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We definitely found visiting schools important. I drove the process by identifying schools we’d be near, but suggested my student schedule the visit and reminded them to send a note to the Admissions counselor later. We walked at the back of the pack and let them do the talking, ask the questions, etc. Some schools moved on to the list and others dropped off based on these visits.
So helpful for folks like my spouse and I who have a rising junior, getting ready to apply for college! Favorite piece of advice is to be realistic with rigor and dig further into those subjects that already captured your interest and curiosity. <3
I think that calling an adaptive test “standardized” is an oxymoron. I don’t possibly see how having varying degrees of difficulty in the questions can be considered “standard”. By definition adaptive means “modified” implying NON STANDARD. The digital test is patently unfair. My daughter took the digital SAT twice and got the harder section both times, she said there were questions that were NOT based on information contained the prep materials. This travesty will just guarantee that “test optional” is here to stay. It’s really a $hit$how. NO ONE should be using this as a metric of performance. The College Board just put another nail in the coffin of the absurdity which is the SAT
“Process of mutual selection” was such a beautiful statement. Kids think it’s all about being accepted, forgetting that in the end they are the ones who will be rejecting some schools.
I HATE the “leadership” BS - it’s all just a popularity contest - who is prettiest, had the best clothes, the most expensive car, throws the best parties. I can’t believe colleges still think this crap has meaning, seriously, didn’t you go to high school?!?!
I’m going through your older videos and really appreciate the content. Oddly, I’d prefer to see your face on the full screen, rather than a static display. For presentation purposes, if you’re going to sit on a slide for minutes, unless it is very content heavy , maybe cut to your face on full screen to help maintain engagement. For instance the extended replaying of the “BOOP” meme on the Selective College Admissions slide was REALLY distracting and annoying. I had to cover the screen. It went on for more than two minutes.
Ahh so when the President of Harvard plagiarizes, it is called a sloppy mistaken citation, but when a 16 year is suspected of doing something far less, they are banned for life? Ahh, yes these are the people we want making these decisions as part of a highly subjective "holistic" review process. I encourage all to refrain from feeding this college prep industry and the stupidity of undergrad admissions. Do not pay for these services and simply do not apply to the handful of Universities that partake in this competitive nonsense. Zoom out and recognize that it is "we" parents and students who are paying the $300k tuition fees. Put your money where it is appreciated rather than trying to impress people who you don't know or know you. Apply to only schools with a 50% plus admit rate.
This is such an important topic for college bound families to understand. It's so easy to get caught up in those rankings and they don't even make sense!
