College Smart Advising

03/29/2023

The choice to not admit a student doesn’t diminish the accomplishments, enthusiasm or aspirations that are real for that student.

04/01/2022

Day one of forever. Love you both ❤️

11/11/2021

Edward’s last flight at HSC 3. Gary and Edward at commissioning. Col JC Richardson, US Army Air Corps and USAF. And my dad, CAPT USN.

07/23/2021

A harsh (but fair) critique of the UC's decision to drop ACT/SAT requirements.

Does getting right with contemporary concepts of anti-racism mean reviving one of the state’s most shameful traditions?

07/05/2021

Spectacular Fourth of July

03/27/2021

Everything WILL be okay in the end.

http://tuadmissionjeff.blogspot.com/2019/03/its-going-to-be-okay.html

03/17/2021

Seniors should expect an *unprecedented* spring of admissions decisions.

Students have applied to more schools, and admissions officers are struggling to predict who will actually accept their offers.

02/09/2021

One more reason to keep those grades up: Merit scholarships are based on high school courses and grades (and testing when we aren't in the middle of a pandemic).

Most colleges and universities now use a “merit” aid strategy to solicit teenagers. Your eighth grader probably ought to know how it works.

12/22/2020

Interesting interpretation of the Early Action and Early Decision results from this month...

Colleges applications are up, admission rates are down —  and applicants need to stay upbeat

10/28/2020

Funny? Not funny?

1. Write about a personal challenge you have recently faced and how it has shaped who you are today. While we would prefer you write about somethin...

10/02/2020

Will most colleges return to requiring the SAT and ACT, or has the shift to test-optional started a permanent change in college admissions?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-09-25-1-600-colleges-are-now-test-optional-how-many-will-go-back

09/11/2020

The question of the week: to submit your scores, or not.

Joining the revolving door of changes coming at you in response to COVID-19, colleges and universities are now test-optional, test-blind, test-flexible or