Practice and familiarity. We know that repetitively pushing yourself to excel at auditions for All-District, All-State, and competitions makes you more comfortable with the process if you start when you’re a freshman. It’s the same with the SAT. Begin with easy things like vocab and keep at it slowly and patiently and improve your test-taking […]
Check out this series of YouTube videos and discussion at Khan Academy’s College Admissions Testing
[Some great advice from the Eastman School of Music that is worth a read! – ed.] By Christina Crispin As high school seniors are getting their applications underway (or at least thinking about getting started!) a question often comes up: how many schools should I apply to? What is the right number for your “short list”? […]
Type: University Size: Medium (9234; Undergrad:7,144; Grad: 2082); Style: Academic Rebuilder/Jazz School Affiliations: Honors College: No, but a program. Student Body: Undergraduate; Graduate Testing: SAT: 1060/ACT: 23 Admissions: 50.4% Students of Color: 44% Freshman Retention Rate: 85.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 13% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low/3-5 hrs./ Louis Armstrong Intl. (MSY) Location: New Orleans, LA […]
(Photo: Sam Ward) A tiny printing glitch that surprised SAT test-takers across the USA last weekend won’t affect their scores, the College Board said on Monday. Officials said students taking the test on Saturday were surprised when proctors’ scripts said they had just 20 minutes to complete one of the test’s sections — either a […]
If you decide that you want to go as a “music minor” or non-minor, one thing that may open doors for you is the Music As A Calling Card option. Your music can be a huge admission tool for you that gives you some edge in applying for schools that can be tough to get into. Most […]
Non-Merit Aid Schools List We’re working up a list of schools who do not award merit scholarships. This is not to say that they don’t have alternatives to funding college that can work for you. Williams College and Amherst, for example, are on our Gold Standard list for funding an education.
CMAS Ranking: ♦♦-1/2 Type: University Size: Large (52,532 Undergraduate); Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate/Ph.D. Testing: SAT/ACT Admissions: 48.9% Acceptance Rate of 31,850 Applicants; Minority Enrollment: 41% Freshman Retention Rate: 87.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low; 2.5 Hour Drive or Direct Flight (MCO) Location: Orlando, Florida Best For: Music, Music Minor, Non-Music, Florida Prepaid University of Central Florida […]
Gold Standard School Type: Liberal Arts Size: Small (1,800 Undergraduate); Style: Formal, Focused and Motivated Affiliations: Five College Consortium (Take courses at Hampshire, Smith, UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke); Participant in the Twelve-College Exchange Program; Student Body: Undergraduate Testing: SAT/ACT; 2 SAT Subject Tests Admissions: 14% Accepted; 10% of the 14% Early Decision; 41% of Accepted Matriculate Students of Color: 45% […]
You don’t like the SATs and the ACTs? A growing number of schools are agreeing with you. Many believe that the College Board’s tests are not indicative of how you will perform in college. Which is why 160+ colleges and universities have become “Test Optional” schools. You can submit the SAT scores if you think that […]