Wake Forest goes test optional
Posted by admin on May 28, 2008
Wake Forest University has announced that they are going test optional beginning with the freshman class of 2009. While I have reported on a number of liberal arts colleges that have recently gone test optional, this news is important because Wake Forest is the highest ranked national university to adopt a test optional admissions standard. US News currently ranks Wake Forest as number 30 on the list of national universities. Although you know that I don’t put faith in arbitrary rankings, few would dispute that Wake Forest is a top university.
One of the arguments in the past has been that liberal arts colleges can go test optional because they don’t have as many applicants, but that the national universities don’t have the resources to evaluate all of their applicants. Wake Forest has announced that they will be adding 20% to their admissions staff to better evaluate their applicants and to encourage underrepresented students to apply to Wake.
Scott Jaschik at Inside Higher Ed has an excellent article about some of the discussions that Wake Forest had on whether to go test optional. Scott also reviews this years admissions results at Worcester Polytechnic University which last year became the first selective science school to go test optional.
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Do you need to take both the SAT and ACT?
Posted by admin on May 27, 2008
I am sometimes asked if students need to take both the SAT and ACT and the quick answer is no. A student only needs to take one standardized test for college admissions. The question then becomes, which test.
All students should take at least one practice test of the SAT and ACT. The College Board and ACT each offer a free practice test for students to take. The practice test should be taken under standard testing procedures to get the best estimate of your score. After taking each test the student should consider on which test they had the best score and focus their studies on that test. To compare the scores on the two tests, look at one of the comparison tables available.
There are other issues and some of those are reviewed at our page on the SAT or ACT.
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Just Graduating From High School But Is It Too Late To Find Career Training
Posted by admin on May 26, 2008
School is almost out for summer, which is great unless you are graduating from high school and you do not have a plan of what you will be doing next. Maybe you never finished figuring it all out yet, just watched as your friends applied to colleges and universities or joined the military. Or maybe you do not plan on going to college, which is fine as it is not for everyone. Plus you can find jobs without a college degree, many times ones where you can earn a decent living.
However, even if you do not plan on attending a regular or more traditional college you should still not rule out getting some career training or going to a trade school. If you plan on only getting a high school diploma chances are pretty good you will not make a decent living unless you find a job where you can learn some skills and the employer will teach you.
If you think career training or attending a trade school might be just what you need, guess what? It is not too late to apply! Unlike many traditional colleges that you have to apply for way in advance, you may be able to sign up for a career school or a college that offers some form of a career training program and get started relatively quickly.
Of course if you did just graduate high school or will be you may want to take off some well deserved time and spend the summer with your friends, which is very understandable. But don’t let months turn into years and years turn into decades without a plan to find a decent paying career. In only a little bit of time you can contact several schools with career training options right now and get some ideas of what types of opportunities are available.
There are so many jobs available now that do not require a four year degree, but that do require some form of education and which pay a decent wage. Some examples of jobs in demand that you can get training for in less then four years, maybe even less then two year, are in the medical fields. Think of all the assistants and techs who work in hospitals and doctors and dentists offices. Or if the medical field is not your cup of tea what about computer or office related careers. Many of those type training programs can be completed in just months!
So enjoy your summer, but don’t put off contacting some career schools to find out what they have to offer.
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An Associate Degree Online - Part 1
Posted by admin on May 26, 2008
We are beginning a 3-part series on the benefits of pursuing an online associate degree.
Getting a distance learning degree from a Christian College can be a mixed blessing in many cases. If you are considering a graduate degree or higher, you will want to strongly consider enrolling in a more traditional, oncampus college setting. Getting your associate degree online, however, is something you should strongly consider. This can be especially true when seeking to earn a degree from a Chrisitian college. After all, one of the objectives of an associates degree is to get many of your basic courses out of the way. Getting an online associate degree does that, while giving you needed flexibility. If you are a working professional, pursuing your associates degree online maybe the best way for you to get started with your education. Not only will it save you money, but it will allow you to fit class into your otherwise busy schedule.
Look for the next part in a few day.
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How “Green” is that campus
Posted by admin on May 23, 2008
The Sustainable Endowments Institute has issued the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card, a review of the sustainability activities at the colleges with the 200 largest endowments in the country. You may be asking why this is important when discussing college admissions. The “green” movement has been increasing in this country particularly in the past 10 years and with good reason. The colleges listed in this report card are educating many of the future leaders of this country and having a background in sustainability is critical. As importantly, many students are interested in becoming personally involved in sustainability issues either on a personal level or related to future employment.
The level at which a college is concerned about sustainability is one of the issues that may be important to a particular student in finding the right college for their needs. While such issues as size and location of a college ..
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