by Susan Osborn | Jun 29, 2020 | College Admissions
In 2018, when the Students for Fair Admissions alleged that Harvard discriminated against Asian-American applicants, they forced the release of once confidential admissions information, and that exposure revealed much about the inner workings of the admissions process...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 16, 2020 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
In an unprecedented move, 20 of the top colleges in the country have instituted test-optional policies for students applying in the 2020-2021 admission cycle. Of those 20, four are Ivy League universities: University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Columbia...
by Susan Osborn | May 30, 2020 | College Admissions
Since schools shut down, educators have been bracing for the worst academic “summer slide” in history. But new research suggests that the so-called coronavirus or “COVID slide” is going to be even worse than feared. Projections suggest major academic...
by Susan Osborn | May 24, 2020 | College Admissions
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every aspect of American life, including higher education. As a result, many are wondering what college life will look like this fall. Will the Ivy League and other colleges be open for business as usual in the fall? Most...
by Susan Osborn | May 16, 2020 | College Admissions
In 2017, I wrote an article titled “Why Students Should Start Working on Common Application Essays the Summer Before Senior Year.” Because the Common Application essay is an essay the likes of which you’ve never written, in that article, I strongly encouraged rising...
by Susan Osborn | May 10, 2020 | College Admissions
In a recent Fox Business report titled “Coronavirus is Changing the College Admissions Process, Especially for Elite Schools,” Ann Schmidt suggested that college applicants’ chances at admission will be significantly handicapped this year due to coronavirus test...
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