Megan Dorsey – Page 18 – College Prep Results

Don’t Leave the SAT or ACT For Fall of Senior Year

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 7, 2015.

In today’s college admissions timeline, it is a mistake to leave the SAT or ACT until the fall of a student’s senior year. What? I thought senior year was when most students took those tests?...

What You Need to Know & Do to Get Financial Aid

Written by Megan Dorsey on December 29, 2014.

I’m not in the habit of re-posting my podcast episodes on the blog, but this one is so timely. Here is a quick outline. If you want to learn more, you can listen to the episode here or download...

More on MOOCs: A Hot Topic in Education

Written by Megan Dorsey on December 22, 2014.

For years colleges and universities have offered different models of distance education from the correspondence course to lectures delivered by video or cable tv. A new trend is education is the...

5 Ways Students Can Use MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to Get Ahead

Written by Megan Dorsey on December 16, 2014.

In the past few years MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been a popular topic for colleges and universities. Seems like every semester another big name school or professor introduces another...

Questions Students with Disabilities Should Ask When Visiting Colleges

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 21, 2014.

More students with physical and learning differences are successfully pursuing college degrees than ever before. The differences between how high schools and colleges accommodate these students...

Six Costly College Application Errors

Written by Megan Dorsey on November 21, 2014.

Errors in college applications can cost students offers of admission or scholarship opportunities. Luckily, most mistakes are preventable—many are the result of procrastination. Students should...

PSAT: Strategic Stepping-Stone to the SAT and College Scholarships

Written by Megan Dorsey on September 30, 2014.

In high schools across the country, freshman, sophomores, and juniors will be taking the PSAT test in the middle of October. Many have no idea how important this test is for their college prospects....

Misleading and Wrong College Admissions Information

Written by Megan Dorsey on September 5, 2014.

Guess it is time to address some of the annual media hype surrounding college admissions. Every fall we see news stories trying to hook readers with a new or shocking angle. This week’s...

Avoiding Problems with Online College Applications

Written by Megan Dorsey on August 28, 2014.

Most colleges and universities have adopted online methods for submitting applications. Some schools use shared systems such as the Common Application, which is accepted by more than 400 schools,...

When Should Juniors Take the SAT?

Written by Megan Dorsey on August 21, 2014.

Most people agree that high school juniors should take the SAT, but there is some debate about when. The answer to this question has changed over the years. In the current world of college admissions...

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