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Among other announcements, ACT is postponing introduction of section retesting. http://ow.ly/wevC50AbOpm

Harvard goes test optional.

Wow - Ivies in the news!

Wow - more and more schools lining up!

After four years of hard work, your student has graduated and is moving on to the next phase of life - congratulations! As a parent of a rising college freshman myself, I understand your concerns, fears and excitement. As a college planning expert, I

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CalLutheran announces it will award maximum AP credit to all students, regardless of AP score or test completion. https://www.callutheran.edu/news/13995.html#story

Stanford publicizes their plans for the fall, including that "all undergraduates would be offered two quarters of campus housing, and would be expected to complete at least one additional quarter remotely." No word on how housing would be s

This just in...the College Board is suspending its plan to offer at-home SAT testing and is encouraging colleges to extend deadlines for accepting scores and to hold harmless those students who can't test. http://ow.ly/qqp650zXbAR.

For curious students, Cialfo is offering an online college fair this weekend. So many great sessions. Check it out! https://explore.cialfo.co/webinars

Among other announcements, ACT is postponing introduction of section retesting. http://ow.ly/wevC50AbOpm

Harvard goes test optional.

Wow - more and more schools lining up!

After four years of hard work, your student has graduated and is moving on to the next phase of life - congratulations! As a parent of a rising college freshman myself, I understand your concerns, fears and excitement. As a college planning expert, I

CalLutheran announces it will award maximum AP credit to all students, regardless of AP score or test completion. https://www.callutheran.edu/news/13995.html#story

Stanford publicizes their plans for the fall, including that "all undergraduates would be offered two quarters of campus housing, and would be expected to complete at least one additional quarter remotely." No word on how housing would be s

This just in...the College Board is suspending its plan to offer at-home SAT testing and is encouraging colleges to extend deadlines for accepting scores and to hold harmless those students who can't test. http://ow.ly/qqp650zXbAR.

For curious students, Cialfo is offering an online college fair this weekend. So many great sessions. Check it out! https://explore.cialfo.co/webinars