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Homeschool Parent Pointers for the Common App
Common homeschool scenario: Sammy Senior is crunching through his college applications, trying to make the 11/1 deadline for best scholarship consideration. Suddenly he calls out, "Mom? It says here we're supposed to upload a Counselor Recommendation and answer a bunch of school profile questions. Can you do that? It's due in an hour.." Homeschool parents often have no idea they will be called on to write essays about their homeschool philosophy, or submit a counselor recomme
Oct 30, 20239 min read
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Supersenior Year Just Got More Complicated
If your student is planning a supersenior year, dual enrollment just got trickier. In the past, community colleges in some parts of NC (such as mine) allowed superseniors to take free dual enrollment classes , so long as they hadn't already completed two years of dual enrollment. Recently, however, these colleges have started being firm about blocking superseniors from taking any dual enrollment classes. Has your area become stricter, too? Read on for more details! But first,
Jun 21, 20236 min read
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Bubbling Begone: The New SAT!
A huge change is coming to standardized testing! Starting in 2023-2024, the SAT and PSAT are going ONLINE and making other adjustments. Read on for the full scoop! When will the test go digital? For international students, March 11; in the USA, the PSAT switches over in fall 2023 and the SAT in spring 2024. Once the new test rolls out, the old paper-and-pencil version will NO LONGER be available. What if I hate computers? Then consider prepping quickly to take your SAT in 202
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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