Each week, I am getting an increasing number of emails from students, parents, educators, school administrators and of course, numerous study abroad program reps who want me to plug their programs.
I’ll be hiring someone to help me sort through these, as I really want to respond to most of them but don’t have the time [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘SAT’
June 6, 2008
MAILBAG: Flood of Emails About The World Is Your Campus
May 27, 2008
Smith College, Wake Forest Are Latest Universities To Drop SAT/ACT Requirements
According to this piece in The New York Times, Smith College and Wake Forest University are the latest universities to drop the SAT and ACT requirements for admission. Of course, there are several hundred other schools that have already done so, but this bodes well for the future as more top schools see that dropping [...]
April 4, 2008
UC Considers Dropping SAT Subject Test Requirement
Since “Skip the SAT” is part of my subtitle, it’s not surprising that I should be delighted to hear that the UC schools are considering dropping the SAT Subject Tests as a requirement for college admission.
You see, they found out that requiring two SAT Subject Tests (in addition to the SAT) actually “undermined the depth [...]
February 22, 2008
SAT Prep Provider Sued By College Board
Things have been heating up in the test-prep industry as more and more frenzied parents pay providers to help their kids boost their SAT or ACT scores.
Yesterday it was announced that the College Board, the not-for-profit (but very profitable) organization responsible for administering the SAT (among other tests) is suing a Texas test-prep company for [...]
January 22, 2008
The World Is Your Campus: The Inside Scoop On the Book I’m Writing About Global Education
I am getting tons of emails from parents and students asking me more about what I will include in the book I’m writing called The World Is Your Campus: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands On Tuition, and Get An Outrageously Relevant Global Education.
They want to know what kinds of things I’m going to talk about. [...]
January 15, 2008
Overachievers Are Average: The NEW Way For High School Students to Get Attention
One of the blogs I enjoy reading these days (among many) is Student 2.0. Recently, I read a post by a senior in high school named Stacy called “Average Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore” in which she gives us a look at her own long list of accomplishments and lets us know that she’s practically [...]
December 6, 2007
US News & World Report Rankings: Cranking Up the Anxiety Index
Ah, it’s that time of year. Yes, it’s time for the US News & World Report annual ranking of colleges. This year, they’ve added high schools to their special ad-packed issue.
An interesting article in The New York Times describes the US News venture in branding itself as the ranking mag. Great idea, huh? After all, every [...]
December 4, 2007
I’m HERE! The World Is Your Campus is the new blog site
Here we are!
I’ve moved around a bit but now that the book title is firmed up (relatively), this is where the blog will stay.
Watch for an exciting announcement soon about the publisher of
The World Is Your Campus: How to Skip the SAT, Save Thousands On Tuition, and Get An Outrageously Relevant Education.
November 13, 2007
Thomas Armstrong’s 15 Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless
Oh, here’s a great post by Thomas Armstrong, one of my favorite thinkers and authors on the topic of learning.
He lists his top fifteen(!) reasons why standardized tests are completely worthless.
I couldn’t agree more. Take a look at his post, which includes some excellent book suggestions.
Thanks, Dr. A!
