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4 Easy Ways to Elaborate Writing

by Susan Osborn | Aug 12, 2021 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

4 Easy Ways to Elaborate Writing Elaborate means to expand, but just how do you do that? When students hear the word, “elaborate,” many feel confused and frustrated. They know what the word means–to expand something in detail–and they recognize that the...

How to Track the Financial Health of Your Child’s College

by Susan Osborn | Jun 4, 2021 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

How to Track the Financial Health of Your Child’s College Even the Ivy League and elite liberal arts colleges are feeling the financial impact of the pandemic. Recently, a number of parents have called me concerned about the financial health of the colleges to...

How to Get Into College Starting in 9th Grade

by Susan Osborn | May 16, 2021 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

How to Get Into College Starting in 9th Grade At elite universities, admissions officers look for two years of AP English Ninth grade is the first year that students’ grades impact their college admissions chances. Because of this, the stakes are high, much higher...

Standardized Test Policies for Top Colleges During The 2020-2021 Application Cycle

by Susan Osborn | Jun 16, 2020 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

Standardized Test Policies for Top Colleges During The 2020-2021 Application Cycle 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...

Creative College Application Essay Prompts

by Susan Osborn | Nov 11, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

Creative College Application Essay Prompts So the regular decision application deadline is looming and you still haven’t landed on a topic for your Common Application essay /Coalition Application essay. Your parents are thinking you may never get it done, and you’re...

Colleges with the Highest SAT Scores

by Susan Osborn | Nov 5, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep

Colleges with the Highest SAT Scores During the past year and a half, a number of elite colleges including, most notably, the University of Chicago, dropped the SAT/ACT requirement for applicants. However, according to a recent poll conducted by the National...

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4 Easy Ways to Elaborate Writing

How to Track the Financial Health of Your Child’s College

How to Get Into College Starting in 9th Grade

Standardized Test Policies for Top Colleges During The 2020-2021 Application Cycle

Creative College Application Essay Prompts

Colleges with the Highest SAT Scores

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