Posts by Trevor Mizrahi

‘Extraordinary’ Isn’t Always Enough To Get Into The Ivy League

A star student found herself with a pile of rejection letters from top schools during the most competitive college-applications year on recordKaitlyn Younger has been an academic standout since she started studying algebra in third grade.She took her first advanced-placement course as a freshman, scored 1550 on her SATs as a junior at McKinney High…

Proposals That Could Make College More Expensive

A Substantial Increase In The Pell Grant Could Happen. But The Best Part Of This Proposal: Providing Competitive Grants To States & Colleges That Show EVIDENCE-BASED REFORMS That IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. When Government Provides More Assistance To Help Families Fund The Rising Cost Of College, It Has Been Shown That Colleges Continue To Increase Tuition…

2 Of The 10 College Opportunities That Go Beyond The Classroom

peterclavercenter.org/using-joomla/extensions/components/content-component/featured-articles peterclavercenter.org/using-joomla/extensions/components/content-component/featured-articles Sharing 2 of the 10 College Opportunities Beyond The Classroom That Benefit Your Student. Credit College Admissions 101 -Robert Franek1. ProjectsProjects are extended problem-solving activities that students can complete solo or in collaboration with a group, like composing a piece of music, writing a business plan, or designing a prototype. Real campus example:…

Appealing Financial Aid Is A Smart Idea

Appealing Financial Aid Is Smart. A Few Tips To Make It Effective:1. Write A Letter And Schedule A 1-on-1 Meeting With Their Financial Aid Office.2. Explain In Percentages How Much Your Income Reduced From 2020 to 2021. For Example, “We Experienced A 34% Reduction.” 3. Be Realistic With The Amount You Need To Secure. A…

CollegeBoard To Remake The SAT

It will be going fully digital, shorter (about 2 hours) and no long reading passages will replace the current version. Students will be able to use a calculator on all math sections. Debuting in 2023 with the PSAT and international SAT, the class of 2025 will be the first in the US to be affected.…