by Jo Leonard | May 6, 2026 | ACT test, College Admissions, SAT Test
Standardized Testing: It’s Back…Hrumphh You can nap after it’s all over but for now, listen up. What’s really changed is the timing and your and your student’s mindset. Families now need to start earlier, think more strategically about which test...
by Jo Leonard | May 3, 2022 | Choosing a Major, College Admissions, College Applications
Is this the “Secret to an Ivy League Offer?” You decide. The email came into my Inbox, titled, “How to get into an Ivy – Insider Information.” Interesting. I clicked on one of the links and was immediately told how the acceptance rates to the Ivies has gone...
by Jo Leonard | Sep 3, 2021 | College Admissions, College Application Essays, College Applications, Uncategorized
A Bracing Little Speech For The First Day Of HS Sophomore Year “Welcome to your sophomore humanities class. I’m Joshua Gibbs.” “This year, we will be reading early modern literature, which is roughly the 17th century through the 19th century....
by Jo Leonard | Mar 31, 2021 | College Admissions, College Applications, Uncategorized
New Technology – New Services College Search and Application Organization Just Got Easier When asked if I like technology I generally have one clear answer, “Yes, if it’s going to improve my life.” If it’s going to add stress, or more To...
by Jo Leonard | May 19, 2020 | College Admissions, College Applications, College Students, College Students, Emergency, Uncategorized
The Future of Higher Education post-COVID-19 Jeff Selingo has written about higher education for two decades. His next book, “Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions”, will be published by Simon & Schuster in September 2020. We had a...
by Jo Leonard | Apr 15, 2020 | College Admissions, College Application Essays, College Applications, Emergency, Uncategorized
How will COVID-19 affect college applications? College admissions departments are going to looking at applicants differently this Fall. Here are some examples from New York University’s department of admissions: Pass/Fail will not impact decisions Senior year...
