College Advanatge

Purpose creates compelling essays...

I love this blog and it tends to provoke some type of action. Either to get up and exercise, clean up my inbox or write blog postings,...

TCU's students rise up for the fight against cancer

TCU students do more than just study. They rise up for the fight against cancer as they sing along with Green River Ordinance's song...

Southeast College Tour-A Crazy Adventure!

We were planning to visit the Boston area schools, but the fierce winter storm kept us from touring the northeast and so we decided to...

What is the true cost of college?

I love the podcast series, Freakonomics, on most topics. Now they have created a 2 part series about the true cost of college. There is...

You can self report test scores!

Save time and money! Many colleges allow students to self report. Check out this list-click here.

Test Optional Colleges-You should submit scores!

Hello! Another podcast I discovered as part of my UCLA classwork is from the College Checklist podcast interview of Paul Hemphill who...

The rise of high test scores, what to do?

There was a webinar today put on by Compass Prep on the rise of high SAT and ACT scores. High scores (between 1400-1600 SAT; Above a 31...

"A goal without a plan is just a wish"

Antoine de Saint-Exupery had it right! What are your goals? How will you set yourself up to be the strongest candidate possible for...

Is business the new "It" major?

We are seeing the rise of the business major where very competitive students are no longer applying to engineering and computer science...

Is deferred the new normal?

I was reading up on the trends that are predicted for 2018. IvyWise, a college application consulting company had predicted that managing...

Economics Majors: Do you know Richard Thaler?

I have many students that want to major in Business, but the UCs and some other Liberal Arts schools only have Economics as their...

College for free? Not exactly...

There have been a few articles about the California Community College bill AB2 where community college would be free for the second year...

Appeal your financial aid awards!

Only 1% of families appeal their award letters, while college expect to offer discounts to many students. If you applied for and received...

The SAT Adversity score is wrong...

We have watched the battle between the ACT and SAT for student market share. In the past, the ACT was more of a traditional high school...

The ACT has made sending scores very confusing...

The ACT has decided to offer the option of sending only a SuperScore to colleges if a student has taken multiple ACT tests. Students must...

COVID19 Chaos in College Admissions

2020 was a crazy year. Kathleen and I were starting a project on Jesuit colleges last March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit like a...

Can a Jesuit education decrease anxiety?

Kathleen and I have been discussing several troubling trends we see in our student population and at college campuses. I happened upon a...

AP Exams at your desk?!

Yes! Due to the recent coronavirus, this unprecedented move by the College Board allows students to take a 45 minute on-line exam at...

Not a fan of College Board-2019 PSAT wonky!

I have attached the research report from Compass on the 2019 PSAT tests that created scores that were 20-30 points lower for this year's...