Online Learning and COVID-19: How Do Colleges Adjust?
For high school juniors and seniors, preparing for college can be stressful. As schools switch from in-person to online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, this stress may be compounded by the fact that colleges are physically closed. Your carefully constructed college timeline might seem in jeopardy. However, there are ways to adapt to these […]
Understanding Early Action and Early Decision
Over the last few decades, both the raw number of high school graduates applying to college and the percentage of high school graduates applying to college has increased dramatically. One of the results of this trend has been that many colleges and universities have become more and more selective. One extreme example of this is […]
Is College Still Valuable?
Over the last few years, more and more pundits have asked the question: is college still valuable? Interestingly, many of these pundits have looked to the titans of technology such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates of Microsoft as examples of successful business executives who did not graduate from college. What these questioners forget […]
Keys to a Successful Freshman Year of College
Students who have successfully navigated the regimented world of high school education can find themselves confused by the flexible schedule and self-directed nature of college life. For four years of high school and thirteen years of primary education in total, students follow a rigid schedule of classes, lunch periods organized with almost military precision, and strictly […]