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In a recently published article, Forbes shared a list of 14 U.S. colleges with generous financial aid packages for international students. Forbes includes colleges that offer either need-aware or need-blind aid… Continue reading "14 colleges that are generous to international students: report"
While baby boomers may have secured a job with stability, potential for growth, and a pension through a static set of skills, the job market has changed. Today’s employers favor a… Continue reading "Careers in the 21st Century: the Gig Economy and Portfolio Careers"
There’s an old, old piece of writing advice that you may have heard: “show, don’t tell.” It’s fairly sound advice, by and large, but since it’s often simply repeated to… Continue reading "Writing a Great College Application Essay: Revising with Vivid Details"
The petition to rescore the June SAT surpassed its original goal of 25,000 signatures less than two weeks after the petition went live. Affected students continue to speak out on social media.… Continue reading "College Board adamant June SAT will not be rescored"
Toronto created more than 82,000 technology jobs from 2012 to 2017, which is more than the nearly 78,000 added in the San Francisco Bay Area over the same time period,… Continue reading "Toronto beats out Silicon Valley in tech job creation over past 5 years: report"
Starting in September of 2018, all students taking the ACT outside of the U.S. will be taking the computer-based test. According to the ACT FAQ, testing centres can “decide which… Continue reading "International students to take computer-based ACT starting September of 2018"
Intersections is a weekly series dedicated to untangling the knotted ball of maddeningly similar literary devices. You’ve probably used the phrase “I’m starving!” to express a hunger that’s been building… Continue reading "Intersections: Hyperbole"
In a recent article for Inside Higher Ed, author Scott Jaschik discusses the recent wave of colleges dropping the SAT/ACT Essay requirement. The essay portion “has never been a requirement… Continue reading "College Board looks to University of California for guidance on SAT Essay"
Brown University followed other prestigious schools, such as Stanford and Princeton in dropping the SAT and ACT essay requirement for applicants, becoming the last Ivy League college to do so.… Continue reading "Brown University the last Ivy League school to drop SAT/ACT essay"
A spokesperson from the University of Michigan contacted Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed confirming that the university will be dropping the SAT/ACT Essay requirement. The University of Michigan joins… Continue reading "University of Michigan drops SAT/ACT essay requirement"
