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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Trends in Test Optional Admissions

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More and more colleges are taking standardized scores – for the SAT or the ACT – out of the admissions equation by transitioning to “test op...
Friday, August 2, 2013

2013-2014 Common Application

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The 2013-2014 Common Application -- with a record 517 member colleges -- is now available. Colleges will continue to add supplements, but th...
Friday, July 26, 2013

The Benefits of Summer Reading

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Some high school students think that their annual summer reading assignments are no more than busywork – a plot by their English teachers d...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Making the Most of a Campus Visit

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How to Make the Most of a Campus Visit Thanks to the internet, students are now able to do “virtual visits” to find preliminary informatio...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

AP Program Information

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AP scores were released last week and brought with them the usual jubilation and disappointment. AP teats are different from the other test...
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Lisa Sohmer
Lisa Sohmer has been the Director of College Counseling at Garden School in New York City for 17 years. She is a past President of the New York Association for College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC) and was awarded the association’s President’s Award in 2008. Lisa was elected to the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Board of Directors in 2006 and served a three-year term. Lisa has been a member of on advisory panels for The City University of New York and The College Board, as well as several state and national committees. She is a frequent speaker on topics related to the transition to post-secondary education and has been interviewed by Newsweek, CBS’s “Up to the Minute,” US News & World Report, The Daily Beast.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Good Housekeeping, American Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Bloomberg.com, education.com, businessweek.com and many other publications. Lisa graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in English and Government and received a Master’s degree in Journalism from NYU.
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