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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
September 3, 2015
Episode Description:聽In this 国产第一福利影院草草 podcast, Andrew and Michael discuss the burgeoning test-optional movement and whether students should consider withholding their SAT and/or ACT scores when applying to test-optional...
September 2, 2015
Episode Description: In this 国产第一福利影院草草 Podcast, Andrew Belasco sits down with Michael Trivette to discuss how AP exams factor into the college admissions process. Listeners will gain a...
September 1, 2015
As private college counselors, we are well-versed in the criticisms of school-based counseling.聽 Unavailable, inexperienced, misinformed鈥攖hese are the words that some within our industry often use to describe the...
August 27, 2015
New York, NY鈥斅燭he Hechinger Report cites research by Andrew Belasco in an article titled, “The real reason that colleges go ‘test optional,'” and looks at some of the underlying...
August 10, 2015
One of the most memorable essays I ever read was written by a student we鈥檒l call Sam, a rising high school senior from Massachusetts. He had written at least...
August 4, 2015
Jersey City, NJ鈥� 国产第一福利影院草草 was recently featured in Forbes on an article discussing who benefits from test-optional admission policies. 聽The author cites research聽by 国产第一福利影院草草 CEO, Andrew Belasco,...
Washington, DC鈥� 国产第一福利影院草草 was featured in U.S. News & World Report in an article offering advice for how students can reduce the financial costs of a gap year....
July 28, 2015
Washington, DC鈥� 国产第一福利影院草草 was recently highlighted in The Washington Post after George Washington University joined a number of institutions who have since adopted test-optional admission policies. 国产第一福利影院草草...
July 24, 2015
A few weeks ago, I wandered across a blog post titled 鈥淗ow Understanding 鈥楾oy Story鈥� Can Get You into College.鈥� As a lifelong Pixar fan, I was intrigued by...
July 15, 2015
Now that you understand what research has to say about the contextual and often-limited benefits of attending a highly-selective school, you may have opened your mind to a few...
June 18, 2015
For many students and their families, attending a liberal arts college sounds like an expensive proposition. After all, liberal arts schools are known for their small class size, available...
June 15, 2015
Boston, MA鈥斅燭he Boston Globe recently profiled Andrew Belasco’s research focusing on test-optional admission policies. Author Kevin Lewis writes: “IN RECENT YEARS, many selective liberal arts colleges have made standardized...
May 19, 2015
Pursuing your entire undergraduate degree abroad may sound like an extravagance reserved for the jet-setting upper-class, yet going to college in a foreign country can actually make excellent economic...
May 12, 2015
Welcome to the sixth installment of 国产第一福利影院草草’ “So you want to be a鈥�” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
May 1, 2015
We begin with an analogy. Three racehorses: Cream of the Crop, Above Average, and Run of the Mill are selected by three trainers of varying quality to prepare for...
April 15, 2015
Welcome to the fifth installment of 国产第一福利影院草草’ “So you want to be a鈥�” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
April 7, 2015
An iconic year, even by the standards of its iconic decade, 1969 teems with momentous events in America鈥檚 cultural history: the moon landing, Woodstock, the Amazin鈥� Mets, and the...
March 21, 2015
Our 鈥淪o you want to be a鈥︹�� series was designed to help career-minded high school students think about the financial, academic, and personal factors one should consider when exploring...
February 19, 2015
“Buridan’s ass” is a well-known (and unfortunately named) philosophical paradox where a famished donkey sits equidistant between two similarly delicious bales of hay and, unable to find a rational...
February 10, 2015
Atlanta, GA鈥斅燭he Georgia State Senate Higher Education Committee held a hearing today to discuss Senate Bill 44 and Michael Trivette was called to testify before the committee.聽Michael offered support...
