CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. I can’t say in the abstract whether any one student should prep and test. With Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. With Dartmouth and Yale now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? Sophomores looking ahead to fall testing are starting to prep.

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 15, 2023

If I (as a student) test, what's the right test for me, ACT vs SAT? Let’s talk timelines: How much preparation should I plan on? How should I prep for the SAT or ACT? How should I prep for the SAT or ACT? How do the PSAT and the National Merit Scholarship play into all of this? How about APs?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I know those seniors who applied early action back in November may feel like it has been FOREVER since you submitted those applications, and the waiting game is killing you, but for most seniors who applied regular decision , you have several weeks more until you have final decisions from colleges.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I want to thank my colleague Meg Joyce for co-writing this blog post with me. Yale has said they will not take predicted IB scores. Test scores and test-optional admissions, which have been in the spotlight for several years now, are getting renewed attention as of late. Others have made big announcements in the last few weeks.

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Juniors: What to Do and When As I launch our high school seniors out the door with their early college applications this month, I have one eye on the kids queuing up to begin the college application process: your juniors. This is what a reviewer is asking herself as she reads your transcript: Which courses did you take?

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Admissions Mom

JUNE 22, 2023

This is basically an abbreviated version of pretty much everything I say throughout the year; hopefully, it’s organized in a way you can find useful. Please note that my views about what to do when and what I emphasize might be different from the advice you hear from other sources or even other students, counselors, or consultants.

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