It's true, the cost of college has outpaced inflation. Here's a WSJ article from a few days ago: As Tuition Soars, Federal Aid to College Students Falls Robert...
Hi Eliot, Here's a question I'm hoping you can shed some light on: Quite a few of the colleges my daughter is applying to do not require SAT Subject tests....
For those of you following this thread, I responded privately since I don't have enough information about Lauren's daughter to adequately repond to the...
Eliot: I have recently been advised that colleges care very little about AP tests - that they look almost exclusively to the SAT scores, GPA and difficulty of...
You are correct that colleges generally do not look at AP scores for admission's purposes. That said, I have my clients put AP scores of 4 or 5 or IB 5 through...
The Wall Street Journal ran a very interesting article on the rigors of admissions at some of the up and coming public universities. Of course some of these...
I have two kids who've gone through the IB program. The way that, as a parent, I see IB tests differentiated from AP tests is that colleges do generally...
Elliot, My son is a sophomore taking honors pre-calculus with analysis. My understanding is that the Math Level II Subject Test does not cover material more...
Michael, Since your son is precocious in math, he may be a candidate to take an SAT subject test at the end of his sophomore year. To play it safe, purchase...
Eliot, what do you (and/or competitive colleges) generally consider doing "well" on the SAT IIs? My son took the SAT II Math level 2 test after sophomore year...
Disturbing WSJ article on reverse discrimination against Asian students in the admission's process. Regards, Eliot ******************************************* ...
Here's the situation: Student has genuine need to maximize scores. Has taken one SAT I in high school so far; plans to take no more than two more. Student is...
It's difficult to provide much help with your query because the information you provide is pretty vague. All I can surmise is your daughter is taking IB and...
Jay Matthews ran a piece in the Washington Post yesterday on how to be a successful college student. The suggestions are also pertinent to pre-college...
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article today which discussed various admission's methods colleges are using to attract applicants. One new variant...
Congratulations to your daughter. It's sure is nice to hear good news so swiftly! One of my clients also heard from Tulane about his acceptance two weeks ago. ...
Through my review of the confusing and wandering WSJ article on "College Admissions Changes," I believe the writer was either facing a tight deadline and/of...
What advice would you give to a very bright, hard working high school sophmore who is in a selective high school program and is taking a killer load of classes...
It is difficult to provide you with a definitive answer without knowing much more about your daughter. She sounds like a very capable student and a high...
I have a child in somewhat the same position, and this brings up a question for Mr. Applestein: These kids who refuse to go the easy route, and instead take...
As a parent of a senior who has applied to 7 major universities (and has gotten accepted by three so far), I suggest that your child take the opportunity to...
Michelle, Here are my thoughts on your well articulated questions, keeping in mind that these are generic answers. There are many variations on how ... classes...
Today's New York Times ran an article on public universities trying to raise in the US News rankings. Not a surprise, but still a good read. Regards, Eliot ...
The University of Maryland will host two events that may be of interest to prospective students. One is for juniors and will be held on Feb. 19. The university...
The Washington Post ran an article today comparing the AP to IB programs (actually two IB programs). I'm sure this will ruffle some feathers since the tone was...
I forgot to post the additional data contained in the article comparing the Geneva based IB program with the Cambridge one. Here it is: Regards, Eliot ...
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