James Hess, Assistant Opinion Editor February 19, 2022
In the course of its nearly century-long history as the foremost standardized test for American high schoolers, the SAT has undergone major changes: in 1936, administrators split the exam into two...
The Upper School Deans hosted a virtual College Night for seniors and their families Tuesday, featuring a presentation about the admissions process in general as well as workshops on individual topics.
Upper...
Casey Weisman ’22 felt the blue fluorescent glow of his laptop screen on his face as he logged onto his fifth virtual college panel in mid-April. He immediately began worrying about the upcoming college...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges have been making significant changes to the admissions process. So far, the change in policy to optional standardized testing has sparked controversy....
Amid the college admissions cheating scandal, the school received subpoenas to provide prosecutors with records of two alumni March 14, Head of Communications Ari Engelberg ’89 said.
The scandal...
Admissions personnel from 46 colleges and universities participated in a college admissions workshop hosted at the Upper School on Thursday evening.
The workshop was designed to educate students and parents...
The New York Times columnist Frank Bruni urged parents of the Class of 2018 to understand the nominal importance of prestigious college acceptance Nov. 14 in a discussion in Taper Gym.
Bruni spoke about...
A sizeable number of colleges and universities sent out "likely" or acceptance letters for academics rather than athletics more than a month before April 1, the expected date by which almost all colleges...
Family psychologist Richard Weissbourd, a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the lead author of a new report calling for less competition and pressure surrounding college admissions,...
The first thing Avery* ’13 did after finding out that she had been accepted to college was buy a school sweatshirt. A week later, it was buried under a pile of laundry and dirty socks in her closet.
“I...
By Micah Sperling
I’ve always loved everything Japanese. From samurai to sashimi, the history, culture and food of the "Land of the Rising Sun" have fascinated me my entire life. So when...
By Daniel Rothberg
A committee of California educators recommended that the school increase diversity and advance its “public purpose” at a faculty and staff meeting in Saperstein Theater...
