Yearly Archives: 2014

From The College Board website: https://www.collegeboard.org/delivering-opportunity/sat/redesign When students open their SAT test books in spring 2016, they’ll encounter an SAT that is more focused and useful than ever before. The full specifications of the exam along with extensive sample items for each section will be available on April 16, 2014. Major changes […]

Redesigned SAT Announced

March 6, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips by Rebecca

The Common Application is the online application program that serves more than 500 colleges. It changed dramatically last year and had challenges for all users. Perhaps the change in leadership will not only make the application easier but also its communication with and respect for others.

New Common Application Leadership

February 27, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged college application / college applications / Common Application / naviance / universal application by Rebecca

College applicants next year will have more application options as the University of Chicago is joining the Universal Application. “We decided to announce we will join the Universal College Application for the next application year now because we want applicants, families, recommenders, and the Higher Education community to know of […]

University of Chicago to Join Universal Application

February 18, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged NACAC / universal application / university of chicago / WACAC by Rebecca

From the Common Application Website The Common Application will retain the current set of first-year essay prompts for 2014-15, without any edits or additions. The essay length will continue to be capped at 650 words. The feedback received from member colleges and school counselors has been positive. The essay prompts will be reviewed on […]

2014-2015 Common Application Prompts Stay the Same As 2013-2014

February 14, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged 2014-2015 Common Application Prompts / all college application essays / Common Application / harvard / stanford / Yale by Rebecca

2014 January Extensions. Thanks to Nancy Griesemer and others. Barnard College: Extending deadline (no date provided)* Boston College: Extending deadline (no date provided)* Boston University: RD to January 3 Brandeis University: RD to January 8*

2014 January College Application Deadline Extensions

January 4, 2014 in Weekly College Application Tips tagged barnard / boston / brandeis / brown / colby / colubmia / cornell / dartmouth / Duke / fordham / hamilton college / Johns Hopkins University / lehigh / middlebury college / northwestern university / Swarthmore / syrcuse university / tufts university / university of chicago / university of virgina / vanderbilt / vasar college / wake forest university by Rebecca

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