Posts Tagged: ACT

A University Looks at the College Board’s Redesigned SAT

As an institution that receives close to 50,000 applications for the 2,800 spaces for the first-year entering class, Northeastern University took special interest in the College Board’s March 5 announcement on the SAT redesign. In fact, our undergraduate admissions team took a break from finalizing our decisions to follow David Coleman’s announcement. After months of carefully reading and cons...

CollegeWeekLive to Feature Chats with New England Students, Reps on May 3

The world's largest online college fair, CollegeWeekLive, will feature New England Day on Tuesday, May 3. Attendees may log in to chat with admissions representatives from more than 20 local colleges and hear about campus life from students via webcast. All registrants will be eligible for a $5,000 scholarship available. Participants will include the University of Massachusetts, University of Ve...

Southeastern Massachusetts Conference to Explore College Readiness, Curriculum Alignment

More than 300 Southeastern Massachusetts secondary and postsecondary faculty and administrators are expected to discuss the high school-to-college transition and building a better-aligned P-20 curriculum at a conference on “Pathways to College Readiness and College Success,” to be held Wednesday, April 13, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston, Mass.At...