Koodoos Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With Springtime in the air, our March scholarships are here (English accent)! Take a look at a selection of scholarships from across the web, available from various foundations, schools, companies, and community organizations, with March 2021 deadlines. Scholarship For Journalism Diversity Sponsor: The National Press Club Amount: $8,500 Closing Date: March 1, 2021 Number of Awards: 1 Description: Intent to recruit promising future journalists who will bring diversity to American journalism.

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the college spy

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

College is likely the first experience in which students get to choose their learning environment. Teens typically don’t choose their high school, their teachers or even most of their courses. Making this choice is exciting, but with over 4000 colleges and universities in the United States, starting a college search can be a daunting task for high school juniors and their parents.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Many schools went test-optional for the Class of 2021 and are continuing that policy for the class of 2022 – now more than ever, the essay and other components of the application will play a larger role in the admissions process. I recently shared some thoughts on how and why "Character Counts" with Moira McCullough on the College Scoops Podcast. In the episode we touch on: What do colleges look for in terms of “character” on a college application?

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Given all of the academic twists and turns during the past year of the pandemic, you may have expected that college application totals would have decreased as a whole. However, while some colleges saw decreases in applications as compared to previous years, many saw the exact opposite: there were major increases. As , reported last month, Ivy League, top-tier, and high-profile colleges saw exceptional rises in the number of applications they received from students seeking admission as first-year

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Humbach Education Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Increased applications. Increased stress. As admissions numbers start to roll in for 2020, the findings are a bit overwhelming. Sure, when we consider the fact that nearly 1,700 colleges went test optional for the class of 2020, it stands to reason that many students “threw their hat” into the ring and applied to schools that previously seemed entirely out of reach.

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The Ivy Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As the pandemic continues to evolve, so does the world of college admissions. Colleges have already made significant changes to their admissions processes, basing their decisions on new criteria, removing the requirement for standardized tests, and transitioning annual recruitment activities to be virtual. Given that it will be several more months at least until things return to normal, further changes seem inevitable for 2021 and beyond.

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Koodoos Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This year, I downloaded the Grammarly app for my iPhone. I signed in using my Google email account, which is what I also use to sign-in when I’m using Grammarly on my laptop. Just like for the desktop version of Grammarly, you can choose to use the free version or pay for the Premium version. After downloading the app for my iPhone, I installed the Grammarly keyboard so that I can use the app’s features to email, text, and post on social media.

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College in 321

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

How More World Language Courses in High School Pays Off . by Kathy de Jong, Independent Educational Consultant. About this time each year, I work with high school students on their course plans for the following year. Inevitably, most students want to stop their foreign language studies as soon as they’ve completed their high school graduation requirements and whine (usually with the eye-roll) when I suggest they should continue it through their senior year.

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As the college admissions process enters the second year of the covid-19 pandemic, you may be wondering if colleges plan on extending their test-optional policies after the Fall 2021 admissions period. Given the news of vaccines and the expanded accessibility of SAT and ACT tests, there is no clear answer on what may happen in the future, but colleges have expressed their plans as of now, and one thing is clear: there’s no universal policy.

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Simply Admissions

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At the end of 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, which will change many aspects of the FAFSA starting with the 2023-2024 school year. That means that current high school sophomores will be the first class of incoming freshmen to utilize this new FAFSA. As the title implies, the goal was to simplify the FAFSA. However, some changes may actually complicate the financial aid process for many families.

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