College Admissions advice from College4Careers
Looking for a volunteer opportunity for the summer? It is not too late to find something to do that is fulfilling and has the benefit of rounding out your college applications in the future. VolunteerCrowd is a great site to find local volunteer opportunities in all kinds of areas! Give it a [...]
The next ACT test date is this Saturday, July 13th, 2019. Are you ready? Here are some suggestions to remember for the multiple choice section: Pace yourself. Read the directions carefully. Answer EVERY question - there is no penalty for guessing! Eliminate as many of the incorrect choices as you can and [...]
"University of California campuses were not as heavily implicated in the admissions scandal as were colleges such as the University of Southern California. Perhaps more embarrassing to the university system was an April report in the Los Angeles Times that in 2014 the University of California, Los Angeles, was aware of instances [...]
For those of you who have a student interested in pursuing college athletics, this Los Angeles Times story is for you. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the California Legislature are currently locked in a battle over the rights of student athletes to be compensated for the use of their “name, [...]
"American Indian and Alaska Native students have the lowest representation of any group on college and university campuses across the nation, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics. The University of Illinois at Chicago is trying to remedy this by beginning to offer in-state tuition this fall to students who are members [...]
"The Federal Reserve Board’s sixth annual survey of household economics had plenty to say about college debt, and how it weighs on students and their families. Here are some key findings. About 6% of adults have incurred debt to pay for a child’s or grandchild’s education. Most do it via standard student [...]
"Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced major improvements to the College Scorecard, a tool launched by the Department to help students and families make informed decisions about education options after high school. This tool features the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for key metrics, such [...]
The ACT exam is Saturday, June 8th, 2019 - good luck to all of the students who are registered to take the exam! Set aside your ticket, photo identification, No. 2 pencils, and permitted calculator near your exit door tonight so you can grab them on your way out in the morning. [...]
"Some of those who took the SAT in May are getting good news: their scores are going up. The answer to one mathematics question didn't include all of the correct answers, so those who picked one of the correct answers did not receive credit for a correct answer. The College Board did [...]
Good luck to all of the students who will be taking the SAT exam! Remembering what NOT to bring is as important as remembering what to bring to the testing location with you. What NOT to Bring: Any devices, including digital watches, that can be used to record, transmit, receive, or play [...]
