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Choosing High School Courses (Spanish River HS 2023/2024 Course Selection Guide)
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 course guide. The 2023-2024 Course Selection Guide published by Spanish River High School in Boca…
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2Sigma School Offers Computer Science, Data Science, and AI Courses
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 college credits by exam after completing computer science courses with a participating school. 2Sigman’s course…
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College Board Announces AP Precalculus
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 Advanced Placement classes and scores in the evolving test-optional world. It would also allow students…
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MIT Reinstates SAT or ACT Admissions Requirement
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 disruptions. According to MIT, “scores can yield important insights into students’ potential when considered alongside…
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Brown Releases Class of 2026 Admission Stats
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 31, 2022, and 895 Early Decision admission offers made in December 2021. The overall admit…
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University of California Extends Application Filing Period to Begin October 1
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. The UC Admissions Update is pasted below: FEBRUARY 2022 UC extends the application filing period…
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Understanding A-G Course Requirements for California Public University Admission
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 Berkeley and UCLA, this means that students must take at least one full year of…
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Survey: Nearly 80 Percent of College Students Want Legacy Admissions Eliminated
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 survey results and analysis. Of the more than 2,000 college students surveyed, 79 percent support…
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Colorado bans legacy admissions and makes testing optional for public colleges
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 not consider a legacy preference… as eligible criteria for admission standards.” The change will affect…
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SAT and ACT No Longer Required by University of California System
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 in May of 2020, the regents board extended the policy for 2022 and 2023. However,…
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