Important updates for students planning on college: 3/25/20 (WJZ) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland public schools will be closed through April 24, State School superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon announced on Wednesday during a press conference with Gov. Larry Hogan. . . . “We may look at extending the year,” Salmon said, when asked about summer school. She also said that officials are looking

Florida-based IECs in August of 2019 set up a virtual conference with admissions representatives from three Canadian schools–McMaster University, University of Waterloo, and University of Toronto. Here’s what we learned. McMaster University: https://future.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster University is in Hamilton, Ontario, 45 miles west of Niagara and Toronto. The school backs onto Lake Ontario and is near 126 waterfalls. McMaster has 50

Art Sawyer of Compass Education Group just published a report on a precipitous drop in PSAT scores for those who took the October 2019 administration of the test. Compass found that the average score for juniors dropped 10 points, as compared to 1 or 2 points in previous years. College Board has not explained the reason for the drop in

UGA, with its 34,000 students and 200+ majors, seems at first like any other large state university, but its 95% freshman retention rate beats the average rate of 75%, putting University of Georgia in league with Boston College, William & Mary, University of Maryland, and UC San Diego. Georgia’s admissions staff–many of whom had 10 to 20 years with the

Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, provides women with a nurturing and challenging environment within their core curriculum. The students who spoke to the counselors from IECA all said they chose Agnes Scott on its merits, and it just happened to be a women’s college. The Agnes Scott curriculum covers four areas: leadership development, global learning, digital

Spelman College for women and Morehouse College for men, historically black colleges nestled side by side in Atlanta, have long traditions of nurturing their students. A popular philosophy professor told the story of his experience as a young Man of Morehouse, when an alumnus took him for coffee and left him with a $20 bill. He has been paying it

Shenandoah University educates and inspires individuals to be critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making responsible contributions within a community, a nation and the world Shenandoah University has about 4,000 students and a mission to educate individuals to be “critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making

The ACT announced upcoming changes to its 2020 test, namely, that it will allow super-scoring and single-section retakes. What does that mean? As most high school students know from taking the SAT, if they sit for more than one administration of the test, some colleges will allow them to take the highest score from each section. The SAT has two

In the U.K., students pick a course of study, then pick the university. Because they go straight into their major, they earn a bachelor’s degree in three years. British students narrow down their subject choices in high school. When looking at U.K. school websites, realize that a “module” is what we refer to as a class, and a “programme” or

After completing a rigorous program in independent educational consulting at University of California, Irvine, Karen Hott has been granted associate membership in the Independent Educational Consultants Association. The organization’s mission is “to promote the highest quality independent educational consulting to students and families seeking skilled, ethical, academic or therapeutic guidance; to enhance professional development; and to foster career satisfaction among