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Updated Testing Policies For Top 20 Colleges During The 2020-2021 Application Cycle Six of the top 20 schools listed on Forbes’ America's Top Colleges for 2019 have announced test-optional policies for students applying in the 2020-2021 admission cycle. Of those six, four are Ivy League schools: University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Cornell.

The School District of Philadelphia will close the school selection process this Friday, November 1st, close of business!
• Do not wait until the deadline to apply to up to five schools for SY 2020-2021.
• Have your documents reviewed, proofread, signed and uploaded as soon as possible.
• Save your hard copies, give one packet to your school counselor and hand deliver the others to the individual school(s) on your list by November 1st!!

Today is the PSAT/NMSQT Test Day for 10 and 11th graders. Consider it PRACTICE in 10th grade; consider it PRELIMINARY in 11th grade. The 11th grade scores could unlock National Merit Scholarship funding for qualifying students!

Spent the best part of my day encouraging Penn students to bring everything they’ve got to the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. Tutors create agency for students; it’s so much more than homework help! Thanks to Dallas Ryan and the entire WPTP board for the invitation.

The roots of my passion for service extend all the way back to my K-12 alma mater, The Episcopal Academy. I’m honored by this feature in Connections magazine. I gained the confidence to build Pathfinder Placement at EA - my own “right fit” school!

Connections, Spring 2019 Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers. Title: Connections, Spring 2019, Author: The Episcopal Academy, Name: Connect...

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Love Your School or Preschool? Take the Philadelphia Family School Gratitude Survey! - Philadelphia Family Magazine Why do YOU love your school? Take our Philadelphia Family School Gratitude Survey and share your wisdom with other local parents.

Check out my latest blog post, featuring an interview on the College Admissions Bribery Scandal with Jami Floyd.

Press: College Admissions Bribery Scandal - Pathfinder Placement Caryn Rivers was recently interviewed by All Things Considered in this piece about “Admissions Scandal Revives Conversations About Race, Class and College.” “For many people, the college admissions bribery scandal just confirmed their suspicions that the process

https://www.wnyc.org/story/admissions-scandal-revives-conversations-about-race-and-class-path-college
Big shout out to Rebecca Carroll for access to WNYC!

Admissions Scandal Revives Conversations About Race, Class and College | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News Some who work with low-income students of color say their clients aren't surprised by the news—and that's worse than seeing them angry.

Let’s get a good word in for the students who work their tails off to access the best colleges. This one was for all my students over the past 15 years!

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Supporting-Students-Before-School-Starts_Philadelphia-491057101.html?appVideoHub=y

Supporting Students Before School Starts Families in need are celebrating before their children head back to school. Hundreds of students got free school supplies on Thursday, giving parents in Philadelphia a chance to learn more about other free services to them and their children throughout the school year.