Why Scrapping the SAT Essay and SAT Subject Tests is Good for Students
The College Board announced January 19 that it is eliminating the SAT’s optional essay and ending its SAT Subject Test offerings. These changes pose zero downside for students. Students, parents and high school counselors alike have complained about the overlapping...
Is Your Student Ready for College?
College admissions letters are cause for celebration. But they’re not the end of the road. Forty percent of students who enroll in a four-year degree program will not finish within six years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. What causes some students to soar and others to struggle? Joyce Draper, founder of Draper College Consulting, believes social, emotional and life skills are just as important as academic preparedness. She shares the college transition conversation she has with all her graduating seniors before they head to college.