by Dana Ponsky | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
As it is well reported, the testing situation around the SAT and ACT has been a challenging one to navigate for many students around the country. With the slow reopening of the tri-state area and the quick reopening of other states around the country, the testing...
by Dana Ponsky | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
The school year has come to an end…finally. I speak to students and families regularly about how challenging the past few months have been, but now many are concerned about what the summer months are going to look like for their student. Most students...
by Dana Ponsky | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Year after year, students and families take on the college application process with a balance of excitement and trepidation. The excitement is usually around the opportunity to explore what’s next after high school, thinking about the future, preparing for change, and...
by Dana Ponsky | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I spend hours a day reading news reports, emails from college admissions offices, and managing my overwhelmed professional association lists, I find that the same words keeping popping up: Unprecedented, unknown, uncertainty, test-optional, waitlists, gap year, and...
by Dana Ponsky | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
For students and parents in 11th grade, the time has come to begin the early stages of the college application process. While there are no applications being filled out right now, there is plenty of preparation that happens in the months leading up to determining what...