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STEM Education during COVID-19 #3
How are college students feeling about returning to STEM education during the pandemic? In Part 3 of this series, Ellie talks to four students to get their thoughts, concerns and hopes for the upcoming school year.
STEM Education during COVID-19 #2
Professor Ursula Williams of Juniata College Department of Chemistry joins Ellie to discuss how colleges and STEM programs are preparing to return to school during the pandemic. How will students get face-to-face time in their labs without risking infection? How will students be kept engaged while distance learning, often hundreds of miles from campus? How are colleges adapting to a new normal?
Test-Optional Admissions During COVID-19 #3
Dr Shelley Enger answers common questions about taking SAT/ACT for college admissions during COVID-19. How important is the SAT/ACT this year? Should I keep studying? What if I’m worried about catching COVID? Read the article for these answers and more
Opinion: COVID-19 in the Curriculum
Many colleges & universities have been adding courses on COVID-19 to their curricula for 2020-2021. But how robust and thorough are these courses, what are the universities’ motivations in adding them, and what will enrolled students learn? Ellie explores the issue:
STEM Education During COVID-19 #1
In the first article in our new series, Ellie interviews Sophie and Grier about their experiences doing research in STEM during the pandemic. Look out for Part 2, coming soon!
First Year Voices #4
In Part II of “The Gap Year during COVID-19”, Ellie talks to Ava and Sophie about their gap year plans, how they decided to take gap years, and what they’re excited for an worried about as they prepare to take a year away from school.
First Year Voices #3
This week in First Year Voices, Ellie talks to 2020 high school graduates about gap years (part 1 of 2). Read about their concerns and get expert gap year advice from our special guest, Jason from J2Guides!
Test-Optional Admissions During COVID-19 #2
Part 2 of 3 in our series on test-optional college admissions during the pandemic. We look at universities’ mixed messages on testing, health risks associated with tests, their drain on students’ time, and the fact that tests are not really optional in test-optional admissions.
Test-Optional Admissions During COVID-19 #1
In Part I of a three-part series, we question the use of standardized test scores for college admissions during this highly unusual year.
Start Writing!
It’s time to get going on your Common Application Essay! Carolyn writes about why it is so helpful to get a strong draft completed during the summer. If you have a student who needs to get going on their essay, take a look! You may want to consider having them enroll in our next essay workshop, coming up soon!
First Year Voices #2
“How do you prepare for college during a pandemic?” — In the second article in our First Year Voices series, summer intern Ellie talks to incoming freshmen about how they’re preparing to start college.
First Year Voices #1
“Student reactions to starting college during the pandemic” — In the first blog post of a new series, our summer intern talks to college-bound students about what is on their minds right now.