Harvard released this announcing their grand fall 2020 plan for adapting to current COVID-stances. Things that the press release said:
Class of 2021: Community Service During the Coronavirus
Last month, Harvard released a via their Making Caring Common Project, called “For Colleges: Endorse ‘Care Counts in Crisis: College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19’” a letter endorsed by 350+ higher ed and other industry leaders across the nation. Just a few of these endorsers include deans from American University, Boston University, Bowdoin, Bucknell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, MIT, Northwestern, Oberlin, Pomona, Smith, Stanford, Yale...and the list goes on.
College Tuition: Coronavirus/COVID-19
There’s a lot of chatter right now around the price of attending college online. Colleges are basically charging the same price for a significantly downgraded product. They’re hoping that their demand is relatively inelastic so they won’t see a drop in their yield and revenue. Most parents and students think this is W I L D (why would you ever pay full price if you’re getting, at best, 10% of a product?). There are a ton of class-action lawsuits surrounding this. Fun.
Williams Reopening Fall 2020: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update
Last week, Williams announced a plan for reopening in the fall. The announcement, , detailed plans to move forward with an in-person semester with additional safety measures in place. College life will be different this year, and the letter mentions “significant adjustments to the way we live and learn.”
Creating a College List During Coronavirus/COVID-19
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re probably in the process of creating your college list. This is a good thing because schools will be releasing their supplements next Month, and ideally, you’ll have your list narrowed down by then. But between the daily test-optional updates, vague news stories about school openings and safety measures, and the fact that you might not have been able to visit any colleges due to their early closings, we understand that creating a school list might be harder than you had anticipated.
Coronavirus Question: Should I Go to a Local College and Then Transfer?
Students often have thoughts about how they can creatively work around the competitiveness of the college admissions system. In fact, some have tried to cut in line by transferring to lower-performing schools for their junior and senior years to graduate with a better standing for their resume. While this scenario isn’t cutting in line, per se, one question we’ve gotten from students is whether or not they should go to a local college and then transfer to a college they’d prefer to attend. Here are our thoughts:
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Tips for Applying to Brown During Coronavirus/COVID-19
ICYMI, Brown is test-optional for the upcoming school year. We broke down their announcement here. Their statement is unnecessarily wordy and yet despite its length, it does not provide any groundbreaking information. Essentially, send in your scores if you’ve done well because Brown says, verbatim, “we will continue to review test scores that are submitted.”
Harvard is Test-Optional for 2020-2021 because of Coronavirus/COVID-19
It’s official! Harvard released an stating that not only are SAT Subject Tests optional (which they announced in March) but now SAT and ACT scores are also going to be optional for this upcoming application cycle. In their introduction, Harvard states that due to elevated levels of anxiety and uncertainty, that they are making this adjustment because they: “want to be helpful in any way we can.”
Tips for Applying to Yale During Coronavirus/Covid-19
If you’re familiar with our blog, you probably already know that the entire Ivy League is test-optional for the class of 2025. This might ~seem~ like good news to those aspiring Yale students who are yet to sit for a test. But it actually means that even more people will be applying to Yale this year, which will lower their acceptance rate. Spoiler alert: it’s still really hard to get into Yale. Your application will still be considered without test scores, but this means that all other components will matter more. Below you’ll find a few tips for applying to Yale:
Yale is Test-Optional for 2020-2021 because of Coronavirus/COVID-19
Here we go. Yale is officially for applicants to the class of 2025. It isn’t entirely surprising, given the fact that every other Ivy League has now announced that applicants are not required to submit testing with their applications if they so choose. Even so, it’s a big year for many reasons and it’s worth taking a bit of a closer look into ۲’s specific policy’s wording.
Tips for Applying to Harvard During Coronavirus/Covid-19
In keeping with the rest of the Ivy League, the small liberal arts school just outside of Boston more commonly known as Harvard is now test-optional for the upcoming round of applicants. Before you jump for joy, please understand that it will still be extremely difficult to get into Harvard this year. Even harder than last year. This is because more people will be applying in light of this recent shift. At 91̽, we have made our stance on applying to Ivy League schools “just because” quite clear. If you’re planning on applying to Harvard, you need to have already been working towards this goal long before the school went test-optional. It is worth noting that Harvard will still consider your scores if you send them in, which means that you should definitely send your scores in if you did well. Keep reading for our tips on applying to Harvard this year:
Tips for Applying to Princeton During Coronavirus/COVID-19
A wise man once said, “better late than never, but never late is better.” Well, Princeton must have heard these profound Drake lyrics because the school just decided to hop on board the test-optional train. A bit late, but they did it. Please direct yourself to this blog post that breaks down their announcement, which includes a decision to remove their single-choice early action offering.
Princeton is Test-Optional for 2020-2021 because of Coronavirus/COVID-19
Welcome, Princeton. Your bros let you sleep in and you missed the bus, but you got an Uber so you’re only a few days late. Princeton announced that they are joining the rest of their “Ivy League, .” friends in going test-optional for this upcoming 2020-2021 application cycle. Plus...TWIST...they’re getting rid of their single-choice early action option and moving to one collective Jan. 1 regular decision deadline/application option.
Brown University is Test-Optional for 2020-2021 because of Coronavirus/COVID-19
Choo choo! Brown is hopping on the train. Finally. We’ll see if Stanford hops on and joins its other high-achieving friends who have climbed aboard over the last few weeks. Stops in Hanover, Cambridge, New York, New Haven, Ithaca, Philadelphia, Princeton, and now Providence have all been fruitful. Brown is, we’re sure, thrilled to join the party.
SAT 2020-2021 Coronavirus/COVID-19 Policy
On June 2nd, the asking colleges to “show flexibility in admissions this year” amidst the ongoing challenges with providing universal access to standardized testing. So, when the college board released the upcoming summer and fall test dates, they asked colleges to extend their deadlines for receiving test scores from prospective students AND to also equally consider students who were unable to take the test due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s an exact breakdown of the three ways that the college board asked for flexibility from colleges:
Tips for Applying to Penn During the Coronavirus/COVID-19
Alert: UPenn is test-optional this year because of Covid-19. If you’ve had your sights set on Penn but you’re not sure how to proceed, keep reading for a few tips on starting your application. **Please do read the blog linked above that breaks down what their announcement means, and be sure to send in your scores if you’ve already taken the test and done well**
Tips for Applying to Columbia During the Coronavirus/COVID-19
Last year, only 6% of students who applied to Columbia were accepted. It should be expected that even more people will be vying for a spot at Columbia this year, because last week, Columbia opted to go test-optional for this year’s round of applications. Columbia’s statement starts off by saying that if you have scores, send them in. The scores are still of value to Columbia, so if you’ve taken a standardized test and done well, you should absolutely submit them. But let’s look at their second part of their statement:
Tips for Applying to Dartmouth during Coronavirus/Covid-19
Last week, we posted this blog post about Dartmouth’s test-optional policy for the class of 2025. If you’re a regular reader of your blog, you should know by now that this doesn’t mean that getting into Dartmouth will be easier this year. In fact, we expect their 8.7% acceptance rate to decrease this application cycle because more students will be applying. Keep reading for three tips on how to proceed:
UPenn is Test-Optional for 2020-2021 because of Coronavirus/COVID-19
In a quick one-two-three punch, UPenn joined Columbia and Dartmouth on June 4th in that they would become test-optional for the next year, in response to the College Board’s that they will not be pursuing an online SAT option. While not surprising, as UPenn announced in mid-May that they were shifting their policy on (along with ) we want to dive into what this further step means for applicants.