Take a look at this piece in The Phila Inquirer about standardized tests and college applications:https://www.inquirer.com/education/applications-college-students-ivy-league-penn-princeton-20210131.html
Check out this recent piece on college admissions during coronavirus: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-college-admissions.html
Here's a piece about securing merit aid during the college application process: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/your-money/merit-aid-SAT-optional.html
Check out this recent piece about college admissions: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/12/900173338/how-the-coronavirus-has-upended-college-admissions
A piece on How to Write a Strong College Essay: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/education/learning/writing-college-application-essay.html?auth=login-email&login=email
The Khan Academy website has free SAT and ACT practice for high school students! https://www.khanacademy.org/sat#:~:text=Parents%2C%20Official%20SAT%20Practice%20on,child%2C%20and%20100%25%20free.&text=The%20best%20way%20to%20practice,free%20and%20personalized%20for%20everyone.
Tips on writing the college essay: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/college-application-essay-admissions.html
To my 10th- and 11th-grade Students:
Here's an update from the Guidance Department for anyone interested in PSATs/SATs/ACTs....
The Saturday SATs scheduled for 10/3 and 11/7 will be cancelled, as will the ACT scheduled for 10/24. This is consistent with what other local districts have done.
To help our students who are navigating the college application process, a School Day SAT is being offered. Because of Covid, this test is open only to Abington seniors, though, and will run on Wednesday, 10/14/2020. Testing will run at the Junior High in classrooms that meet social distancing guidelines, with no more than 10-12 students per test room.
I will share more information about PSATs/SATs/ACTs in the coming weeks and months as I hear more information about them.
Ms. Boland