Author: Ashley Heyer Casey
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Congratulations Heyer Education Class of 2027
On national signing day, I could not be more excited about Heyer Education’s outstanding, diverse, kind and engaging students taking their talents and treasures across the United States. They are matriculating at: Columbia, Dartmouth. Notre Dame, Georgetown, University of California at Berkeley (2), Vanderbilt (2), Northeastern(2), Morehouse, University of Virginia, Tulane University, Colorado School of…
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Seniors: Here Are Your Goals for August
Fill out the Common App at commonapp.org. Have a trusted friend/parent/teacher help proof this for you. Make sure you are not leaving any activities or awards left (unless you have too many and need to prioritize). Have your Common App essay finished. Yes, you can still revise it, but ideally, you are ready to send…
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Content and Rhetoric: What Matters in a Good College Essay
One question I frequently get from rising seniors at this point in the year is, “How do I get started writing the college essay, and what do they want to hear?” If you are using the Common or Coalition application, the main essay is the most important part of your college application essays because it…
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Advice for juniors: you are the master of your destiny
With the ever decreasing admit rates at selective colleges we are seeing right now, anxious juniors are asking me what is even possible next year. The truth – anything is possible. It is time to take a deep breath and believe in yourself. Juniors, you are the master of your destiny: Finally, this is a…
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Is Test Optional Here to Stay?
This article from Inside Higher Education describes how from Harvard to Iowa to the University of California system, test optional or even test blind is the wave of the future!
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Inside Test Optional Admissions
What does Test Optional admissions look like? In this Washington Post article, Shawn Abbott, vice provost of Temple University describes the factors they use now and how it has transformed the process.
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The SAT Goes Digital
It is official, the SAT is adopting an adaptive, digital format by 2024, meaning that current High School Freshmen need to be prepared to take their PSAT online in 2023 and the full SAT online starting in Spring 2024. It will be a 2 hour test but it will not be easier; the questions will…
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