Yes. And no. You might think, from all the hype, that all the colleges that went test-optional during covid have gone back to requiring the SAT or ACT for admissions. Yes. It’s true that many Ivies (Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale; Cornell for 2026) and highly selective schools (MIT, Cal Tech, Georgetown) have announced they’re requiring testing. Some state university systems

I support the Baltimore Banner out of principle–it isn’t under the thumb of an individual with a political agenda or a conglomerate out to gobble up and spit out the bones of local news outlets. But it also provides lots of pertinent local news, like this one about how Maryland’s budget deficit will affect the state universities. Fortunately, the flagship

The George Washington University takes full advantage of being at the center of Washington, D.C., the seat of the U.S. government and also a hub for business, health, and technology. The 10,500 residential undergraduates join 11,000 graduate students and 2,400 medical and law students on an urban campus just four blocks from the White House. Choose urban or suburban home

If you’re a parent who’s skeptical that a liberal arts school can prepare your child for a successful business career, admissions at Denison University said you can call and they’ll explain it to you.  Denison doesn’t offer a degree in business. Yet most students at Denison major in something leading to business or the medical field. Its “pre-business” advising involves

I worked with Ragad and Tala as they explored and applied to colleges in the U.S. They went to an international school in Saudi Arabia and their English was impeccable. Originally, their goal was to study in the States, but ultimately, the twins decided to stay closer to home and to study at Carnegie Mellon Qatar. Here I’ll share what

This 2023 article does a good job of explaining! https://blog.massmutual.com/planning/legal-forms-for-18-year-olds

A college adviser helps you think about what you want in a college.

The College of New Jersey has so much going for it, recognized by USNWR as #1 overall in Northeast regional publics (2025) for its great retention and graduation rates and its focus on undergraduate teaching. But only 6% of its undergraduates come from outside New Jersey, even though they’ve lowered out-of-state tuition to within $6000 of in-state tuition. C’mon, Maryland, New

Duquesne University overlooks the Monongahela River, one of the three rivers that intersect in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has access to the cultural center and downtown businesses in Pittsburgh yet is set on 48 acres of secluded, park-like campus. The university is affiliated with the Catholic Spiritans. Students who identify as Catholic make up 45% of the population; 27% are students

I met with Director of Admissions Katherine Fainer (pronounced “Finer”) and Assistant Director of Admissions Joey Puleo on November 14, 2024. Reducing food waste Joey and Katherine treated me to lunch in the school dining hall, which, renovated in 2018, was clean, bright, and open. The signs to reduce food waste weren’t only on the screens above the food stations;