First full day of Natl Association for College Admission CounselingConference is in the books! It’s been wonderful learning from and collaborating with so many knowledgeable #collegeadmissions professionals. These are the people who change lives! @NACAC PACAC #collegeconsulting #schoolcounseling

Amazing to see the transformation from construction zone to exhibit hall in one day! We’re at booth 331.

Fun to stop by the #RNL booth at #NACAC19 and do a selfie. Was able to get the mini guitar in tune!

Proud to represent @kaplantestprep at the #nacac19 conference with this fine team! Thanks to everyone who helped make this conference happen!

Big changes in college admissions: Starting in September 2020, students will be able to retake specific sections of the #ACT rather than retake the entire 3-hour exam. They'll also have option to take the test online. We'll have more to say soon... nyti.ms/2IMJQHJ

Starting with the September 2020 national test date, students will have more options, including:  ➡️ ACT Section Retesting  ➡️ Faster results with online testing ➡️ ACT Superscoring    Learn how we’re improving the ACT test-taking experience: bit.ly/2p4ZKpx

Big news from ACT today. Widespread availability of online testing will significantly change how students test and prepare. #act

Kaplan's Sam Pritchard says the ability to retake an individual #ACT section will likely alleviate some stress going into test day. Students may opt to retake portions of the test several times, but this approach won't likely become the norm. bit.ly/31ZdYqO

Kaplan says the changes are "the most significant changes to the ACT in several decades and are designed to give aspiring college students more options in putting their best foot forward" bwnews.pr/30Y3QNB "These are overall very positive changes for test takers"

Stunning surveillance footage captured the moment a high school coach in Oregon disarmed a student with a shotgun and then embraced him. Police eventually arrived and took the student into custody. abcn.ws/32vC3pq

With expert advice from Kaplan’s Sam Pritchard! First helpful #SAT strategy: set a goal score first!

This is sobering and compelling data that I hadn’t seen displayed this way before, especially when so many future jobs will require post secondary education. At #CBForum shared by Dr. Jonathan Mathis.

Each day the evidence accumulates. We should be spending more time outdoors. Being outside: - Boosts our mood - Improves our immune system - Protects against depression. getpocket.com/explore/item/j…

Just listened to this episode and found it fascinating! So true that educational solutions that are great for a subset of students are often assumed to be deficient since they don’t work for everybody. Better to celebrate the progress and keep searching for solutions for others.

Survey: 36% of admissions officers look at students’ social media. As Sam Pritchard says, “I think many universities believe that they’re getting a more unfiltered view of the students when viewing that student’s Facebook profile or Instagram..." bit.ly/2vM6tZ2

We love school counselors! Thank you for all you do for students during these important and formative years of their lives! #NSCW2020

This article helpfully digests some of the takeaways from the 200+ page report from the UC Standardized Testing Task Force.

Now 500+ cases in U.S. WA- 141 (18 dead) NY- 106 CA- 104 (1) MA- 28 TX- 22 NE- 14 OR- 13 FL- 12 (2) CO- 8 IL- 7 GA- 7 NJ- 6 SC- 6 AZ- 5 MD- 5 NH- 4 PA- 4 RI- 3 TN- 3 NV- 3 UT- 2 NC- 2 IN- 2 VA- 2 WI- 1 MN- 1 KY- 1 OK- 1 HI- 1 KS- 1 DC- 1 MO- 1 VT- 1 CT- 1 nytimes.com/interactive/20…