Category: Fall

  • Colleges Where Interviews are Required or Strongly Recommended

    Colleges Where Interviews are Required or Strongly Recommended

    Some colleges and universities offer interview opportunities to prospective students. Often interview opportunities are limited to students who have submitted applications, which some schools offer them to all prospective students. For those colleges offering interviews, the degree of importance varies by school.  Watch for interview opportunities and requirements for the schools on your college list—especially…

  • Confirmations, Application Tracking & Status Portals

    Confirmations, Application Tracking & Status Portals

    Submitting your application is just one step in the admissions process.  After submitting your application, watch for a confirmation email from the college. Confirmation emails are typically sent within three or four days of submitting your application. ALSO ….. If you are submitting your application via the Common Application (or any other application) confirm that…

  • Ivy Schools Announce Test Optional for Class of 2025

    Ivy Schools Announce Test Optional for Class of 2025

    Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, and other Ivy League schools will not require  SAT and ACT test scores for applicants in the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. After College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled and postponed multiple test dates amid the coronavirus outbreak, the schools joined numerous others in deciding to no longer require the SAT or…