high school seniors to enroll this fall semester. But what about retaining the students that they already have?  At this point, nearly one in 10 current college students are rethinking their plans for… Read More

  • COVID-19’s Impact on College Enrollment

    COVID-19’s Impact on College Enrollment

    After the Great Recession of 2008, college enrollment increased by nearly 16 percent. But this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re seeing an opposite reaction, at least so far.  In fact, about 28 million American adults — 11 percent of those aged 18 and older — have canceled their education plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More

  • Will Colleges Reopen Campuses in the Fall?

    Will Colleges Reopen Campuses in the Fall?

    Will campuses reopen for fall semester? Largely, that remains to be determined. But colleges and universities across the United States are beginning to outline their intentions.  By way of a letter written by Provost Alan Garber, Harvard University announced it will reopen its campus in the fall, but classes may still be held online.  So… Read More

  • ACT Summer Tests Still On, with Online Option Later This Year

    ACT Summer Tests Still On, with Online Option Later This Year

    As long as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local guidelines permit it, ACT will still administer tests scheduled for this summer. ACT will also provide students with the option to take the test online at home in late fall/early winter.  In addition to the previously planned June 13 and July 18 test dates,… Read More

  • How COVID-19 Is Impacting Seniors’ College Decisions

    How COVID-19 Is Impacting Seniors’ College Decisions

    The college decision process is rarely easy for high school seniors. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s graduates are enduring challenges faced by no class before them. Carlos, a high school senior from Westchester County, New York, is one of the many students impacted by the pandemic. COVID-19 has slowed down his father’s… Read More

  • College Board Announces Upcoming SAT Dates & Possibility of an Online Test

    College Board Announces Upcoming SAT Dates & Possibility of an Online Test

    High school students will be able to take the SAT again starting Saturday, August 29, according to an announcement from the College Board. After the August test date, there will be additional weekend administrations of the SAT every month through the end of 2020.  This announcement means that the June 6 SAT test date, which… Read More

  • College Students Learn Just As Well Online, Study Finds

    College Students Learn Just As Well Online, Study Finds

    Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of college students across the United States have been forced to take their courses online. Although the transition hasn’t been easy, students may not have to worry about a drop in the quality of their education, particularly if they’re in STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics).  A new… Read More

  • How to Ace Your Online Classes, Amid Coronavirus

    How to Ace Your Online Classes, Amid Coronavirus

    In a widespread effort to limit the impact of COVID-19, higher education institutions across the United States have decided to close down their campuses and move classes entirely online. So, if you’re a college student, chances are you’ve been asked to study remotely. And perhaps it’s your first time.  Transitioning from in-person to online classes… Read More

  • Graduate Debt-Free at These 13 Colleges with Free Tuition

    Graduate Debt-Free at These 13 Colleges with Free Tuition

    It may sound like something out of a fairytale, but it is possible for students to go to college in the United States without paying a dime in tuition.  Instead of raising prices and pushing students further into debt, as most colleges and universities do, these following schools have figured out a way to keep… Read More

  • More High Schoolers Are Taking, Passing AP Courses

    More High Schoolers Are Taking, Passing AP Courses

    More than 1.2 million public high school seniors took an Advanced Placement (AP) course last year, an increase of 57 percent over the past decade. Over that same time period, the number of students who scored high enough on their AP exams to earn college credit increased by 60 percent, according to a new College… Read More

  • UC Should Keep ACT/SAT Requirement, Task Force Recommends

    UC Should Keep ACT/SAT Requirement, Task Force Recommends

    A faculty task force from the Academic Council of the University of California (UC) has released a report recommending that the UC system continue to use the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement, following its year-long investigation.  Already, more than 1,000 colleges and universities, including the University of Texas, the University of Chicago, New… Read More

  • High School GPA, not ACT Score, Is a Strong Predictor of College Graduation

    High School GPA, not ACT Score, Is a Strong Predictor of College Graduation

    A high ACT score will get you into college, but it won’t guarantee that you’ll make it out with a degree. A recent study comparing ACT scores, GPAs and graduation rates found that there is no correlation between high ACT scores and college graduation. High school GPA, on the other hand, was found to be… Read More

  • Cornell Program Recruiting Women to Computer Science Expands Nationally

    Cornell Program Recruiting Women to Computer Science Expands Nationally

    The tech field may soon become more diverse, as a successful Cornell Tech program to propel women into computer science careers is expanding nationally.  The program, originally called Women in Technology & Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY), started in 2016 as a partnership between Cornell Tech and the City University of New York (CUNY) —… Read More

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