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Every year, Inside Higher Ed conducts a survey of the people in charge of U.S. college admissions. The survey includes employees at both public and private schools that range in… Continue reading "Inside Higher Ed Releases 2018 Survey of Admissions Leaders, Revealing Thoughts on Standardized Testing"
Students and parents from all across the GTA and surrounding cities are invited to join us at our October 13 seminars.
As you may already know, the ACT has moved its international tests to a computer-based format. American students who take the ACT at a state or district level also use… Continue reading "Some international students to retake the ACT"
Students and parents living near Greenwich, Connecticut are invited to attend two of Ivy Global's popular free seminars on Saturday, Oct. 27 starting at 10 a.m.
The University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario (Western) recently acknowledged a “secret list” that helps them identify which high schools might have a “grade inflation problem.”
Annie Dillard is one of the great artisans of nonfiction writing; she’s perhaps best-known for her 1979 essay about witnessing an eclipse. Dillard is also the author of a short… Continue reading "Essay Writing Tips from Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life"
A recent research working paper suggests a surprisingly easy way to level the playing field in college admissions: “take the SAT early and often.” According to a new study, author Sahil… Continue reading "How to boost your SAT score as a disadvantaged student: report"
One of writing’s great paradoxes is that it sometimes takes several drafts before your work actually resembles your own voice. We often have this romantic idea that writing is a… Continue reading "Writing a Great College Application Essay: The Importance of Voice"
In January, the Common Application announced that the essay prompts for the 2018-2019 admission year will remain unchanged. What does this mean for this fall’s applicants? The Common App continues to value… Continue reading "The Common App Prompts DON’T Matter (or Do They?)"
Would you like to know how different types of colleges, whether it’s an Ivy League or Liberal Arts school, evaluate student applications? Or wonder what the estimated 25th to 75th… Continue reading "Get your free downloadable College Admissions Process poster here"
