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Waitlisted? Rejected? It’s not over yet.

Author: E. Liz Kim Needless to say that the pandemic has had a seismic impact on the college application. This college admissions season has been the most uncertain in recent history. Traditionally, admissions officers review students’ grades, standardized test scores, extracurricular activities, essays, and recommendation letters. The pandemic has upended the traditional process, with grade …

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Lizard News | College entrance exams: will the “test optional” policy be the new trend?

Author: E. Liz Kim Traditionally, there are two main college entrance exams: Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and American College Test (ACT). Their intended purpose is to be a common yardstick with which to evaluate all students equally.  The tests have been criticized as having implicit cultural, racial, and gender bias.  Test scores have shown a …

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A Statistic Most People Overlook

When applicants and/or parents create a college list, there is always one statistic that is far-too-often overlooked: four-year graduation rate. What do I mean by that? How long it takes for a student to graduate in four years. You might be thinking “Surely, that would be near 100% so what more is there to discuss?”. Well, many schools …

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