Category: Summer

  • Colleges Offer Online Info Sessions, Virtual Tours and More

    Colleges Offer Online Info Sessions, Virtual Tours and More

    Summer is usually a popular time for road trips to visit college.  Due to the pandemic, many colleges are offering online information sessions and tours.  Many schools are tracking attendance as a measure of engagement with the school.  So, it’s a good idea to register and sign in with the same email address that you…

  • 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…

  • What Is a MOOC?  AND Why I Recommend Them

    What Is a MOOC? AND Why I Recommend Them

    MOOC (/muːk/) stands for massive open online courses.     A massive open online course is an online aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.  In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and assignments, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants.…

  • Take Advantage of Hosted Online College Tours and Info Sessions

    Take Advantage of Hosted Online College Tours and Info Sessions

    Spring and summer are popular times for college visits, and since you can’t visit campuses in-person due to the pandemic. So many colleges are bringing the universities to you by offering hosted online tours and information sessions! Importantly, register in advance and attend! Many colleges are gathering data on potential applicant’s engagement with the school,…