Check out this link from a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article. It's already well known that companies monitor applicants' social media activity as part of their background checks, and have have dismissed prospective and current employees for their dodgy activities on social media sites. You should also know by now that universities and scholarship boards do likewise to prospective students. You should assume that nothing is private and use discretion when posting online social media content that may portray you in a negative light.
Education USA Financial Aid Webinars
Please be aware of a series of webinars about financial aid for US higher education. View the link for further details and registration. The next one is in 2 days, so act fast!
February appearances
Testtakers will be visiting United World College, Tanglin Trust School and St. Joseph's Institution - International this February:
Monday, February 6, 2012; 12:30 PM United World College University Counselling Centre
There will be an informal question and answer session with interested UWC students and parents about the SAT and US university admissions. The event is open only to current UWC students and parents.
Thursday, February 9, 2012; 4:30 PM Tanglin Trust School Careers Office
Question and Answer session open to Tanglin students only. Tanglin students and parents should contact Isobel Barclay, Head of Careers (Senior).
Saturday, February 11, 2012; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM International University Fair SJI - International Campus
The event is closed to the general public. Representatives from local and international universities and organizations will be present.
Hope to see you there!
Advance 2012 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Save the date: Testtakers will be present at Ngee Ann Poly on Friday, February 3, 2012 to take part in Advance 2012. We will answer questions and provide sage advice to students curious about the SAT and other standardized tests and how they fit into the overall American university admissions picture.
Early Admissions Snapshot
Take a look at the accompanying chart from this NY Times article (may require subscription if you have used up your monthly 20-article viewing allocation). It gives you a sense of the different types of early applications that exist as well as the acceptance rates. Note that many schools offer both binding and non-binding Early Decision and Action options and some schools do two rounds of Early admissions.
The article mentions that those who opt for early admissions usually have well-informed and sophisticated college advisors, who can assess a student's chances effectively based on the school of choice. Therefore the admitted rates can be misleading - it is not the average student that applies for a particular school, but relatively above-average candidates; so applicants should weigh that as a factor when deciding.
