College Board, which owns the SAT and Advanced Placement Program, has long been seen as a monopolistic and corrupt organization. Its dark and greedy side has only been amplified through its administration of the 2020 AP exams during the COVID-19 pandemic. AP exams...
For the class of 2021, this is arguably the most important semester of high school. Yet most expectations have been shattered or drastically altered, and any existing plans have been reassessed. As members of the junior class prepare to apply for college and decide...
Standardized testing has played a major role in a student's journey to college for many years. However, now that the spring testing dates for the SAT and ACT have been canceled due to the coronavirus, dozens of colleges across the nation have announced their decisions...
Every day feels like the last and I can no longer keep track of time. The coronavirus pandemic has taken over all facets of my life: social, political, and academic. All my conversations have simmered down to “how is the pandemic treating you?” And my only human...
College tuition has been steadily skyrocketing for years and has no stop in sight. Financial aid programs from the federal government provide low and middle income families with opportunities to attend higher education. Several representatives including Secretary of...
On April 1, the University of California institutions announced that the application requirements for the class of 2021 will be eased by the elimination of SAT or ACT scores as well as the minimum GPA requirement. This was due to the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19...
Many highly competitive students at Diamond Bar High School engage in the excessive pursuit of AP classes, translating into a rat race inconsistent with the changing dynamics of college admissions. In an unprecedented move, College Board, the organization that...
The highly watched trial of Students for Fair Admissions versus Harvard University has put the policy of affirmative action into the spotlight. This policy was first introduced in 1961, by President John Kennedy to secure employment free of discrimination, and later...
In America, the pressure for college grows every year with the college admissions process increasing in expectations. Getting a decent college education forces high school students to pull out all the stops and turn to a wolf in sheep’s clothing: the College Board....
Choosing a major is one of the most intimidating decisions when it comes to applying for college. Of course, one could choose to go to college as undeclared, but little do people know that some colleges require undergraduates to come in as undeclared. Surprisingly,...
