The New York Times carried a piece on trends at some top colleges offering early action. The article is below. Regards, Eliot ******************************** ...
Two former students of mine are offering a four day SAT prep workshop during the winter vacation. Matt Baron recently graduated from Yale and is working in a...
The New York Times ran a piece today about the pressure that some colleges are feeling now that Harvard is increasing aid to middle class families. See below. ...
I will be offering a free workshop on college admissions on Wed., January 30 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. The time is 7:30 pm - 9 pm and I will be...
Jay Matthew's in today's Post, ran a story about the implications of Harvard's decision to offer financial aid to families making as much as $180,000. Yours...
Yale will announce later this month that they are also going to follow Harvard's lead and increase financial aid for middle class students. Don't hold your...
I will be holding another college admissions workshop on January 24 at Walter Johnson High School. This will take place in the guitar room (across from the...
Due to a scheduling problem at Walter Johnson HS, my Jan. 24 workshop is being rescheduled. As soon as I receive confirmation on a date, I will share it. ...
My college admissions workshop at Walter Johnson HS has been scheduled for Wed., Jan. 23. It meets in the Guitar Room which is opposite the auditorium and will...
Following in the footprints of Harvard, Yale has announced it will lower tuition costs for the middle class. Too bad the majority of other private colleges do...
I will host another college admissions workshop at Walt Whitman HS on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 pm - 9 pm in the Chorus Room. The workshop is free and...
Hi Eliot, As always, I appreciate your emails. I have a quick question -- do you know when the deadlien for the FAFSA application is for HS seniors entering...
Jane, Submit the Fafsa before March and you should be fine. You can start now by getting a password and starting to fill out the on-line form. Once your 07...
Jane, When I suggested that you are OK with the FAFSA as long as you complete it no later than March 1, I was only referring to the deadline for Maryland. You...
Nancy also requested that I post the following information regarding Maryland schools: It's critical to note that some Maryland state colleges and universities...
Two weeks ago the New York Times carried the following story on college admissions. No surprises--more applicants than ever before. The story is below. ...
Applications to the University of Maryland College Park are up 17% this year AND the university will enroll 200 less students from last year! The university...
Hi Eliot. My daughter (a junior) did very well on the PSAT, 2110, but just received her SAT score today, 1910 and was disappointed in the drop. She would like...
Terry, Students often do better on the SAT after they have taken it once. The PSAT is not a perfect match. For one thing the SAT last longer and sometimes ...
Hi Eliot. She was in the 99th percentile on the PSAT. She will be commended for the National Merit Scholarship, but I don't think the score will be high...
Terry, I would recommend that she tries the ACT, but she needs to do some study. Peterson's publishes a book with three real ACT tests. There is a link on my ...
She does need to take 1 more subject test. Thanks so much for your advice. I always find the information in this listserv to be very helpful. Terry ... ...
According to a Feb. 20 NYT article, college endowments continue to grow. While the phenomenon is raising discussion in Congress, I wonder whether aside from...
This is an interesting new initiative. Princeton plans on allowing about 10 percent of admitted freshman to go abroad for social service work before they set...
Elliott: When a student has taken the SAT more than once, how commonplace is the practice of colleges/universities using the best scores achieved for different...
Elissa, The University of California system uses the best sitting, not the best combination, when they assess tests scores. Most other colleges will use the...
If you didn't catch the Washington Post article about the disparity in gaining college credit between the AP vs. IB programs, I've posted it below. Regards, ...
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