With the stakes for college admissions getting higher by the day, it’s no surprise that students are going to extreme lengths in an attempt to make themselves stand out from the crowd. However, in today’s culture of praise, it is becoming increasingly difficult to […]
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Editorial from the Winston-Salem Journal. It never hurts to prove the boss right, but that wasn’t Professor Joseph Soares’ motive with a new book blasting college-entrance exams. The Wake Forest University sociologist’s book “SAT Wars” highlights the wisdom his employer showed in 2008 when it […]
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A new twist has been added to the conversation surrounding the use of standardized tests as a measure of academic preparedness for college-bound high schoolers. In March, North Carolina will begin requiring all high school students to sit for three different diagnostic tests, chief among […]
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Admissions applications are submitted and April 1 notification seems like years away…Suggestions for that long winter wait… The holidays are over. The frantic rush to collect recommendations and write admissions essays has culminated in the ceremonial push of the “submit” button. The adrenaline rush has […]
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