College Advising

College Counseling Tip Of The Day – January SAT test scores are released today

If you’re happy with your scores, good for you! If not, you still have several opportunities to test again before early applications go out in November. If you’re self-motivated, start taking some practice tests, score them and then go back and figure out what you got wrong. If you need a little more guidance and support (aka a kick in the pants) hook up with a good test prep tutor.


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College Counseling Tip Of The Day – Improve your SAT and ACT scores by reading more

Yup, that’s right. Reading and writing is something you get better at the more you do it – an effort that can pay off when you take the SAT or ACT. Read books, magazines, blogs, and news articles so that you can strengthen your ability to analyze and synthesize information.


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College Counseling Tip Of The Day – Don’t just randomly pick a major

Instead, think about what’s important to you, your values, interests, skills, strengths and weaknesses. You want to spend your four years of college doing things which will help launch you into the rest of your life. Here’s four ways to start exploring career options before you settle on a major.


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College Counseling Tip Of The Day – Today is the deadline to register for the March SAT

Yesterday’s Tip Of The Day was about not missing deadlines. Today is a perfect example. If you want to take the March SAT, you have until the end of the day today to register. Sure, you can register tomorrow, but you will pay a late fee and who likes late fees?


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