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SAT Anxiety is Upon Us

With October scores in, high school seniors are either smiling or sweating. By Anne Vaccaro Brady If your high school senior took the SAT this month, your family is reviewing those scores that came in...

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College Admissions News for the Middle of Winter

Time to be talking with your student about financial aid, college planning, campus safety and more.  By Anne Vaccaro Brady This week’s review of college-related news covers everything from how early to...

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The Appeal of Test-Optional Colleges

Over 850 colleges don’t require the SAT/ACT as part of the admissions process. By Anne Vaccaro Brady With just the thought of the SAT or ACT sending a rush of anxiety through the average teenager, the...

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How to Handle Unsolicited Advice During the College Admissions Process

Pay attention to who’s offering you their insight and why. By Anne Vaccaro Brady I admit to often asking too many questions of parents and their high school juniors and seniors about where they are in...

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The First College Acceptances and Rejections are on their Way

The responses can determine your student’s next steps.  Just in time for the holidays, colleges will begin sending acceptances and rejections to applicants, particularly those who chose the Early...

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News on College Admissions and More

To-do lists for high school juniors and seniors, determining the real cost of college & more. Whether your student is a high school underclassman, a graduating senior or a college freshman, read on...

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Lessons I’ve Learned from a Year of Blogging about College Admissions

A few things about college admissions stand out to me. Plenty of parents need this information When I started this blog, I wondered if anyone would actually find it useful. In both the comments section...

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Important Changes to the SAT and ACT for 2013

If you’ve been through the process before, be prepared for new registration requirements. By Anne Vaccaro Brady Lately, I’ve been reading Facebook comments by parents of high school juniors about the...

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The Latest College News for You

Increased financial aid at private colleges, the ACT is going digital, acceptance rates and more. Updates on the ACT Tamar Lewin writes in the New York Times on the impact of the ACT exam becoming...

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College Admissions Fall 2020

A glimpse at how the coronavirus might impact the college admissions process. The college admissions process will be different this fall. COVID-19 has changed the dynamics of how and what students...

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