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Get Ready for the SAT and ACT with Test Innovators 🏆

Sara Laszlo: May 09, 2024

The Test Innovators personalized, self-paced practice platform makes getting ready for the SAT and ACT a breeze! 🪁

Standardized Tests Students

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How to Read a Financial Aid Award Letter [With 2 Examples]

Julie Kampschroeder: May 09, 2024

You've narrowed down your list of colleges, sent in your applications, and filled out your FAFSA form online. After you receive your acceptance...

Financial Aid Students Parents and Guardians

5 Tips: Requesting College Recommendations (+Helpful Form) - requesting letters of recommendation in Scoir

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5 Tips: Requesting Letters of Recommendation (Helpful Form Included)

Erin Barnes: April 24, 2024

Completing your college applications is undoubtedly a big task. As you focus on checking off the to-dos and getting closer to having a complete...

College Admissions and Applications Students

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Disrupted: A College Admission Season Unlike Any Other

Peter Van Buskirk: April 09, 2024

March 13, 2020—Friday the 13th, nonetheless—will long be remembered, in a cruel and prophetic twist of irony, as the date when the emerging...

College Admissions and Applications Higher Ed Industry News Students

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What You Need to Know About the New FAFSA

Abby deSilva: April 01, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), managed by the Department of Education, is the gateway to federal and state financial aid for...

Financial Aid College Search and Discovery Students Parents and Guardians College Admissions Staff Counselors

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Course Selection: Why Your High School Class Decisions are Important

Erin Barnes: March 05, 2024

For many high schools, course selection for the next school year begins as early as January. So, the fall is often a good time to consider your next...

College Admissions and Applications Courses and Academics Students

Seniors: Here’s What to Focus on in February - illustration of college prep checklist for seniors

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February Senior Year Checklist for College-Bound Students

Erin Barnes: February 02, 2024

February of senior year of high school can be a quiet, yet intense time if you’re a college-bound student. At this point, your difficult application...

College Admissions and Applications Students

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Coalition's Winter/Spring Events for Students

Elena Polin: January 17, 2024

Looking for details on the new FAFSA changes? Trying to navigate the admissions process as a first generation college student? As we settle back into...

College Admissions and Applications College Student Prep Tips College Search and Discovery Students

11th Grade January To-Do List for College-Bound Students - illustration of student checking things off January to do list for juniors

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January To-Do List for College-Bound Juniors

Julie Kampschroeder: December 20, 2023

January is a milestone month for college-bound high schoolers. While seniors will feel a sense of calm, having submitted all of their applications by...

College Search and Discovery Students

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The Ins and Outs of the Digital SAT

Sara Laszlo: December 18, 2023

The SAT has been around for nearly 100 years (the first test was administered in 1926!). Since then, the SAT has undergone some changes, but the...