Choosing high school courses can be an important decision that can significantly impact your future academic and career goals. Here are some steps you can take to help you choose appropriate high school courses: Most high schools publish an annual…
For students looking to advance their computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence knowledge, there are many options, including 2Sigma School, which offers courses geared toward high school students. Carnegie Mellon University and other leading colleges allow students to earn…
The College Board announced a new AP Precalculus course beginning during the 2023–2024 school year. Previously, the lowest level of math for AP credit was Calculus. This addition is part of the College Board's strategy to boost the prestige of…
Beginning with the Class of 2027, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology became one of the first extremely-competitive schools to reinstate its SAT or ACT score requirement, which the Institute suspended during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic due to testing…
Brown received 50,649 applications for the Class of 2026, a nine percent increase over last year, making it the largest application pool in the University's history. The admitted cohort of 2,546 students comprises 1,651 Regular Decision offers made on March…
The February 2022 University of California Counselors and Advisers Bulletin includes some important news regarding the UC first-year application filing period. Applications for admission may be submitted beginning on October 1 (instead of November 1 in past years) for consideration.…
Many students are surprised to learn that to be considered for freshman admission to a California public college you will need to meet your high school graduation requirements and the California colleges’ curriculum-based admission requirements. For UC schools, such as…
Being the child of an alumnus should not give a college applicant an admissions edge, according to a 2021 Student Voice survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse. For more information, read Inside Higher Ed’s article, featuring additional…
In May 2021 Colorado became the first state in the nation to ban legacy admissions for public colleges. Gov. Jared Polis believes this action will increase meritocracy in higher education. The bill says that "state-supported institutions of higher education shall…
Based on a 2021 legal settlement, the University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission. UC first announced the new policy on April 1, 2020, for incoming freshmen in the fall of 2021, and…
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