The College Board has had a rough year. The organization, which develops and administers standardized tests like the SAT and AP tests,...

College essays: love ‘em or hate ‘em, but you have to write them - and they’re somehow due in three hours?! (Kidding. PLEASE don't let...

Each fall when I’m helping students work on their college admissions essays, I hear the same refrain: “The worst part of the Common App...

The SAT and ACT English sections are notoriously tricky - tricky as in challenging and also tricky as in full of tricks. Though I’ve...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas already?! NO! It’s time to fill out the FAFSA! For those of you who in your second...

When I was completing my college applications in the year 1925 (JK, but the real date makes me feel old), I only ever considered applying...

If you’re in the process of completing college applications, there’s a good chance that at least one of your schools requires you to...

It’s officially mid-September. For students across the country, this means that online learning is in full swing. The first few weeks...

I'm a college English instructor, and this fall, I’m teaching my first online class. In addition to being online, this class is also...

Whether you're a high school student, a parent, or an educator (I'm the third one!), you're probably aware of what's been going on re:...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, universities across the country have been reconsidering their use of SAT/ACT test scores in making...

On May 21, 2020, the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to suspend the SAT/ACT test requirement for all California freshman applicants...