Articles – Page 32 – College Prep Results

ACT and SAT Under Fire

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 26, 2011.

www.insidehighered.com) published results from a recent study that concluded that two of the four sections on the ACT “have little or no ability to predict whether applicants will succeed” in college. ...

Is That Extra AP Class Worth It?

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 17, 2011.

My son will be a HS Junior in the fall. He is currently taking AP World History, Honors Algebra II. He recently took the AP test and we are waiting for his scores. This year has been really tough...

Shouldn’t They Have Learned This In School?

Written by Megan Dorsey on June 8, 2011.

Most high school students aren’t accustomed to taking tests with hard questions, questions they aren’t supposed to get right. Classroom tests, final exams, and state level assessments are written...

My Interview on The Terri Craig Show

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 18, 2011.

A World of Opportunity – Webster University

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 14, 2011.

I had the privilege of touring Webster University on a rainy day in April 2011. Webster is a small (2300 undergrads), private, liberal arts intuition located in Webster Groves, a residential...

Top 5 College Visit Mistakes

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 10, 2011.

Spring and summer are prefect times for college visits. With a little planning you can take a couple hours to visit campuses while on vacation or while you travel to attend family graduations or weddings. ...

Learn More; Be More – Fontbonne University

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 5, 2011.

On my St. Louis college visit trip (April 2011) I took a couple hours to tour Fontbonne University, a small, private, Catholic university located next to the Washington University campus and...

Washington University in St. Louis Visit

Written by Megan Dorsey on May 1, 2011.

I visited Washington University in St. Louis in April 2011. Although it was a rainy day, I was still able to walk around the entire Danforth campus. I started my day with a session at the Sam...

Plan Now For Summer

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 30, 2011.

I’ve been making my summer vacation plans for months. We are going to Disney World (again!), but this trip we are going with some friends from college and their children. We have the flights...

Trust The SAT Math Drawings — Sometimes

Written by Megan Dorsey on April 30, 2011.

“Note: Figure not drawn to scale.” Everything else is represented accurately and can be trusted. How can this help? When you can trust the figure, you can estimate values and use P.O.E. (process...