by Jo Leonard | Mar 30, 2020 | College Admissions, College Application Essays, College Applications, College Students, Emergency, Uncategorized
Is it too early to start writing college admissions essays and will the Coronavirus experience make a good college application essay? Will the Coronavirus experience make a good college essay? For 18 years I’ve been predicting two years ahead, what kids will write...
by Jo Leonard | Mar 27, 2020 | ACT test, College Admissions, College Applications, Emergency, SAT Test, Uncategorized
COVID-19 is Increasing Test Optional Schools. Is this Good or Bad for My Student? Michael Nietzel writes on education for Forbes. He recently talked about how schools are once again reconsidering test optional strategies, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. Here...
by SteveWillDesign | Mar 26, 2020 | ACT test, College Admissions, College Applications, Emergency, SAT Test
March Makeup Test & May SAT Test Cancelled College Board is canceling the May 2, 2020 SAT and SAT Subject Test administration. Makeup exams for the March 14 administration (scheduled for March 28) are also canceled. Students who already registered for May, whose...
by Jo Leonard | Mar 24, 2020 | ACT test, College Admissions, College Students, Emergency, SAT Test
AP exams are to be taken online, with various rules and dispensations. SAT/ACT/AP/Subject tutoring providers that have been vetted carefully are listed here: https://joleonard.com/menu/complimentary-resources/ News from CollegeBoard as it pertains to the AP test. As...
by Jo Leonard | Nov 25, 2018 | College Admissions, College Applications
How Come No-One Taught Me How to Write About Myself. AKA. College Essays S–K! May through September are brutal months for High School Seniors who are in the throes of writing college application essays, and who hate writing; and let me tell you, there seem to be...
by Jo Leonard | Oct 3, 2018 | College Admissions
You’ve heard the phrase so many times, but what does “well-rounded student” really mean? Allowing for slight differences from one college to the next, “well-rounded” means good grades and test scores as well as activities that demonstrate the student’s passion,...
