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<br /></div>Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-86811504985527252342023-11-05T10:24:00.003-06:002024-01-18T23:02:57.881-06:00How We Can Help with our Two Pass essay review process and Cost<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5682961382789150"
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As described by the English Department at Brown University, good writing is made of key elements: Idea, Motive, Structure, Evidence, Explanation, Coherence, Implication, and Presence. Lack of one or more of these essential elements results in a poor essay.<br />
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In our experience as professional reviewers of student essays, we find several recurring patterns. Most students overestimate their ability to write and are unwilling to accept genuine criticism of their writing. <br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you are having a writer's block, <a href="https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/student-life/7-ways-overcome-writers-block/" target="_blank">follow these excellent steps</a> from Purdue Global. Or if you want to discuss your creative ideas about what to write, please book an appointment and we will be glad to give you pointers to help you build an outline. <br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Two-pass review process<br /></h3></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Our structured essay review process is designed to get you to upload a very high-quality essay.
Our two-pass review method - replicates the environment of a traditional college admissions team when two members independently review student essays - has helped students get into the most elite colleges.
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We only hire the best creative writers. On our team are three reviewers pursuing or with degrees at Stanford and one reviewer at Duke. Rajkamal Rao, our lead counselor, uses his <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2013/12/articles-archive.html">years of experience as a columnist</a>
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management consulting experience oversees review operations and edits each essay before final delivery to the client. <br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>First-pass (Creative or Structural Review).</b> When you submit your essay draft to us we will provide you with genuine
feedback on your essay. <br /><br />Essays are about conflict and how you go about addressing it (but not always solving it). They should be personal experiences, with <i><b>specific</b></i> and <i><b>concrete</b></i> instances supporting your narrative. A good essay should <a href="http://www.docs.hss.ed.ac.uk/iad/Learning_teaching/Academic_pastoral/Reflect/Reflection_explanation_HO.pdf" target="_blank"><i><b>reflect</b></i></a> - meaning it should show what you learned and how you intend to apply your experiences, even if subtle.<br /><br /> <ul><li>Keep it simple. All New York Times articles are written for someone who has passed the 7th grade.<br /> </li><li>According to William Zinsser’s perennially popular 1976 book <i>On Writing Well</i>: The secret to good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb that carries the same meaning that’s already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing what—these are the thousand and one adulterants that weaken the strength of a sentence.<br /><br /></li><li>The lead paragraph is often the most difficult because it sets the tone for the essay. We find that the second or third paragraph can sometimes do better as a lead than the current lead. <br /><br /></li><li>Avoid controversial positions (gun control, abortion, immigration, election integrity, war) – because you do not know the reader’s ideological bent. A college essay is not a forum for your political advocacy.<br /><br /></li><li>Is the prose consistent?<br /> </li><li>Are you duplicating
ideas or being redundant (generally a major shortcoming)?<br /> </li><li>Worse, are you
contradicting yourself?<br /> <br /></li><li>Are the examples or context too narrow?<br /> <br /></li><li>Is the
theme too broad?<br /> <br /></li><li>Are you abruptly shifting your narrative?<br /><br /></li><li>Rather than summarizing your thoughts, try <a href="http://www.docs.hss.ed.ac.uk/iad/Learning_teaching/Academic_pastoral/Reflect/Reflection_explanation_HO.pdf" target="_blank"><i>reflecting.</i></a> </li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Along with inline comments, we also provide a summary at the end. When you receive our detailed feedback, please <i>address</i> each comment, although you don't have to <i>accept</i> each comment. Your essay is, after all, your work!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b>Second-pass (Technical Review & Presentation).</b>
During the next pass, you will send us the revised essay for us to
professionally edit and enhance. We do an end-to-end review of every
word and punctuation, citing as our favorite 2018 story, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/oxford-comma-maine.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank">the $5-million dollar comma</a>. In 2021, an Australian court allowed a defamation suit to proceed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/world/australia/facebook-post-missing-apostrophe-defamation.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=449012210&impression_id=e7ef9c38-2f4d-11ec-8ed5-9b2fd0c794b7&index=2&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%2F91fcf81c-4fb0-49ff-bd57-a24647c85ea1&region=footer&req_id=109842584&surface=eos-most-popular-story&variant=3_clicks_dedupe_only_MP_EP__impression_cut_3_MI" target="_blank">because of a missing apostrophe</a>.<br /><br />As the last step during the
second-pass, we use Grammarly Premium to check your essay for
correctness, clarity, engagement, and delivery - and for the
all-important plagiarism checks. We don't return your essay until we
earn at least a 99/100 on the Grammarly score. At that point, your essay
is complete. You would review it one last time and then upload it to
your college application. If you make any changes to the essay, we ask
that you return it to us for one last Grammarly check. We hate for your
change to fail the plagiarism test or generate a silly grammar error
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<h3 id="cost" style="text-align: left;">Cost</h3><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">So, how much money should you have to allocate for your student this college admission season? <br /><br />This
will depend upon how many supplemental essays are required and how much
of the developed essay content can be safely reused across
institutions. <br /><br />Every student’s list of desired colleges and majors is
different. Some want to apply for honors programs. Others want to apply
to scholarships. Every student’s ability to write is different. </span></span><br /><br />Our essay reviews are billed to you at the same hourly rate as traditional counseling. A rule of thumb is that it takes us 1 hour to produce a professional-grade essay of about 300 words (both passes included).<br />
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So, the Common App essay (650 words) and ApplyTex essay (700 words) each takes us a little over 2 hours. Luckily, you can reuse the ApplyTex Topic A essay verbatim to suit the Common App essay (Prompt #5 or Prompt #7). So, you're getting two essays for the price of one.<br />
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A UT Austin Short Answer essay (300 words) takes about 1 hour. For some tricky supplements, such as, "Why is an odd number odd?" it will take longer. On rare occasions, we will need to talk to you briefly to understand what you want to say - and this discussion will also be billed at the hourly rate.<br /><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />With
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<p></p><p>High school students already know that the most crucial subjective part of their college application is, without a doubt, the college essay.
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3 id="chatbot" style="text-align: left;">Using A.I. chatbots to help write essays<br /></h3><div></div><div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Using chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard is a relatively easy way to get to your first draft. It's free and quick and the grammar is excellent. You could modify the generated text to fit your personality. Many of our clients are embracing this approach when they submit their essays for reviews - and we can tell relatively easily because we know the quality of their writing from their prior writing engagements with us. </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">As the New York Times <a href="Using chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard is a relatively easy way to get to your first draft. It's free and quick and the grammar is 100% good. You could modify the generated text to fit your personality. Many of our clients are embracing this approach when they submit their essays for reviews - and we can tell relatively easily because we know the quality of their writing from their platform essay submissions. As the New York Times noted on September 1, 2023, A.I. chatbots are good at generating broad responses to short answer prompts. But our experience has been that chatbots don't do a good job at the longer platform essays, like the Common App Personal Statement. According to the Times, colleges are conflicted about using chatbots, which "could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both." We agree, especially on the plagiarism front. We are catching many more essays this season where essays are blatantly plagiarized. We caution such clients with a generic warning: This is dishonest and could lead to your application being automatically rejected. Please redo this entire essay on your own and resubmit it. In a related article, the Times noted how Yale admission officers have reacted to the technology, even publishing a podcast on the do's and dont's: "A.I.-generated content simply isn't very good at the mode of communication that works in college essays." College essays differentiate you from everyone else because when done well, they are personal narratives that are largely reflective of your experiences. Chatbots are a poor substitute here. The essay appears to come out looking good, but if it does not represent who you are, what good is the essay? Is it worth sacrificing your entire application because you didn't take the time to invest in writing your essays?" target="_blank">noted</a> on September 1, 2023, A.I. chatbots are good at <a href="Using chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard is a relatively easy way to get to your first draft. It's free and quick and the grammar is 100% good. You could modify the generated text to fit your personality. Many of our clients are embracing this approach when they submit their essays for reviews - and we can tell relatively easily because we know the quality of their writing from their platform essay submissions. As the New York Times noted on September 1, 2023, A.I. chatbots are good at generating broad responses to short answer prompts. But our experience has been that chatbots don't do a good job at the longer platform essays, like the Common App Personal Statement. According to the Times, colleges are conflicted about using chatbots, which "could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both." We agree, especially on the plagiarism front. We are catching many more essays this season where essays are blatantly plagiarized. We caution such clients with a generic warning: This is dishonest and could lead to your application being automatically rejected. Please redo this entire essay on your own and resubmit it. In a related article, the Times noted how Yale admission officers have reacted to the technology, even publishing a podcast on the do's and dont's: "A.I.-generated content simply isn't very good at the mode of communication that works in college essays." College essays differentiate you from everyone else because when done well, they are personal narratives that are largely reflective of your experiences. Chatbots are a poor substitute here. The essay appears to come out looking good, but if it does not represent who you are, what good is the essay? Is it worth sacrificing your entire application because you didn't take the time to invest in writing your essays?" target="_blank">generating broad responses to short answer prompts</a>. But our experience has been that chatbots don't do a good job at the longer platform essays, like the Common App Personal Statement.</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">According to the Times, colleges are conflicted about using chatbots, which "could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both." We agree, especially on the plagiarism front. We caught many more essays during the 2023 season where essays were blatantly plagiarized. We cautioned some clients with a generic warning: <i>This is dishonest and could lead to your application being automatically rejected. Please redo this entire essay on your own and resubmit it.</i></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Yale admission officers have reacted to the technology, even <a href="https://soundcloud.com/yaleuniversity/ai-and-college-essays-wrong-question-wrong-answer?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fyaleuniversity%252Fai-and-college-essays-wrong-question-wrong-answer" target="_blank">publishing a podcast</a> on the do's and dont's: "A.I.-generated content simply isn't very good at the mode of communication that works in college essays." </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">College essays differentiate you from everyone else because when done well, they are personal narratives that are largely reflective of your experiences and introduce you to college admissions officers. A chatbot is a poor substitute here. The essay appears to come out looking good, but if it does not represent who you are, what good is it? Is it worth sacrificing your entire application because you didn't take the time or effort to invest in writing your essays?</div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div><br />
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Colleges generally require high school students to submit two types of essays.<br />
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The first is the essay required as part of the Common App or Coalition App or the Universal App - these are platforms used to apply to colleges. The Common App, the most popular platform, lists seven “<a href="https://www.commonapp.org/blog/2022-2023-common-app-essay-prompts">Personal essay writing prompts</a>”, which are really seven essay questions. You can pick one and answer it to a length of 650 words. The so-called "Personal Statement" and any one of the seven Common App essay prompts are one and the same. For most colleges, this is the only essay you will ever need.<br />
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But highly selective colleges will require you to submit additional “supplemental” essays of their choosing. These colleges want to better understand who you are, what you want to be, and how you can express yourself. <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2014/12/all-about-essays.html">Check out our post</a> about the three kinds of essays colleges typically ask you to write and our advice about how to tackle them.<br />
<br />Many institutions do not use the Common App. Starting the 2023 admit year, colleges in Texas have begun accepting the Common App but still require use of the <a href="https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX" target="_blank">ApplyTex</a> Topic A essay. Public universities in California (<a href="https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login" target="_blank">UC Apply</a> or <a href="https://www2.calstate.edu/apply" target="_blank">Cal State Apply</a>) or private schools like MIT have dedicated applications portals and essay requirements. Some amount of reuse is possible. For example, if you're constrained for time, a good trick is to reuse the ApplyTex essay as one of the seven prompts of the Common App essay or the generic essay prompt for the Coalition App.<br />
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Image: Rao Advisors.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Students often ask us a common question: "Should I reveal my race on college admissions applications?"</span></div><div><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The 1964 United States Civil Rights Act expressly bars discrimination against race and ethnic origins. Still, high schools, colleges, and even state and local governments collect terabytes of student race and ethnicity data each year. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Information collection is mainly harmless, such as learning about trends based on race. For example, a</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://nscresearchcenter.org/transfer-mobility-and-progress/" style="background: transparent; color: black; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></a><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://nscresearchcenter.org/transfer-mobility-and-progress/" style="background: transparent; color: #3d85c6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">2022 national study</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> showed that transfer enrollment from two-year community colleges to four-year colleges experienced significant drops during and immediately after Covid, resulting in a double-digit enrollment decline over two years since the spring of 2020. Black and Native American transfer student rates declined precipitously, over 16%. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">High school students first reveal their race when they initially sign up for the PSAT, SAT, or ACT. But should high school students check the race box on the Common App when applying to colleges?</span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Common App Race Box</b></span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Students using the Common App have always had the option to not disclose their race in the "race box." </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">But as<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/college-admissions-race-common-app.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Education" style="background: transparent; color: #3d85c6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">the New York Times reports</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">, the Common App has changed its platform so that even colleges can opt out of seeing a student's race if a student indeed discloses their race. The new option will help colleges comply "with whatever legal standard the Supreme Court will set in regards to race in admissions," the Common App said in a statement. Students who want to ensure that their race is considered must take additional steps to include their ethnic background in their uploaded resumes and college essays or request teachers to talk about their race in recommendation letters. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The college admissions journey is becoming increasingly complicated as<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2014/12/what-colleges-look-for-in-high-school.html" style="background: transparent; color: #3d85c6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">schools look for various factors in students</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> beyond grades and admission test scores.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">We recommend that high-performing Asian and Indian-American students refrain from disclosing their race on college applications. 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After spending multiple hours with Tyler York, the company's Founder and CEO, we are pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership with Achievable.<br /><br /></span></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">Why we partnered with Achievable</span></span></h4></div><div><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">We have always advised students to take both the SAT and the ACT, but only once each. This way, if a student doesn't do well on the SAT, they can try their luck on the ACT. If the ACT score is better, as evidenced by the concordance tables between the two tests, the student can throw away the SAT score altogether and only use the ACT. <br /><br />Many students do not realize that before 2016, it was the ACT that was the more popular test, in part because the ACT did not penalize wrong answers and the essay was optional. <br /><br />In 2016, the College Board fully redesigned its test to make the essay optional and remove penalties for wrong answers. And in a killer move, </span></span><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">the College Board signed up with the Khan Academy to become their official partner for test practice. Almost in an instant, the SAT began to recapture its lead in the college admissions test race as the Khan Academy, with its intuitive website for both video lessons and practice, offered its resources <b>for free</b>. During Covid, Khan Academy, always innovating, began to <b>offer free tutor learner sessions</b> through its schoolhouse.world affiliate.<br /><br />The ACT does not have a Khan Academy-type site. There is no way for students to track their progress online. Students wanting to have an adaptive practice environment, wherein the degree of difficulty of questions changes with student responses, find practicing from the official ACT textbook a sub-optimal experience. The ACT also has a separate science section - and the Khan Academy website does not contain SAT-type practice questions for science. And students desiring more practice than just the five official mock ACT tests available online, feel left behind.<br /><br />We came away impressed with Mr. York's vision for Achievable, a relatively low-cost site that addresses all of the above deficiencies. He told us that Achievable uses adaptive learning techniques to create and update a personalized model of a student's memory, individually tracking retention and mastery of each ACT learning objective. Their learning engine monitors study progress and continually adjusts ACT practice questions to help student focus and improve study effectiveness while reducing overall study time.<br /><br />The fees are reasonable too - only $129 at the time we signed our partnership on May 28, 2023. Not only does Achievable offer a one-year access package, rare in the industry, but Mr. York made Rao Advisors clients a special offer. They would extend the <i><b>one-year access license to two years</b></i>! 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In most school districts around the country, high school Math classes are offered for six years. The traditional sequencing is Algebra I, Geometry I, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics. Students can take these courses at varying degrees of difficulty: On level, Advanced/Honors, Dual Credit, Advanced Placement, or IB.<br /><br />How can one fit six years of study into just four years of high school?</div><div></div><div><br />The easiest way is to begin high school Math courses in middle school. If a student takes Algebra I in the 7th grade, he/she will progress to Statistics by the time they get to the 12th grade.<br />
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</div><div>But starting Math in the 7th grade may not always be feasible. Summer acceleration programs can help solve this problem.<br /><br />We recommend that each student take Pre-Calc in the 10th grade. This will allow students to prepare better for the SAT/ACT/PSAT-11 in the summer between 10th and 11th. If students are taking AP Physics in the 11th (Physics is a requirement in most states), taking it concurrently with AP Calculus will boost student performance. <br /><br />In Texas, <a href="https://highschool.utexas.edu/courses#Math" target="_blank">UT High School Online</a> offers several Math courses to take during the summer. Courses are offered on-level, honors, or even AP. The "A" designation is equivalent to the Fall term, the "B" designation is equivalent to the Spring term. So, a student wishing to accelerate through Geometry I in the summer would have to take both Honors Geometry A and Honors Geometry B. <br /><br />All course enrollments include an <a href="https://highschool.utexas.edu/credit_by_exam" target="_blank">online proctored final exam</a> using the Proctorio service and the student's home computer. This eliminates the need for students to take final exams on-site at testing centers and results in an overall cost savings for parents. Proctorio includes an identification process, requires a webcam for
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-35034525405663138632022-09-02T12:33:00.007-05:002024-01-18T23:04:36.778-06:00Texas Public University System<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5682961382789150"
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">I wanted to take a few moments to outline what to expect for your teenager during the next few months. <br /><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fwTbQmkzUUI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><b>Core academics:</b> In most cases, the foundation of a high school student's profile is formed by the end-of-11th grade credentials (WGPA, class rank, and special certificates such as the AP Capstone Diploma). Please review our post: <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2014/12/what-colleges-look-for-in-high-school.html" target="_blank">What colleges look for in high school students</a>. <br /><br /><b>Summer extracurriculars:</b> The summer between the 11th and 12th grade can be crucial to demonstrating extracurricular interest/leadership/experience in your student's field. <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2021/01/exciting-summer-programs-for-high_13.html" target="_blank">Please visit our post here</a> - we have significantly expanded our summer opportunity list. Many institutions have already closed their application windows, but several are still open. We urge you to act promptly. If you have not received our long-form resume template in which your teenager will brag about all their accomplishments, we will send it to you when we meet for our college selection discussion. <br /><br /><b>College admission tests:</b> Tests are </span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">important because they help confirm the legitimacy of your high school GPA. We require you to have at least one SAT or ACT score on file before scheduling a meeting to discuss potential colleges and majors. Our tool relies on Department of Education data about the 25th and 75th percentile cutoffs for your desired college. If you have not taken the SAT/ACT even once, you must at least have the results of one official mock test that you have taken at home before you can meet with us. <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/06/how-do-you-prepare-for-satact.html" target="_blank">Review our post here</a> about preparing for the SAT/ACT if you are taking it this summer. All the California public universities, Harvard and the other Ivies, Stanford, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago will be test-optional for the Class of 2025. The southern California public schools, such as UCLA and UC San Diego, will be test-blind for the Class of 2024. We can decide your score submission strategy when we meet.<br /><br /><b>Task plan:</b> Please <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2020/08/how-we-help-high-school-seniors-get.html" target="_blank">review our post</a> that outlines your student's various steps to complete college applications this season. We list our proprietary tools to assist you at each stage - tools that we will share with you as we encounter each step. Many of these tools are designed to limit your engagement with us so that your teenager builds confidence as a do-it-yourself-er and you save from fewer invoices from us!<br /><br /><b>Essays:</b> Your student's college essays will remain the most critical part of the application package. Please sit with your teenager to <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/07/a-primer-on-college-essays.html" target="_blank">review our primer on essays</a>. We have invested heavily in the essay review process and replicate the process that colleges employ. <br /><br />Each essay goes through a two-pass review. </span></span>On our team are strong creative writers affiliated with institutions such as Stanford and Duke. Our second-pass review examines every word and punctuation mark for correctness, clarity, engagement, delivery, final presentation, and plagiarism. </div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><br /></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0">I will use my <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2013/12/articles-archive.html">years of experience as a columnist</a>
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management consulting experience to oversee review operations. I currently serve on the editorial board of tippinsights, from America's most accurate pollster, writing 3-4 editorials a week. More than <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2013/12/articles-archive.html" target="_blank">550 articles of mine</a> have already appeared across various media outlets including The Hindu and the Times of India. I bring this writing experience and context to world affairs to each college essay I review.</div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><br /><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d_CvNHJgY6M" width="320" youtube-src-id="d_CvNHJgY6M"></iframe></div></span><br /><br /><b>Results:</b> Our investments and efforts have paid off. Several clients were interviewed at the best schools, including MIT, Caltech, Yale, Columbia, CMU, Princeton, Penn, Brown, Cornell, CMU, and Johns Hopkins. During the Early Decision cycle for the class of 2024, students got confirmed admissions to Stanford, Rice, Johns Hopkins, and Wash U. Many clients reported getting into some of the best public Ivies. UT Austin, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, UCLA, the University of Michigan, Purdue, the University of Virginia, and the College of William and Mary repeatedly made the list. Clients also got into Texas A&M, Arizona State, the University of Washington, the University of Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech. <br /><br />Our clients have continued to acknowledge our work through <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C2CHBF_enUS816US816&source=hp&ei=Tj7QXMy7LKOJ0wL0s7iYBA&q=rao+advisors+llc&oq=rao+ad&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39l2j0l8.689653.691835..693572...4.0..0.109.891.6j3......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i131j0i22i30j38.b6ERG1DA_ok" target="_blank">their public reviews</a> - we have been a Google 5-star small business for six years in a row.<br /> <br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Fees</a></b></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="f4fst" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0">Please review our latest <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Fees</a> page. Our business model is to provide you with as much public information as you want <b>for free</b>
- via our popular posts on this website, Facebook page, and public
seminars. We only charge when you engage with us for one-on-one help,
either online or offline. But you control how much you want to engage,
down to the hour. This allows you to better budget your spend. It is one
reason <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/reviews.html">we are so popular</a> with our clients.<br /><br /><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">W</span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">e have developed new tools that will likely lower
your overall hours of engagement, such as reusing essays, distributing detailed notes with action items, or
self-managing your task plan. Our college selection sheet instantly predicts your chance of admission to 578 colleges based on your admission test scores. Our library of over <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/popular-posts.html" target="_blank">50 original posts</a>
dedicated to the 11th and 12th grader is loaded with information. Our
Facebook Business Page, operational since 2013, contains a
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Our model of encouraging you to limit engagement with us to only those
elements for which you need one-on-one assistance may be
counter-intuitive. But it is the reason for our growth and positioning
in this industry.</span><br /></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />So,
how much money should you have to allocate for your student this
college admission season? This will depend upon how many supplemental
essays are required and how much of the developed essay content can be
safely reused across institutions. Every student’s list of desired
colleges and majors is different. Some want to apply for honors
programs. Others want to apply to scholarships. Every student’s ability
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a budget of 15-20 hours of engagement for Texas public universities (UT
Austin, Texas A&M) is a reasonable estimate, honors and scholarship
essays not included. UTD and the University of Houston generally do not
require essays except in special circumstances (such as going
test-optional). This estimate includes all aspects, from the initial
meeting to professional reviews of resume and all required essays, plus
assistance to fill out the college application and FAFSA.</span></span><br /><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />Because
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us, you're always in control. <br /><br />Our customers have told us that they particularly like this flexibility. We like it too. </span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /></span></span><b>Next steps:</b> Please begin your engagement with us early. The first or second week of June is the best time to start. ApplyTex opens July 1. The Common App and Coalition App open on Aug 1. But essay prompts are already out. The earlier we complete your part of the admissions process, the better off you will be. Please <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/book-appointment.html" target="_blank">use our online calendar</a> to reserve your spot.<br /><br />12th-graders are our most important constituency, given how truly life-changing the Senior year can be. As during previous years, we will shutter our services to all other grades between Sep 1 and Nov 1, the busiest eight weeks of the college admissions season. If you have a younger one needing help, we ask you to book appointments outside this window.<br /><br />I hope to work with your student in the coming months. Good luck!<br /><br />Rajkamal Rao<br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /><br /></span></span><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span style="color: red;"><u>A Note About Rao Advisors Premium Services</u></span><br />
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<textarea cols="45" id="text" rows="3">We're often asked - what is the best way to prepare for the SAT/ACT?
The simple answer is by not spending any money. The nation's largest colleges and non-profit foundations, many of whom are deeply committed to improving student diversity in college admissions, are philosophically opposed to making test prep the exclusive domain of those families who can afford to send their children to these centers, cutting out millions of high school children who can't afford the same privilege. For these organizations, it is all about providing equal opportunity to all students regardless of financial ability, an approach that is so American and a much better option than providing equal outcomes - like guaranteed college admissions, regardless of merit.
Both the SAT and the ACT are attempting to stay relevant as there is increasing pressure from groups who chose equal outcomes to lobby for the elimination of these tests altogether. [Groups such as FairTest have exploited disruptions caused by Covid to convince more than 1,800 colleges and universities to go test-optional]. But there are many colleges that still require the SAT/ACT for college admissions, and when test scores are submitted, colleges will consider them as one more data point to make admissions decisions. Besides, test-optional does not mean test-blind.
On January 25, 2022, the College Board announced that the SAT will be going digital beginning in 2024. Taking a full-length practice test on Bluebook is one of the best ways to prepare for the real test.
The digital test is shorter because it relies on adaptive testing. That means the test changes based on the students' answers, with the goal of reducing the time students spend answering questions that are either too easy or too hard.All students will take the digital PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and PSAT/NMSQT starting in fall 2023.
SAT Digital Suite. Image Courtesy: The College Board.
The Khan Academy, the College Board and the ACT Academy are outstanding SAT/ACT resources - so good that no other test prep academy even comes close. And all of these are free.
Even tutor-learner online sessions are now free at schoolhouse.world. Sessions are currently offered for Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics, and SAT prep. Additional subjects may be added in the future.
Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, partnered with his college friend, Shishir Mehrotra, cofounder and CEO of Coda. Together, with Mariah Olson, Drew Bent, and a handful of volunteers, they created schoolhouse.world. In Jan 2021, the platform was relaunched and is now ready to scale to hundreds of thousands of students.
But if you are looking for additional hand-holding and project management, there are numerous commercial test-prep companies - for example, KD and Testmasters for in-person test prep and Magoosh or Princeton Review online - which help overcome the anxieties of families and children because test preparation is considered so crucial to college admissions.
Which brings us to two important points. The first is that these timed tests are measures of scholastic aptitude and predictors of college readiness. In other words, there's really nothing much that students have to study for. Reading, writing and math are skills that are taught to them all through their school years, so the material should be readily apparent to them if they have been paying attention. The challenge for many students is to manage time on test day, and luckily, the Khan Academy has excellent suggestions for students to adopt.
Not studying for, however, does not mean not practicing. So you prepare for these tests more by practicing than studying.
This leads us to the second point. What do you practice on? If you're practicing for a big tennis tournament, you go hit balls on a regulation-size tennis court with real tennis balls and racquets. Similarly, practicing SAT and ACT content with official questions is the only way to really prepare for these tests. A Kaplan or Barron's practice test at best is a simulated attempt at the actual College Board test. No matter how hard these companies try, they can never get it just right. The degree of difficulty and the distributed intensity of the questions can never be as accurate as the official tests.
Let's review all of the tools which students have to prepare for the SAT. The most important book you need is the Official SAT Study Guide. The Khan Academy website is your best friend because it is the official partner of the College Board with outstanding technical features.
If you link your College Board account with the Khan Academy account, the KA website will automatically detect which areas of testing you are weak in based on your performances on the PSAT. And it will start serving up lessons and practice questions so that you can improve. Even a private coaching academy will not give you such personalized service!
You can set your smartphone or PC to automatically challenge you with practice questions every day at a certain time. You set the frequency, the topic, and the number of questions.
There are loads of videos and review content if you are ever not sure about a topic area.
And then there are 10 full-length practice tests from the College Board so that you can really create test-day conditions in the privacy of your home.
Timing the practice tests for maximum impact is crucial. Studying for the SAT during the summer and taking the test in August is the best solution because you do not have school obligations to interfere with test preparation.
Say that the big Test Day is Aug 24. Refrain from taking a practice test the day before. You want to be fully relaxed and confident, so take in a movie or play your favorite video game on Aug 23. Also, never take two practice tests on consecutive days. You should set aside the day following a practice test day for diagnostics and comprehensive review - more on this in point #7 below.
Your schedule should look something like this:
Aug 24 - Test Day
Aug 23 - Relax!
Aug 22 - Diagnostics for Practice Test 10
Aug 21 - Practice Test 10
Aug 20 - Diagnostics for Practice Test 9
Aug 19 - Practice Test 9
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Aug 4 - Practice Test 1
Before taking the first practice test, you will have practiced your skills on the over 2,000 official questions on the Khan Academy website, including over 900 questions in Math. Each student is different - but you should plan on a minimum of 30 practice questions every day. Depending upon how many questions you routinely get right, and how much time you require to review video lessons to remedy those skills with which you're uncomfortable, plan on about an hour of diligent study every day. This is not a big ask - it's after all the dry, boring days of summer.
If you plan to practice on every question (this may not be possible because of how the site allocates competency badges as you master skills for each test topic), this will theoretically take 66 days. So, working backward from Aug 4, you're looking at starting your test preparation on or about June 1, about 2½ months prior to the test date.
This preparation window is standard in the industry. When you buy a package from an online test preparation company, your license will generally expire in 90 days. Even brick-and-mortar test academies plan for a 90-day schedule from the time you start. The nice thing about the Khan Academy is that the cost is zero.
You can print out the answer sheets even and use 2HB pencils to oval your responses out.
To score your test, go back to the page containing the ten full-length practice tests. Suppose you completed SAT Practice Test 1. Click on the + sign. This will open up two download links - a guide to score your test and a longer "explanations" document. Download both documents (see images after bullet point #8 below).
Here's the most important step: Diagnostics. When reviewing the detailed explanations for wrong answers, track if you had more than one wrong answer in a topic area, such as Congruence and Similarity (Math), or Possessive Determiners (English Grammar).
If yes, you must go back and review the appropriate refresher video lessons on Khan Academy before taking the next full-length practice test. Many students are too eager to believe that their foundational knowledge is so strong that a remedial review is unnecessary. For well-designed tests such as the SAT/ACT, which pry on tricking students, such over-confidence could impact test-day scores.
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<span data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-text="true"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUfUjuu0Vua0xO99ham0vVXt3QhFuXUw2zWGOWVSrIKmfUqHdcmI6btGigLY5Ooe8xdpJf_Pp1OW_FTJOzdBifGXKeBVYlnJYt2kMCTj0MjKXm3Q7wH1W45MVg1IFARQg_68SDvw2KScxNon1fJ4O00herv1BPRXvIvjaVWBAapp3cuURvzv8jT4sSg/s555/SATACT.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="555" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUfUjuu0Vua0xO99ham0vVXt3QhFuXUw2zWGOWVSrIKmfUqHdcmI6btGigLY5Ooe8xdpJf_Pp1OW_FTJOzdBifGXKeBVYlnJYt2kMCTj0MjKXm3Q7wH1W45MVg1IFARQg_68SDvw2KScxNon1fJ4O00herv1BPRXvIvjaVWBAapp3cuURvzv8jT4sSg/w400-h106/SATACT.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by Rao Advisors<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1umcg-0-0"><span data-text="true">We're often asked - what is the best way to prepare for the SAT/ACT?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">The simple answer is by <b>not spending any money</b>. </span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">The
nation's largest colleges and non-profit foundations, many of whom are
deeply committed to improving student diversity in college admissions,
are philosophically opposed to making test prep the exclusive domain of
those families who can afford to send their children to these centers,
cutting out millions of high school children who can't afford the same
privilege. For these organizations, it is all about providing equal
opportunity to all students regardless of financial ability, an approach
that is so American and a much better option than providing equal
outcomes - like guaranteed college admissions, regardless of merit.</span></span> <br /><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">Both the SAT and the ACT are attempting to stay relevant as there is increasing pressure from groups who chose equal outcomes to lobby for the elimination of these tests altogether. [Groups such as <a href="https://www.fairtest.org/" target="_blank">FairTest</a> have exploited disruptions caused by Covid to convince more than 1,800 colleges and universities to go test-optional]. </span></span><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">But there are many
colleges that still require the SAT/ACT for college admissions, and when
test scores are submitted, colleges will consider them as one more data
point to make admissions decisions. Besides, test-optional does not
mean test-blind. </span></span><br /><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Digital SAT.</b> On January 25, 2022, the <a href="https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital?excmpid=vt-00288" target="_blank">College Board announced</a> that the SAT will be going digital beginning in 2024. Taking <a href="https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/practice" target="_blank">a full-length practice test</a> on Bluebook is one of the best ways to prepare for the real test. Here are <a href="https://blog.collegeboard.org/top-10-test-taking-tips-digital-sat" target="_blank">excellent tips</a> developed by the College Board for the digital age.<br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />The digital test is shorter because it relies on adaptive testing. That means the
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/01/25/sat-test-digital-online-college-board/9200482002/" target="_blank"> test changes based on the students' answers</a>, with the goal
of reducing the time students spend answering questions that are either
too easy or too hard.All students will take the digital PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and PSAT/NMSQT starting in fall 2023.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIB3o4Vwz9Gd0r2Os-2xuFCD1LNYQPvWI6xKYdCMKAkBaGDlpcgE-OA5nxUBKwSpV7OFRd7maU8IFEWbgUtPXgLxaCMcTiNR4kF9jQb8ZHe1b2p4IBXHCOpObGKAGk8KrigzgoSTtxZKmC_GcyiCsmYDbi7-RjuR3DeM49HVjga9sQwqpmDF_y7UtMqg=s1837" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1837" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIB3o4Vwz9Gd0r2Os-2xuFCD1LNYQPvWI6xKYdCMKAkBaGDlpcgE-OA5nxUBKwSpV7OFRd7maU8IFEWbgUtPXgLxaCMcTiNR4kF9jQb8ZHe1b2p4IBXHCOpObGKAGk8KrigzgoSTtxZKmC_GcyiCsmYDbi7-RjuR3DeM49HVjga9sQwqpmDF_y7UtMqg=w400-h176" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAT Digital Suite. Image Courtesy: The College Board.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> <br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Khan Academy, the College Board and the ACT Academy are outstanding SAT/ACT resources - so good that no other test prep academy even comes close. <span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">And all of these are free.</span></span> <br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">Even tutor-learner online sessions are now free at <a href="https://schoolhouse.world/">schoolhouse.world</a>. </span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="9occs-2-0"><span data-text="true">Sessions are currently offered for Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics, and SAT prep. Additional subjects may be added in the future. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="9occs-2-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, partnered with his college friend, Shishir Mehrotra, cofounder and CEO of Coda. Together, with Mariah Olson, Drew Bent, and a handful of volunteers, they created <a href="https://schoolhouse.world/about/faq">schoolhouse.world</a>. In Jan 2021, the platform was relaunched and is now ready to scale to hundreds of thousands of students.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">Which brings us to two important points. The first is that these timed tests are measures of scholastic aptitude and predictors of college readiness. In other words, there's really nothing much that students have to study for. Reading, writing and math are skills that are taught to them all through their school years, so the material should be readily apparent to them if they have been paying attention. The challenge for many students is to manage time on test day, and luckily, the <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/new-sat-tips-planning/sat-strategies-general/a/time-management-strategies" target="_blank">Khan Academy has excellent suggestions</a> for students to adopt. <br /><br />Not studying for, however, does not mean not practicing. So you prepare for these tests more by <i>practicing</i> than studying.</span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">This leads us to the second point. What do you practice on? If you're practicing for a big tennis tournament, you go hit balls on a regulation-size tennis court with real tennis balls and racquets. Similarly, practicing SAT and ACT content with official questions is the only way to really prepare for these tests. A Kaplan or Barron's practice test at best is a simulated attempt at the actual College Board test. No matter how hard these companies try, they can never get it just right. The degree of difficulty and the distributed intensity of the questions can never be as accurate as the official tests. <br />
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<li><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">To score your test, go back to the page containing the eight <a href="https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/scoring-practice-tests">full-length practice tests</a>. Suppose you completed SAT Practice Test 1. Click on the + sign. This will open up two download links - a guide to score your test and a longer "explanations" document. Download both documents (see images after bullet point #8 below). </span></span></li>
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<li><span data-offset-key="42c7s-0-0"><span data-text="true">Here's the most important step: Diagnostics. When reviewing the detailed explanations for wrong answers, track if you had more than one wrong answer in a topic area, such as Congruence and Similarity (Math), or Possessive Determiners (English Grammar). <br /><br />If yes, you must go back and review the appropriate refresher video lessons on Khan Academy <i>before</i> taking the next full-length practice test. Many students are too eager to believe that their foundational knowledge is so strong that a remedial review is unnecessary. For well-designed tests such as the SAT/ACT, which pry on tricking students, such over-confidence could impact test-day scores.</span></span></li>
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Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-34886920663167744002022-01-24T11:32:00.014-06:002023-07-18T18:51:44.741-05:00Rajkamal Rao Sports Journalism Profile<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrxU0GkqBjDgFn2gYXCj_Ot9XQVt93-LHFSeKX8nEhPfsUnpdy-ssB3ZIyZapxpVP_jCQvZRtdahUcQCzoHfmB3ZD3b4k5xUNw3mFZ_eWEuKtpHGIGWDQgsURK7f_QyXqHR0Fah68oGF589zMNoKm72A-jhusI5LKQeGJpM0Q6TVnABAQKuzA5OBFeQ/s4032/IMG_2581.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrxU0GkqBjDgFn2gYXCj_Ot9XQVt93-LHFSeKX8nEhPfsUnpdy-ssB3ZIyZapxpVP_jCQvZRtdahUcQCzoHfmB3ZD3b4k5xUNw3mFZ_eWEuKtpHGIGWDQgsURK7f_QyXqHR0Fah68oGF589zMNoKm72A-jhusI5LKQeGJpM0Q6TVnABAQKuzA5OBFeQ/w400-h300/IMG_2581.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stanford University Track. Image: Rao Advisors<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I
am a U.S.-based part-time journalist/columnist with my work appearing
in Tippinsights, multiple media properties of the Hindu Group in India,
and All India Radio.
<br /><br />I received media credentials to cover the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but I couldn't
attend because of Covid restrictions. <br /><br />I present below a sample of several tennis/sports columns of mine that have appeared in the press. <br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rajkamal Rao - Print/online media<br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><ol><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/tennis/wimbledons-second-fall-from-grace/articleshow/101833884.cms" target="_blank">Wimbledon's second fall from grace - Times of India op-ed</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/djokovic/article64939677.ece" target="_blank">Australia smashes down Djokovic’s pleas</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><style type="text/css">td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}</style><a href="https://tippinsights.com/biden-could-learn-from-the-wtas-resolve/ " target="_blank">President Biden Could Learn From The WTA's Resolve</a> (Editorial)<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/tennis-french-open-proves-unpredictable-again/article35045025.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw0g9aB9K4jmcaM-ytS2pp4G" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/tennis-french-open-proves-unpredictable-again/article35045025.ece" target="_blank">Tennis — French Open proves unpredictable, again</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/how-the-likes-of-rajiv-maheswaran-are-using-data-to-pull-out-winners-in-sport/article33167997.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw1PZojHr4o9b65QbAfKYWaI" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/how-the-likes-of-rajiv-maheswaran-are-using-data-to-pull-out-winners-in-sport/article33167997.ece" target="_blank">How the likes of Rajiv Maheswaran are using data to pull out winners in sport</a></span></span></li><li>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/at-the-us-open-bizarre-rules-topple-top-seeds/article32554225.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw04DYYD5uOuNtKxAEG-T_lq" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/at-the-us-open-bizarre-rules-topple-top-seeds/article32554225.ece" target="_blank">At the US Open, bizarre rules topple top seeds</a></span></span></li><li>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/indian-cricket-is-back-to-its-glory-days/article30616605.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw3C-ab9NPd1x4TV8kqOLlFJ" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/indian-cricket-is-back-to-its-glory-days/article30616605.ece" target="_blank">Indian cricket is back to its glory days</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/serena-williams-lost-and-not-just-the-us-open-final/article24927997.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw0AIggwkRfqxSwBoWgZKib8" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/serena-williams-lost-and-not-just-the-us-open-final/article24927997.ece" target="_blank">Serena Williams lost, and not just the US Open final</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/why-nadal-and-federer-continue-their-domination/article24155226.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw1wESTcExxbsFhNHiYTLh4m" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/why-nadal-and-federer-continue-their-domination/article24155226.ece" target="_blank">Why Nadal and Federer continue their domination</a></span></span></li><li>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/federer-and-nadal-return-to-dominate-tennis/article9826954.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2Src3meY55eiGd671BmX1V" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/federer-and-nadal-return-to-dominate-tennis/article9826954.ece" target="_blank">Federer and Nadal return to dominate tennis</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/cricket-and-its-failings/article9731414.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2fdhTzjcuvrjh8pDdDvYL5" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/cricket-and-its-failings/article9731414.ece" target="_blank">Cricket and its failings</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/the-resurgence-of-federer-and-nadal-is-a-treat/article9647198.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2ACIhNNtbrABk-u0CmQKxR" href="//bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/the-resurgence-of-federer-and-nadal-is-a-treat/article23253602.ece" target="_blank">The resurgence of Federer and Nadal is a treat</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/fine-wine-and-the-australian-open/article9512108.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw0r0BE6LtUbIz75-nqc3aYV" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/fine-wine-and-the-australian-open/article9512108.ece" target="_blank">Fine wine and the Australian Open</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/duplicate-olympic-spirit-easier-said-than-done/article8964635.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw0Xs7ecE29MSF1BwezTBLPA" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/duplicate-the-olympic-spirit-easier-said-than-done/article8964635.ece" target="_blank">Duplicate Olympic spirit? Easier said than done!</a></span></span></li><li>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bloncampus.com/columns/world-view/is-too-much-money-tainting-tennis/article7629355.ece&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2BVpdoY2pVtO-6mU5RVay8" href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/is-too-much-money-tainting-tennis/article7629355.ece " target="_blank">Is too much money tainting tennis?</a></span></span></li></ol><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
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</div><ol><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default">Apr 11, 2023 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Oks-Nm60w" target="_blank">WPL summary</a>. <br /></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default">Nov 25, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5b-80tbF5CbRWFfVk1BNlRwc1E/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2stJ1ebmGrbaArTdMO_Z8M" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5b-80tbF5CbRWFfVk1BNlRwc1E/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Interview with Vijay Amritraj</a> covering CTL in Bangalore.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default">Oct 14, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBRNHF5WGluRDFnaEk/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw2KpRkp6MxS17iAsiR53YfZ" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBRNHF5WGluRDFnaEk/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Interview with Olympic Gold and World Gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra</a> (starts at 01:30). </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default">Sep 9, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup covering the Davis Cup pre-tie activities. At clip marker 05:27, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBReG5pbVFvYk9wMUU/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw1VEVO-55q1heItB7vJSYbW" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBReG5pbVFvYk9wMUU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">an interview with Anand Amritraj</a>.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default">Other broadcasts (some in Kannada):<br /><br /></span></span></span><ol><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Sep
16, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup covering the
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with Rohan Bopanna in Kannada, starting at clip marker </span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">06:17. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5b-80tbF5CbdGtqZ09xY1lIS1k/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></li><br /><li style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin-left: 15px;">Sep 9, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup covering the
Davis Cup pre-tie activities. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBReG5pbVFvYk9wMUU/view?usp=sharing">9 minute clip</a> featuring an interview
with the Jt. Secy of the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association;
followed by, at clip marker 05:27, an interview with Anand Amritraj in
English. <span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span><br /> </li><li style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin-left: 15px;">Aug
26, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup largely
covering the Pro Kabaddi League game between Bangalore and Patna. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6cIfqn-GSBRa3MzWGV0OEF4RzA/view?usp=sharing">17 minute clip</a>
featuring commentary in Kannada, starting at clip marker 01:49,
followed by interviews with the Bengaluru Bulls coach and the former
captain of the India Kabaddi team, an Arjuna Award winner. </li></ol><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="gmail_default"> <br /><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My official Muckrack profile is <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://muckrack.com/rajkamal-rao&source=gmail&ust=1643131594685000&usg=AOvVaw02VySyeW_E2AvtN7fzirzU" href="https://muckrack.com/rajkamal-rao" target="_blank">here</a>. As a print/online columnist opining on various topics, I have written 450 <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2013/12/articles-archive.html" target="_blank">published pieces and appeared numerous times</a> as a commentator on television. <br /></span></span> </span></span></span></li></ol>Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-65413166585359396382021-07-16T18:29:00.022-05:002024-01-18T23:05:20.393-06:00UT Austin retains the same supplemental essay requirements for Fall 2024<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5682961382789150"
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If you're planning to apply to UT Austin using the Common App, please read our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/we.help.you.aim.higher/posts/pfbid0dZCc6duP6gwPdFE16zo1RXttqqp3DLmW1CZM6M3yPhTyigAzATLB4NsFMsEgp4sSl" target="_blank">update on Facebook</a>. </p><p><br />Update: Aug 1, 2023. <a href="https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/application-materials/essays-and-short-answers/" target="_blank">UT Austin continues the same supplemental essay requirements</a> for the Fall 2024 admit year as Fall 2023. Only three essays are now required, reminiscent of the Fall 2021 cycle.</p><p>The first three essays remain unchanged from Fall 2022. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The last essay (pandemic) is now optional.<br /><br />The word length for each is unchanged at 250-300 words.<br /><br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first-choice major?</i><br /><br />This is unchanged from Fall 2021. A good way to discuss this is to start with what triggered your interest and then pivot forward to what your intended career <b><i>after college</i></b> would be. <br /><br />To research careers, check out the U.S. Department of Labor's website, ONET, which contains detailed job descriptions for over 575 careers. Consider using those themes and some buzzwords back into your essay making sure not to copy content verbatim. Here's the ONET listing for <a href="https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2011.00" target="_blank">Aersopace Engineers</a> as an example. Also, don't forget to examine related careers. <br /><br /></li><li><i>Describe how your experiences, perspectives, talents, and/or your involvement in leadership activities (at your school, job, community, or within your family) will help you to make an impact both in and out of the classroom while enrolled at UT.</i><br /><br />This prompt now combines the "Experience" essay from Fall 2021 (Please share how you believe your experiences, perspectives, and/or talents have shaped your ability to contribute to and enrich the learning environment at UT Austin, both in and out of the classroom) with the "Leadership" essay (Leadership can be demonstrated in many ways. Please share how you have demonstrated leadership in either your school, job, community, and/or within your family responsibilities). The verb "Describe" now replaces the verb "Share." <br /><br /></li><li><i>The core purpose of The University of Texas at Austin is, "To Transform Lives for the Benefit of Society." Please share how you believe your experience at UT-Austin will prepare you to “Change the World” after you graduate?</i><br /><br />This brilliant prompt, new for Fall 2022 and later, directly stresses and promotes UT's vaunted slogan and brand, "What starts here changes the world." It is inspired by the Statement of Purpose prompt commonly used by graduate schools.<br /><br />For the ultimate example, high school students can look to the contributions of UT's Jason McLellan, an associate professor of molecular bio-sciences and his team of researchers, Daniel Wrapp and Nianshuang Wang, who literally changed the world in 2020. Together, <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/sponsor-story/university-of-texas-austin/2021/03/31/breakthrough-research-ut-austin-protecting-world-against-covid-19/7061556002/" target="_blank">they co-designed the stabilized spike protein</a> at the heart of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.<br /><br />Or, consider how Dr. John Goodenough, a UT Cockrell Engineering Professor and 2019 Nobel Prize winner who died in June 2023, <a href="https://news.utexas.edu/2023/06/26/ut-mourns-lithium-ion-battery-inventor-and-nobel-prize-recipient-john-goodenough/" target="_blank">helped change the world</a> through his research in batteries. The Lithion Ion battery that powers modern mobile devices owes its existence to Dr. Goodenough. <br /><br /><br />So, how do you answer this prompt?<br /><br /><ul><li>Pick up from your response to UT #1 above<br /><br /></li><li>How do you see yourself in the world? What specific problem do you want to solve? What burning public health/social/scientific/artistic issue bothers you? <br /><br /></li><li>Once you have identified the problem, if you had a magic wand, what would you do to solve it?<br /><br /></li><li>What resources at UT would help you to meet your goal? Academics, networking, peer brilliance, interdisciplinary nature of education, internship opportunities, clubs, volunteer opportunities, access to venture capital, chance to go to grad school, Austin being a vibrant center, etc?<br /></li></ul><br />To see an example of the practical application of this prompt, here is a <a href="https://global.utexas.edu/news/longhorn-founded-startup-wins-competitions-new-eco-app" target="_blank">real story</a> where a group of students exploited Texas Global, UT's study abroad program, to create a startup that won first place in a sustainability competition that could help ranchers in sub-Saharan Africa better manage their land. <br /><br /> <br /><br /></li><li><i><b>OPTIONAL. </b>Please share background on events or special circumstances that you feel may have impacted your high school academic performance, including the possible effects of COVID-19.</i><br /><br />We encourage students to take advantage of this prompt only if you have met with real adversity, such as a loss of job of a parent, impact to family income, perhaps, loss of life. The reasons are not limited to Covid-19, although, the prompt reflects UT's belief that despite the aggressive pace of vaccinations in many countries, the effects of Covid are real and continue to plague students worldwide. <br /><br />You should not use this essay as one more attempt to market yourself. Sorry, the stress that you encountered because Covid-19 made you stay home and miss extracurricular activities doesn't count. The whole world went through such disruptions, so colleges are tired of hearing those stories over and over again. <br /><br />For the full list of official prompts, visit <a href="https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/freshman-admission#fndtn-t317-summerfall-2023-prompts-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UT's Freshman Admissions</a> website. <br /><br />For a primer on how to write essays and how we can help, <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/07/a-primer-on-college-essays.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. To learn how we help high school seniors navigate the college admissions process, <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2020/08/how-we-help-high-school-seniors-get.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br /></li></ol><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />
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<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF0VOnKGv0BR8xL_forr-srtRjX0Lfa-SLbBAbPynsXU4M__uzm2wyZiBIZKDbbl4HtNsmffRSE8wGVgITR2d58x1Gy4r4pq2QekLh_7RMbrT2nIb06qE552sEzhyphenhyphen6hw_XoZaLxYNAJJU/s2048/UT+Austin+School+of+Informatics.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="2048" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF0VOnKGv0BR8xL_forr-srtRjX0Lfa-SLbBAbPynsXU4M__uzm2wyZiBIZKDbbl4HtNsmffRSE8wGVgITR2d58x1Gy4r4pq2QekLh_7RMbrT2nIb06qE552sEzhyphenhyphen6hw_XoZaLxYNAJJU/w400-h219/UT+Austin+School+of+Informatics.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Source: School of Information, UT Austin<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The University of Texas has launched a brand new undergrad program in Informatics in its <a href="https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/">School of Information</a>. I reached out to Natasha V. Saldaña, the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, with several questions and here are her polite responses. You may contact her <a href="mailto:nvs@ischool.utexas.edu" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><i>How is the School of Information different from the MIS major at McCombs or BHP?</i><br /><br />Informatics is multi-disciplinary and has six different concentration areas for students to pursue. All of them have an aspect of how technology intersects with humans. For students who are interested in CS, ECE, and MSIS, the Bachelor of Science in Informatics (BSI) is considered a STEM major. <br /><br />If you are specifically interested in Data Science we offer the Human-Centered Data Science major concentration. <br /><br /><b>Concentration in Human-Centered Data Science</b> <br /><br />Data is one of the most valuable commodities in the information society, and workers who can use data to gain new insights are in great demand. Diverse skills are required to collect, manage, and analyze data, as well as consideration of the great ethical responsibility that comes with collecting, managing, and analyzing data, and the importance of critical thinking skills. The Human-Centered Data Science Concentration of the B.S./B.A. in Informatics will prepare you for a career involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, information retrieval, data curation, and data analysis. The Human-Centered Data-Science Concentration includes taking Introduction to Human-Centered Data Science followed by advanced topics courses such as Data Wrangling, Crowdsourcing, Machine Learning, and Search Informatics. Choosing the Concentration in Human-Centered Data Science will prepare you for a career in which you leverage data, information, and technology to benefit society.<br /><br /></li><li><i>In which college does the School of Information lie (Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, etc.)?</i><br /><br />The School of Information.<br /><br /></li><li><i>Do you have an Honors program associated with the Informatics degree (like the Polymath or Deans Science Honors)?</i><br /><br />At this time, no; Fall 2021 is the launch of the new program and we will begin to build these programs. <br /><br /></li><li><i>Can students pursue a double major?</i><br /><br />Yes, students can dual-degree seek. In the School of Information, there is only one major. Students can choose to pursue a BA or BSI. <br /><br /></li><li><i>Approximately how many students are in the Freshman class?</i><br /><br />For the first class, we anticipate 50-60 freshman students. The additional 40 are internal transfer and external transfer students. <br /><br /></li><li><i>What scholarship programs do you have outside of the usual UT offerings considering that you're a relatively new degree?</i><br /><br />As you mentioned, we are a new degree and because of this, we do not have any established scholarships. We are working to build these as we grow. <br /></li></ol><p><br /><br /><br />
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</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>What do you get as part of individual counseling? </b></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><i><br />Pricing information on this page applies to students pursuing Master's degrees in STEM fields and MBA programs that only require a Personal Statement or Statement of Purpose (SOP). It does not apply to MS or MBA programs that require multiple essays, MS/PhD joint programs, or PhD programs - for these students, our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Tier-B per-hour charge and terms and conditions</a> apply. </i></span><b><br /></b></div><br /><b>Summary</b>: Up to 1½ hours of one-on-one counseling in a
private, secure video conferencing environment. [No free introductory
counseling minutes]. We make extensive use of Google Apps for Business
in the cloud and email. All interactions are secured using 128-bit
encryption<b>. </b>Our package fee, which includes all the services indicated by the bullet points below and the development of one Master SOP, is <b>$599</b>.<br /><br />
[In some cases - such as changes of major - it is difficult to finalize
an SOP for the above fee and additional hours of service may have to be
purchased. An example is of someone who has received admission to an MS degree in Computer Engineering, but wants to pursue an MS degree in Computer Science instead. Understanding the <a href="https://online.engineering.arizona.edu/news/masters-computer-science-vs-computer-engineering/" target="_blank">differences between the two</a> is a crucial first step. See the last bullet item in this section]. <br /><br />Payment
terms are half upfront before our first call and the balance before we
release your SOP. We only accept credit card payments from international
clients and our bank assesses a 4.9% transaction fee. <br /><br /><p></p><li value="3"><b>Branding: </b> We will help you define your profile and
interests, identify your higher education needs and evaluate other
options. For example, if you are a Mechanical Engineer, should you be
studying in Germany where tuition is free? <b><br /><br /></b></li><li value="3"><b>Field Selection Strategies (i.e. map interests to careers):</b>
We provide advice regarding the field of study that best exploits US
market conditions. For example, should you consider a Professional
Science Masters program in the US? Which industries are hot? What are
work visa restrictions? For example, it is not a good idea to pursue
Aerospace Engineering because many jobs require US citizenship.<b> </b><br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Find US States and regions that are economically strong:</b>
Not all US states are equal. We will help you find company
concentrations and job clusters in hot states and regions. The premise
is that if you are educated at a college nearby, you will become a local
candidate with specific skills and thereby more easily get an
internship or a job.<br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Find Colleges:</b> We will counsel you on college
selection of up to 12 schools using a combination of your profile, hot
regions, college rankings and desired course availability - diversified
into three groups (dream, core and safe). [If the only assistance you
want from us is our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/08/profile-evaluation-masters-degree-in-us.html">college shortlisting and selection service</a>, our price is one hour our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Tier-A rate</a>. This is an offline service so there are no audio or video communications with the client.]<br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Subjective Criteria Strategies:</b> We will counsel you
on how to write strong SOPs and optimize your recommendation letter
strategies. We provide advice regarding composing resumes and cover
letters, including providing you with free templates to make it easier.<br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Work Flow and Task Plan:</b> We will provide you with a detailed checklist of when to do what until you are ready to apply for your visa. This <a href="https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/frequently-asked-questions#studying-in-the-united-states">website</a>
from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is an excellent resource
for visa information. We will also provide two detailed original
presentations with all the information you need to be successful. Most
slides are linked to our website for additional detail.<br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Statement of Purpose (SOP) Review:</b> We will
professionally review and make offline edits to no more than three essay
revisions for the master SOP. Note that your SOPs will only be
reviewed by our founder, <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2013/12/articles-archive.html" target="_blank">Rajkamal Rao</a>, who is an accomplished author of 4 books. We
don't review cover letters and resumes. Some restrictions apply. <br /><br /><b>Other SOP-related services</b><br /><br />If the only assistance you need from us is to review your master SOP, our fees are <b>two hours</b> at our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Tier-A rate</a>.
Our SOP product is 100% tailor-made to your profile. We use Grammarly
Premium to edit your essays for correctness, clarity, engagement, and
delivery - and for plagiarism checks. <br /><br />You will also get all of
our flagship guides including how to first compose a strong first draft
of an SOP, how to successfully apply to U.S. graduate schools, and how
to pursue higher education in Europe and Commonwealth countries. This is
an offline service so there are no audio or video communications with
the client.<br /><br />Our terms are simple. As soon as <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/08/profile-evaluation-masters-degree-in-us.html">you submit your profile</a>,
we will bill you for half the payment. Once we receive confirmation of
payment, we will send you our guides. If you have selected the Find
Colleges option, we will send you this information within 24 hours.<br /><br />As
soon as you send us your first draft of your SOP, we will bill you for
the second half of the payment. We will begin the work and inform you
that we're ready with the product - within 48 hours during the workweek
and 72 hours over the weekend. We are often able to work faster than
this window. <br /><br />You pay the balance and we release the product to you as soon as we receive confirmation of payment. <br /><br />We only accept credit card payments from international clients and our bank assesses a 4.9% transaction fee.<br /><br /></li><li value="3"><b>Additional Hours:</b> You can buy additional hours of counseling (including for visa advice) at our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html" target="_blank">Tier-A rate</a>. </li>Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-12921668066251102512021-04-17T19:42:00.007-05:002024-01-18T23:06:01.030-06:00Highlights of individual counseling<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5682961382789150"
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b> What do you get as part of individual counseling?</b>
</h2><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-gaSrzkbOXrYPl9bROu0iZxl2O_jN3J6UBt3D1mzvpFJCSgWOza1bcw9IqnJEGhneG297OELqTNsOzeFna299aqzh6d0Y5jrStOpXSJE8PSMd0mbMgrN0f5rPyMueNXSn3ULttgIvlnDMYUBcGYpclhUtXdxqeDniBl-qewApWELBBXYmapY3HUbBA/s4032/IMG_4428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-gaSrzkbOXrYPl9bROu0iZxl2O_jN3J6UBt3D1mzvpFJCSgWOza1bcw9IqnJEGhneG297OELqTNsOzeFna299aqzh6d0Y5jrStOpXSJE8PSMd0mbMgrN0f5rPyMueNXSn3ULttgIvlnDMYUBcGYpclhUtXdxqeDniBl-qewApWELBBXYmapY3HUbBA/w400-h300/IMG_4428.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stanford University. Image: Rao Advisors<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
We like to think of ourselves as the Amazon of college counseling! We
provide a full suite of services - high school course planning, college
readiness, college selection, and admissions strategies, financial
planning, advice for demonstrating student interest in colleges,
structured essay reviews - from when your child is in the 8th grade to
when the last college admissions offer is received.<br />
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We create a detailed customized roadmap for each child for all remaining
high school years including structured plans for how to spend summer
months, how to plan and manage extracurricular activities, when best to schedule the various tests, how to prepare for
tests at the lowest cost and how to free up a student's time so that
there is sufficient school-life balance. </p><p>We provide numerous proprietary tools - weighted average GPA tracker, resume templates, SAT practice logs, 4-year roadmap, college selection using U.S. Department of Education metrics, and a detailed project plan for college admissions. Plus
each family receives our popular, proprietary 230-page guide to elite
college admissions which is the content source for our public
appearances, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0161628KQ">book</a>, and <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/blog-page_15.html">flagship online courses</a>. </p><p>Families have free access to our <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/popular-posts.html" target="_blank">Popular Posts</a> page along with regular updates about all things school and college on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/we.help.you.aim.higher">Facebook page</a>. Our low-cost live paid webinars are also very popular. Finally, customers gain free membership into our growing WhatsApp community of over 300 parents.<br />
<br />Families come to us for help answering numerous questions. Here is <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2019/07/common-questions-which-confront-high.html" target="_blank">a sample list of topics</a> we cover during our sessions, tailored to the needs of your student.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: red;"><u>A Note About Rao Advisors Premium Services</u></span><br />
Our promise is to empower you with high-quality, ethical and <b>free</b>
advice via this website. But parents and students often ask us if they
can engage with us for individual counseling sessions. We are indebted
and privileged to have earned their trust in matters which are so
important to them. Please check out our public <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/reviews.html">Google reviews</a> to see what they say about us.<br />
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Individual counseling is part of the <a href="http://www.raoadvisors.com/p/premium-services.html">Premium Offering</a> of Rao Advisors and involves a fee. Please contact<a href="http://www.raoadvisors.com/p/we-promise-to-be-not-only-responsive.html"> us</a> for more information. <br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4pVZA1vBDB9yuvT9K2yEK0FUIhfO_pIY0ljcVL-foGGNKR7AiLAQhrQaHVlBR88VxyBPyIaYAiwG2O453WLGer-R_B11cUvbriIq45cDF6Gapy6fmOTipYC6xusaKdm05Vb9dUn9WWrM/s607/Google+5-star.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="579" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4pVZA1vBDB9yuvT9K2yEK0FUIhfO_pIY0ljcVL-foGGNKR7AiLAQhrQaHVlBR88VxyBPyIaYAiwG2O453WLGer-R_B11cUvbriIq45cDF6Gapy6fmOTipYC6xusaKdm05Vb9dUn9WWrM/w381-h400/Google+5-star.png" width="381" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><br /><br />Rajkamal Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246449183864035601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726740279918703889.post-56039777994449043022021-04-06T12:54:00.008-05:002024-01-18T23:06:14.452-06:00What colleges look for in High School students<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5682961382789150"
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According to The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the top admission decision factors for colleges are as below. As you enter high school, it makes a lot of sense to focus on the Top 5.<br /><br /><br />
<br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHUrytvsPJGZKAKBnDViAFNBlNtNRfjmyBXqenaQFyQMvPZe199kk3JnhrxN2H9MhQ-19lHMPk6laAHdvYfDVQMMAhSjMGy7bwLTBLqM00WUYMi9zcWH5xKUqG5xuLage3HqMMrjMORu0/s1046/Nacac+2017+factors.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1046" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHUrytvsPJGZKAKBnDViAFNBlNtNRfjmyBXqenaQFyQMvPZe199kk3JnhrxN2H9MhQ-19lHMPk6laAHdvYfDVQMMAhSjMGy7bwLTBLqM00WUYMi9zcWH5xKUqG5xuLage3HqMMrjMORu0/w400-h279/Nacac+2017+factors.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/publications/research/2019_soca/soca2019_ch3.pdf" target="_blank">NACAC</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">While most colleges worldwide accept students based on grades (or class rank) and scores on a standardized test, top American colleges are unique in how they select their future students. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Grades, admissions test scores (SAT/ACT), the strength of curriculum (performance on Advanced Placement exams, for example), and recommendation letters are all carefully evaluated. An essential part of an application is often comprised of the non-academic portion of your profile – extracurricular activities, examples of leadership, community service/volunteering, internships, research, work, talents/awards. Along with listing them, you would humanize your experiences in college essays that are designed to explain how you grew and contributed; and what you learned. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Race, gender, and ethnicity</span></h2><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">As American colleges and universities move to equalize opportunities to help create a more diverse society, all of the above merit factors begin to pale in comparison to the one metric that is so hard to measure: a student's background. This huge catch-all umbrella includes various measures that a student can't control, such as gender or race, and the so-called <b>adversity score</b>, which measures such intangibles as family structure, housing, educational attainment of the community, and the likelihood of being a victim of a crime.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The theory is that students who overcome disadvantages and still do reasonably well in high school deserve a shot at admission to the best colleges over those students who are more privileged and may even have a better student profile overall, partly because of the privilege. Studies have shown that regardless of a student's background during high school, graduates from an elite institution such as Harvard or MIT all do equally well, get the best positions in business and industry, and continue leading productive careers. </span></p><h2 style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Elite Schools' Supply & Demand equation </span></b></h2><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Demand:</b> There
are 24,000 high schools in America, and each has a valedictorian, the
student ranked #1. Besides the salutatorian, the student ranked #2 also
deserves nearly the same recognition because, over four years, these two
students would have often traded places with each other. This makes the
group of over-achievers a total of 48,000 students. There are also
15,000 National Merit Finalists (NMF) — admittedly, some who include the
class valedictorian and the salutatorian — who are chosen based on the
highest scores achieved on the PSAT-11 test. The finalists must also go through additional scrutiny and a review of supplemental essays, school recommendations,
and overall academic merit. This means that there are nearly 63,000 academic over-achievers across America. And our simple model here omits every other merit student outside of the valedictorian, salutatorian, and an NMF finalist. <br /></span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /><b>Supply of seats: </b></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The
combined freshman acceptance of all eight Ivy League schools is about 16,000
students. Discounting this number by international students, who
comprise about 25% of each incoming Ivy League class, the effective
number of elite seats available to American students is only about
11,000. </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">During the last 25 years, the number of elite college admission seats
has remained the same. So, at a macroeconomic level, this is a classic
supply and demand imbalance problem, tilting heavily to the demand side
while the supply stays the same. </span><br /></p><br /><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">And
there's brutal competition for these prized seats. Consider
Asian-American students, some of the most high-performing teenagers
striving to enter elite institutions. According to the Census Bureau,
the Asian-American population increased from 10.4 million in 2000 to
18.9 million in 2017, an 80 percent increase in a generation. <br /><br /></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">F</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">or
the class of 2023 and in recent years, many of these superstar high
school students never made it to even one of their choice Ivy League
schools. </span><br /><br /></p><h2 style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">How to increase your odds</span></span><span style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> of elite admission<br /></span></span></h2><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br />High-school students must start carefully strategizing about their roadmap to an elite school four to five years before submitting their college applications. Students must have outstanding academic metrics: GPA, SAT/ACT scores, strength of curriculum, and class rank.<br /><br />They also have to be the best in school and extracurricular activities. They must demonstrate character by being on the school's athletic or debate teams or representing their school in band, orchestra, or drama. They should show leadership by being elected to a position of importance in student government, being selected as ambassadors, or working on the school's newspaper or yearbook team. They also should demonstrate a passion for a skill or talent, such as playing the violin or creating art. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">And they must engage in community service, such as serving those in need or older adults. <br /><br />Most students from privileged families strive to build impressive overall profiles, shunted from activity to activity by caring parents.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2019/12/its-getting-harder-to-get-into-colleges.html" target="_blank">Applying Early Decision</a> is a crucial strategy to help lift an application over the top, but doing so comes with its own drawbacks. Also, it <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2023/06/asian-american-students-should-hide.html" target="_blank">may be better</a> for Asian American students to not disclose their race on the Common App.<br /></span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><h2 style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The new definition of 'student promise': Overcoming adversity factors</span></b></h2><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Americans of all stripes and colors want a fair shot at their pipe dreams. Income inequality is a real issue, and elite colleges are trying hard to address decades of systemic injustices to look at students and evaluate merit differently.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">For
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relevant than perfecting skills on the violin. Even work experience —
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">The highest math level that is expected to be tested on the SAT is Algebra II, meaning that the questions are generally easier and less complex than the math questions on the ACT, which includes precalculus content as well. <br /><br />There are 4 math subjects that are tested on the SAT Math section: </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Heart of Algebra:</b> This section mostly covers topics that are taught in Algebra I, and the questions are heavily focused on solving basic linear equations and linear inequalities. Mastering this section in Khan Academy is vital before moving on to practice the other two sections. There is also heavy emphasis on analyzing and interpreting graphs.<br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></li><li><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Problem Solving and Data Analytics:</b> This section includes some Algebra I topics, but also includes basic statistics and proportions problems. It is key to remember concepts such as mean and median, ratio laws, and exponent rules.<br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></li><li><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Passport to Advanced Math: </b>This section is almost all Algebra II topics and relatively advanced geometry. Most of the questions will require manipulating equations and solving for a single variable, thus requiring the most practice overall.<br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></li><li><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Additional Topics: </b>This section mostly covers Geometry topics and complex numbers. It is important to remember concepts such as the unit circle and other widely-used geometric theorems.<br /></span></span><br /></li></ol><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true">There are two subsections on the SAT Math test, a Calculator and a Non-Calculator section. The calculator section questions will generally be harder than those on the non-calculator section, because the College Board knows that the test-taker has a tool to help with calculations.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> <br /><b>Non-Calculator:</b> The section without a calculator comes first. There are 20 questions and a time limit of 25 minutes. Most of the questions are multiple-choice questions, with a few grid-in questions at the very end. Because this section is generally easier, expect questions from the Heart of Algebra, Data Analytics, and Geometry sections, but be prepared for some tricky algebra or manipulation questions. There will be some graph questions but not as many as the Calculator section. A lot of them will be simple "one-line" questions that only take a few seconds to read and roughly 30 seconds to solve, so it is important to prioritize picking up easy points on questions like these before moving on to the harder problems. </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /><b>Calculator:</b> This section appears after the Non-Calculator section. There are 38 questions with a time limit of 55 minutes. There is a generally better spread of questions across the 4 sections, but the questions are more difficult because of the student's ability to use a calculator. Not all questions will require usage of the calculator, so try and save some time by not using it if possible.<br /><br />While Precalculus topics will not be tested on the SAT, it is preferred that a student has taken Precalculus before taking the test. We recommend accelerating through one of the three preliminary math courses (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) in order to make space for the student to take Precalculus during his/her sophomore year, and then take the SAT during the summer between the sophomore and junior years, preferably in August. Precalculus does an excellent job of acting as a comprehensive review course for the topics learned in all of the three preliminary math courses, so the student will have the ability to review concepts learned years prior, as well as learning useful new concepts such as the unit circle and trigonometric manipulation and proofs. They will also have the benefit of practicing problems at a higher skill level to prepare for more difficult questions on the SAT and ACT.<br /><br />Of the two mainstream choices for calculators for standardized testing, the TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus, which do we recommend using?<br /><br />There are actually only a few differences between the TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus, with the latter offering a few additional features and an improved screen interface for the user. Students should also consider the TI-84 Plus CE (color edition), which is the same as the TI-84 Plus, but with a smaller feel and a colored screen that can make graphs easier to interpret. There are also a few more built-in applications on the color edition TI-84.<br />. <br /><b>SAT</b> - The TI-83 Plus works just fine. Most of the calculations will be simple PEMDAS or graphing, and therefore will not require any of the advanced tools that are present in the TI-84. Be familiar with the functions in the MATH tab on the calculator, and how to store values and recall them later for more complicated solutions. Become an expert at quickly graphing functions using the "y=" tab, and analyzing the graphs using the TRACE and CALC tabs at the top right. Some of these may help solve some problems faster than doing the math on paper.<br /><br /><b>ACT</b> - The TI-84 Plus is preferred over the TI-83 Plus. Because precalculus topics are tested on the ACT, it is useful if you can calculate summation formulas and type in complex fractions without the use of many parentheses that could confuse you. Pressing ALPHA + "y=" will open up a menu that can simplify entering fractions into the console. Functions like entering complex roots that are more than the square root, finding the logarithms of functions at a different base than 10, and using the many statistical tools in the STAT tab are all available in the TI-84 Plus, and will likely be used many times during the ACT Math section, where time is of the essence.<br /><br /><b>AP Exams </b>- The TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus CE is the preferred choice. Heavily math-based AP exams like AP Physics, AP Chemistry, and AP Calculus BC will have several complicated problems that require the extra functionality that the TI-84 Plus calculator provides. Make good use of the built-in applications within the APPS tab, which has features that range from converting units to creating vectors to graphing vertical x functions. Especially for the AP Calculus test, being able to graph polar equations, differentiate multiple graphs by colors, type out long summation formulas, and entering integral equations in the TI-84 Plus CE is a big plus.<br /><br />Overall, the TI-84 Plus color edition is the best calculator that offers many more useful features than the other models and it can be used for all three tests. Plus it can easily travel with the student to college.<br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2cel-0-0"><span data-text="true"> <br /><br /></span></span></div>
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Jatin Rao has served, since 2017, as an associate at <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/about-us.html">Rao Advisors LLC</a>, a Texas firm to counsel students about all things college: readiness, financial planning, selection, strategy and admissions. He currently runs all finance operations for the firm, including invoicing, the creation of quarterly reports, and collections. <br /><br />He has spoken at numerous customer webinars and in-person seminars on the road, usually in Austin or Houston, about high school preparedness. He fields audience questions from students and parents after live presentations; develops Excel models that chart college admissions data through blog posts on the firm's website; and provides advice to families about test-prep and high school course navigation during one-on-one counseling sessions. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Jatin is a senior at the University of Texas Canfield Business Honors program and a recipient of the Susie and Skip McGee Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Business. He was recognized by UT with the Distinguished Honors designation for each year from 2020-2022. For 2023, he is a College Scholar. He served as the Director of the UT University Finance Association and is an active member of the Texas Energy Capital club. He has accepted a position at Jeffries Investment Bank in Houston as an analyst after he graduates in May 2024.<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Jatin is interested in Japanese culture and earned a certificate in Japanese by completing 24 credits at UT. He is an avid sports fan having co-led his high school's varsity tennis team. He is a devout ping pong player and likes to analyze football, ice hockey, and baseball. <br /><br />In high school, Jatin was a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition in
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and Reading ACT sections, and a 790 on his Math SAT.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Jatin can be reached by <a href="mailto:jatin.r.rao@raoadvisors.com">email</a> or phone: 682.401.5281. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /><a href="http://www.raoadvisors.com/2012/11/whats-in-this-blog.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Go back to "Rao Advisors - Home".</span></a> <br />
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Ranking anything in the US is big business. Cars, hospitals, colleges, phone companies, home builders and consumer products are all ranked by various media outlets and customer satisfaction companies.
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Consumers crave for rankings because it makes it easy for them to sift out good products and services from bad without having to do any product research themselves. The organizations which are ranked covet these rankings and go to extraordinary lengths to appear high up in those annual lists.<br />
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When it comes to college rankings, our position is rather radical. We strongly believe that for most students applying to U.S. college and graduate schools, rankings don't matter much at all. There are far better ways to choose colleges than to use school rankings because there are just too many issues with current commercial rankings. We list them after the YouTube clip below.<br /><br />Our approach is to not use rankings at all and look at what
real students do when they receive offers of admission. The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/" target="_blank">College Navigator</a>,
a world-class site operated by the U.S. Department of Education,
maintains selectivity and yield numbers for all colleges in the
admissions tab. Selectivity and Yield are critically important metrics
in the higher education sector. Colleges with the lowest selectivity and
highest yield are obviously the most sought-after institutions, and
therefore, are ranked very high. Watch the clip below.</div>
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Why we don't use rankings</h3>
We promised ranking enthusiasts that we will explain our skepticism, bordering on cynicism, about college rankings - so here we go: <br /><br />
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Problem #1: Does the methodology make sense?</h3>
There are about a half a dozen outfits which publish college rankings. Every outfit uses its own methodology to arrive at a rank. U.S. News, the largest and most popular college ranking organization, says that it gathers and weights data from each college on some 15 indicators of academic excellence, such as:<br />
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The weights reflect U.S. News' judgment about how much each measure matters. Just as anyone who has played around with an Excel sheet knows, if you change the weights, the rankings would change too. So, the first step in accepting U.S. News rankings as the Holy Gospel is that you agree that its indicators and the weights are just as meaningful to you as they are to U.S. News.<br />
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For most people, this is a problem. Most students go to college or graduate school not only for the experience of learning and exploration, but also, to find better employment after graduation. But the U.S. News ranking methodology does not consider how employers rank the school! Nor does it include graduate placement statistics - details about how many (and the kinds of) jobs students got after graduation. If the most famous ranking outfit does not think graduate outcomes are important, something is wrong!<br /><br />Here's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/us/columbia-university-rank.html" target="_blank">an excellent article in the NY Times</a> in which a Columbia professor of math challenges Columbia's ranking. Here's his <a href="http://www.math.columbia.edu/~thaddeus/ranking/investigation.html" target="_blank">full 22-page post</a>. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/financially-hobbled-for-life-the-elite-masters-degrees-that-dont-pay-off-11625752773?mod=hp_lead_pos5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And another article in the Wall Street Journal</a> (subscription required) that describes how Columbia and other top universities pushed master’s programs that failed to generate enough income for graduates to keep up with six-figure federal loans. Columbia is one of the highest-ranked schools by U.S. News and such a high ranking probably influenced many students to sign up for programs that clearly did not produce promised outcomes.<br />
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Problem #2: Ranking is not the same as reputation</h3>
We do not need any publication to tell us that elite schools such as the Ivy Leagues or Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Berkeley, Duke, Rice and Carnegie Mellon are outstanding institutions of learning. We already know this fact. This kind of reputation is earned over decades (and in the case of the Ivy Leagues, centuries) of hard work and accomplishment. In a sense, reputed schools are famous - for being famous.<br />
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Rankings, however, ebb or flow with the tide. It is nearly impossible to take an institution with millions of complex interactions involving its management, faculty, students, parents, employers and trustees for nearly a year — and reduce them all to a number.<br />
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There’s also the question of how valid the underlying data - for all these interactions - is. Most ranking outfits rely on the schools to provide them with information — such as admissions figures, financial resources, graduation figures and alumni giving — because a transparent, central hub of data does not exist. This creates an inherent conflict of interest. If a school is truthful in its reporting to an external organization, it could potentially end up being ranked lower. Should the school be truthful or aim to manipulate data a bit so that it can end up being higher? When perfect data is not available, every ranking organization makes assumptions to compute scores. Are these assumptions all valid?<br />
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The Obama White House criticized this approach in a September 2015 fact sheet as old and static, not consistent with what families and students need. “The <b>old</b> way of assessing college choices relied on <b>static</b> ratings lists <b>compiled by someone</b> who was deciding what value to place on different factors”. [Emphasis ours].<br />
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Problem #3: Commercial school rankings are, well, commercial</h3>
A key issue about commercial school rankings is exactly that — that is, these rankings are produced by commercial, for-profit companies, which love the status-quo. The ultimate goal of these outfits is to sell their rankings or build a brand around them. In 2007, the US News site was regularly getting about half-a-million hits a month. Within three days of the rankings release, traffic went up to 10 million page views, a twenty-fold increase. In 2010, the company walked away from magazine publishing altogether focusing instead on its rankings business.<br />
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Another problem with rankings is that students are placed in the uncomfortable, counter-intuitive position of choosing a ranking system <i>before</i> choosing a school. Each organization uses its own method to rank, so which ranking system is best for you? If the school you like is ranked high in a few lists but ranked lower in the others, what should you do?<br />
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The Obama administration set out to correct these flaws. Rather than rely on surveys and snapshots of data as the ranking outfits do, it proposed to use real data to rate the quality of colleges. Every student who takes a student loan is lodged in the Department of Education database. If a student transfers to another school, this information is also reported to the government. Every student who graduates and begins a career has to file a W-4 withholding form, so the IRS knows where this student went to work and how much she is making. If a student failed to make loan payments over a consistent period, this information is also known to the government because the IRS has the power to divert tax refunds to unpaid loan amounts.<br />
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Problem #4: The establishment likes the status-quo</h3><p>
With advances in data sciences and computing power, the government has the ability to come up with a technological solution to tie all of these disparate pieces of real information into a comprehensive ranking system that is based on actual data and not subject to commercial interests. In 2013, President Obama announced that all 7,000 of the nation’s colleges would be ranked by the government. As the New York Times reported, the aim was to “publicly shame low-rated schools that saddle students with high debt and poor earning potential.”<br />
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But the plan ran into fierce opposition. “Critics, including many of the presidents at elite private colleges, lobbied furiously against the idea of a government rating system, saying it could force schools to prioritize money making majors like accounting over those like English, history or philosophy.”<br />
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This type of thinking is at odds with the outcome based selection approach we have advocated for years. If students are really passionate about subjects like English, history or philosophy, they may still choose careers in those fields but this should not stop them from knowing how much they may earn after graduation, or that the return on their college investment is likely to be poor.<br />
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The Obama White House succumbed to this pressure from the entrenched establishment and when the new College Scorecard was released in September 2015, it did not have a ranking system. The Trump administration did nothing to correct this issue. And it is unlikely that the Biden administration will rank colleges using outcome.
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</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Problem #5: The conflict of interest is paramount<br /></h3>Ranking outfits must rely on colleges to provide data and self-declare it as authentic. This presents a conflict of interest because some institutions could submit faulty data in the hopes that ranking outfits do not catch it. The result could be better rankings. <br /><br />According to an <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-temple-business-school-dean-indicted-fraud" target="_blank">indictment of Temple University's Fox School of Business</a> by the U.S. Department of Justice, "relying on the false information it had received from Fox, U.S. News ranked Fox’s OMBA program Number One in the country four years in a row (2015 – 2018). U.S. News also moved Fox’s PMBA program up its rankings from No. 53 in 2014 to No. 20 in 2015, to No. 16 in 2016, and to No. 7 in 2017."<br /><p><br />
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Our takeaway</h3>
Students are better off to use rankings sparingly and more as a final filter, if at all, rather than as a crucial pivot throughout the process. Outcome based ranking lists, such as those from the College Scorecard (although not ranked) or Payscale.com are far better than commercial ranking lists because they keep your focus on the Return on your College Investment.<br /><br />The best approach is to use selectivity and yield numbers from the College Navigator and base your decision on what other students do.<br /><br /><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaxklWVUZvwOKWxiHjyLJKHBzLSyPvgbQnr_Ks9Uj__nEkz1ywcZ7AJp_2_ksSD74Zbtdh6ej3ZvAJlMLpLOUgeMvIS2RlcJJIh7EqnHX18dfsCsC3a5E2opGZ8lwRN5G1JF9gnirj3X-/s2048/Summer.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaxklWVUZvwOKWxiHjyLJKHBzLSyPvgbQnr_Ks9Uj__nEkz1ywcZ7AJp_2_ksSD74Zbtdh6ej3ZvAJlMLpLOUgeMvIS2RlcJJIh7EqnHX18dfsCsC3a5E2opGZ8lwRN5G1JF9gnirj3X-/s400/Summer.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Courtesy: Rao Advisors<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />There are outstanding summer programs to keep your teenager engaged and
active, while giving them an opportunity to make friends, learn, and
have fun. Summer programs are also about exploration, so it is fine to
have your child enroll in a program that you may consider to be outside
of her interests or career goals. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Colleges look for four components in a student's overall profile. Your chosen summer program must fulfill one or more of these components.<br /></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Commitment to an activity resulting in improving skills</b>. If you are committed to an activity and keep doing it, you are naturally going to get better at it. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Team dynamics</b>.
When you are in an activity that promotes team dynamics, you learn to
share, give, and take. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Leadership</b>.
If you are good in #1 and #2 above, you could be promoted to a
leadership role within your EC activity. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Service to community</b>. The impact of
your EC activity is important. Are you dedicating part of your week to
helping others who are less fortunate than you are? Here are guidelines for the <a href="https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/" target="_blank">Presidential Volunteer Service Awards</a> - this intensity of service is not required always, but, it is good to have on a resume at least for one year.<br /></li></ol><p>We recommend summer activities that will best help students describe in their college essays the way they grew. contributed, and learned.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>11th-12th grade summer: Leadership programs; volunteering in field of major; research; internship, or job.<br /><br /></li><li>10th-11th grade summer: Research; volunteering; SAT/ACT/PSAT prep; explore summer learning. <br /><br /></li><li>9th-10th grade summer: Volunteering; explore summer learning.<br /><br /></li><li>8th-9th grade summer: Volunteering; explore summer learning.</li></ul><p></p><p>Summer academic programs fall into two basic buckets, STEM and Liberal Arts. Non-academic programs range from providing service at a local nursing home to volunteering for an international organization such as the Red Cross. Work or internship options are also attractive ways to keep children engaged. For a review of why extracurricular activities are important, please <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/2018/07/how-important-are-extracurricular.html" target="_blank">read our post here</a>. <br /><br />Below are a few good summer programs. Applying early is critical.</p><p><i>Note: We do the best to maintain this popular page but we do not control the validity of the links. If a link leads to a dead page, please try creative searches on Google or ChatGPT to find the proper link. Please <a href="https://www.raoadvisors.com/p/we-promise-to-be-not-only-responsive.html" target="_blank">let us know</a> the correct link so that we can keep this page updated. </i></p><p><br /><br />
<br /><b>Liberal Arts & Humanities </b><br /></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">For high school students who are interested in pursuing a political science, government, or international relations career, there are numerous opportunities. Many start off in high school clubs that culminate in inter-school competitions at the regional, state, or even national level. Other opportunities are available through essay competitions or internships.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><b>Debates</b><br /></div></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><ol><li><a href="https://unausa.org/model-un/" target="_blank">Model UN</a><br /><br /></li><li>School or external debate team<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.toastmasters.org/education/youth-leadership-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program (after-school)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://commstudies.utexas.edu/camps/utnif-debate" target="_blank">University of Texas at Austin’s National Institute in Forensics</a> (UTNIF) <br /><br /><br /><b>Political Science, Government & Leadership</b><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.jsa.org/" target="_blank">Junior State of America</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://ymcatexasyg.org/" target="_blank">YMCA Youth and Government (Texas)<br /></a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.education.purdue.edu/ben-franklin-institute/" target="_blank">Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute (BFTF) - Purdue University</a><br /><br /></li><li>Internships with local congressmen or senators<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.legion.org/boysnation/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Legion for Boys<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.keyclub.org/" target="_blank">Key Club</a><br /><br /> </li><li><a href="https://girls-state.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Blue Bonnet Girls State<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://ymsl.org/" target="_blank">Young Men's Service League</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/student-leaders.html" target="_blank">Bank of America Student Leaders<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/" target="_blank">TASS CBS (Critical Black Studies)</a> Applications close the first week of January!<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/" target="_blank">TASS-AOS (Anti-Oppressive Studies)</a> Applications close the first week of January!<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/" target="_blank">Wharton Global Youth Program (University of Pennsylvania)</a><br /><br /><br /><b><br />International Relations & Foreign Languages</b><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://globalscholars.yale.edu/" target="_blank">Yale Young Global Scholars</a> <b>($$$$$ Pricey!)<br /> </b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.fte.org/students/economics-for-leaders-program/" target="_blank">Economics for Leaders - FTE<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://afsa.org/students" target="_blank">American Foreign Service Association</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.usip.org/US-Schools/Student-Opportunities" target="_blank">US Institute of Peace</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/high-school-study-abroad" target="_blank">CIEE High School Study Abroad<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://usagermanyscholarship.org/" target="_blank">Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) outbound programs<br /></a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.yes-abroad.org/" target="_blank">Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad)</a><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nsliforyouth.org/" target="_blank">National Security Language Initiative for Youth<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.abroaderview.org/cost-and-fees#limmersion" target="_blank">Foreign language immersion abroad (summer)</a> <br /><br /><b><br />Creative pursuits (Writing, Fine Arts)</b> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://iyws.clas.uiowa.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iowa Young Writers' Studio<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://summerwriters.wustl.edu/" target="_blank">WashU Summer Writers Institute</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.exeter.edu/exeter-summer" target="_blank">Philip Exeter Academy</a> ($$$$$ Pricey!)<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.choate.edu/summer/faq" target="_blank">Choate Boarding School</a> ($$$$$ Pricey!) <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.csssa.ca.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California State Summer School for the Arts (Mid-Feb deadline)</a> <br /></li></ol><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> <b>Business</b></span><br /><br /><ol><li><a href="https://www.coursera.org/specializations/wharton-business-foundations?utm_medium=sem&utm_source=gg&utm_campaign=B2C_NAMER_wharton-business-foundations_penn_FTCOF_specializations_country-US-country-CA&campaignid=19991395833&adgroupid=149270616898&device=c&keyword=business%20administration%20courses%20online&matchtype=b&network=g&devicemodel=&adposition=&creativeid=655505664668&hide_mobile_promo&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAw6yuBhDrARIsACf94RWu3OPfdGN6Ds0-9AFjPVttz_wfrrV5lgne_xu1Cla_RABQIv7J0goaAjA6EALw_wcB#outcomes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) Business Foundations Specialization Course<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://online.rice.edu/courses/excel-data-analysis" target="_blank">Rice University: Introduction to Data Analysis using Excel</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.bauer.uh.edu/undergraduate/summercamp/" target="_blank">Business Summer Institute at Bauer (University of Houston) - Free (Suspended for 2024)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.edx.org/learn/finance/university-of-cambridge-foundations-of-finance?index=product&queryID=15bf958b2e974a65881f727a3f2ac6c4&position=1&results_level=first-level-results&term=econ&objectID=course-4b284afd-836e-4c53-b28e-6431a49f3d21&campaign=Foundations+of+Finance&source=edX&product_category=course&placement_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edx.org%2Fsearch" target="_blank">Cambridge University: Foundations of Finance<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://outreach.uteach.utexas.edu/research-statistics-camp" target="_blank">UT Austin: 5-week Research & Statistics Camp (in-person)</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.edx.org/learn/entrepreneurship/university-of-california-berkeley-entrepreneurship-for-all-part-i-idea-to-launch?webview=false&campaign=Entrepreneurship+For+All+%28Part+I%29%3A+The+UC+Berkeley+Startup+Guide+for+students+by+Silicon+Valley+Insiders&source=edx&product_category=course&placement_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edx.org%2Fschool%2Fuc-berkeleyx" target="_blank">BerkeleyX: Entrepreneurship For All (Free online)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.edx.org/learn/entrepreneurship/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-becoming-an-entrepreneur" target="_blank">MITx: Becoming an Entrepreneur (Free online)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.edx.org/learn/finance/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-foundations-of-modern-finance-i" target="_blank">MITx: Foundations of Modern Finance I (Free online)</a><br /></li></ol></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The best ones are those that are sponsored by the government, or by organizations representing the government. It is never a good idea to pay exorbitantly for such experiences, <a href="https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/when-top-institutions-misuse-their-brands-to-make-money/article24154760.ece?fbclid=IwAR2QbKltw4SlTHJ5fW1J5aXxVJ9k4fwQ930O3bQCADhqgoEqVCWjfECxbek" target="_blank">so be wary of internships or pre-college programs or summer sessions </a>at elite top schools such as Stanford, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Columbia, and Brown.<br /></div><p>
<br /></p><p><b>STEM<br /></b></p><p>There are numerous STEM programs that may interest your child. Many require students to have demonstrated STEM skills in school through coursework and club activities. Some are open to all students. <br /></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><b>Computer Science</b><br /></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="Computer Science enthusiasts - Google has announced that it will no longer host Google Kick Start. But Google has planned a Farewell Round on Saturday, April 15. I know the last six weeks brings about a frenzy of academic activities but those interested must consider trying for the Farewell Round. https://codingcompetitions.withgoogle.com/kickstart?fbclid=IwAR1fbGD4j8UwdDmv9Vy-ua8lWoblLzf0fturCrA6N_lMlkCbNabk2BzLaKY" target="_blank">Google Kickstart Coding Competitions</a> (Retired, but archived information still available )<br /> </li><li><a href="https://newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content?type=webcontent&articleId=2032583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cisco STEM programs<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://girlswhocode.com/programs/summer-immersion-program">Girls who code<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackgirlscode.com/" target="_blank">Black girls code</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/" target="_blank">Open-source coding projects to help communities - Call for Code (IBM)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://techolympics.org/faq/" target="_blank">TechOlympics Hackathon</a> - in mid-February<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/" target="_blank">Congressional App Challenge</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://itch.io/jam/boss-rush-jam-2023" target="_blank">Boss Rush Video Game Development Challenge</a> - Jan to Feb<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cyberstartamerica.org/" target="_blank">Cyberstart (Cybersecurity training)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.conradchallenge.org/" target="_blank">Conrad STEM Challenge</a><a href="https://www.cyberstartamerica.org/" target="_blank"><br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.usaeop.com/program/austin/" target="_blank">Army GEMS for 7th - 9th graders</a>. Older students can try for mentoring opportunities. <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/computer-science-scholars.html" target="_blank">Computer Science Scholars Program at CMU<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.edx.org/learn/computer-science/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-using-python" target="_blank">MIT: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python (Free online)</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/project/bbb/teen-internship-program" target="_blank">Build a Better Book at UC Boulder</a> (paid internship) <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://outreach.uteach.utexas.edu/engineering-and-computer-science-camp" target="_blank">UT Austin: Engineering & Computer Science Camp (in-person)</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://k12.utdallas.edu/research/" target="_blank">UT Dallas 8-week Deep-dive AI Workshop + Other Research opportunities<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://k12.utdallas.edu/summer/" target="_blank">UT Dallas 1-week Coding Camps and Advanced Coding Camps</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.ai-camp.org" target="_blank">AI Camp (Private company)</a><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://oso.stanford.edu/news/ai-camp-summer-ages-13-18" target="_blank">AI Camp at Stanford<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.persolv.ai/apply" target="_blank">Persolv AI bootcamp</a> (fee-based program conducted by Stanford graduates) <br /><br /><br /><b>General Science, Engineering, and Research</b><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.skillsusa.org/programs/high-school/" target="_blank">SkillsUSA Career and Technology Education</a> (School club)<br /> </li><li><a href="https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/rise-internship-practicum/how-to-apply/" target="_blank">Boston University RISE program</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/stem/High_School_Aerospace_Scholars.html" target="_blank">High School Aerospace Scholars - NASA<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://summerscience.org/" target="_blank">Summer Science Program</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.cee.org/research-science-institute" target="_blank">Research Science Institute at MIT</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://mites.mit.edu/discover-mites/apply-to-mites/prepare-your-application-mites-summer-and-mites-semester/" target="_blank">MITES program at MIT</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsiapply" target="_blank">BWSI program at MIT<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stanfordaimi_stanfordaimi-ai-aiinhealthcare-activity-7153162175421792256-HoY4?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_ios" target="_blank">Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging<br /></a><a href="https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsiapply" target="_blank"><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://cbd.cmu.edu/education/pre-college/index.html" target="_blank">Pre-College Program in Computational Biology at CMU<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://scienceoutreach.princeton.edu/laboratory-learning-program" target="_blank">Laboratory Learning Program - Princeton</a> (Free)<br /> </li><li><a href="https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/index.php">US Naval Academy Summer programs<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.academyadmissions.com/faq/summer-seminar/" target="_blank">USAF Summer Seminar<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.csr.utexas.edu/sees-internship/" target="_blank">STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) - UT Austin</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.bostonleadershipinstitute.com/biological-research/" target="_blank">Boston Leadership Institute Biology Research<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.fredhutch.org/en/about/internships/summer-high-school-internship-program.html" target="_blank">Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)</a> at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center Seattle (rising 12th graders) - Paid internship for underrepresented minorities but anyone can apply<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/stem/aspire/" target="_blank">Applied Physics Aspire program at Johns Hopkins<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/hs-sip" target="_blank">Internships in Biomedical Research at the National Institutes of Health<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://btiscience.org/education-outreach/high-school-research-internships/" target="_blank">Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), Cornell University - Computational Biology and Plant Science Research </a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/stem/aspire/" target="_blank">Engineering Innovation at Johns Hopkins <br /></a><br /></li><li><a href="https://sip.ucsc.edu/" target="_blank">Science Internship Program at UC Santa Cruz<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.asdrp.org/" target="_blank">Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP) - Fremont, Calif</a><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://promys.org/" target="_blank">Program in Math for Young Scientists - Boston University</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://rossprogram.org/" target="_blank">Ross Math Program at Ohio State<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/academicsandenrichment/affiliatedandhighschool/clarks/" target="_blank">The Anson L. Clark Scholar Program at Texas Tech (Rising Seniors only)</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/summer-program-juniors-tasp/" target="_blank">Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP)</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.spaceclub.org/education/scholars.html" target="_blank">National Space Club And Foundation Scholars Program - Greenbelt, Maryland</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.mdanderson.org/education-training/degrees-programs/summer-research-programs/high-school-summer-program.html" target="_blank">High School Summer Program at MD Anderson</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.jefferson.edu/university/pipeline-programs/high-school.html" target="_blank">Thomas Jefferson University Summer Science (for Health Science students)<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.foxchase.org/community/volunteering" target="_blank">Fox Chase Cancer Center</a> <br /> </li><li><a href="https://cosmos-ucop.ucdavis.edu/app/main" target="_blank">California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science (COSMOS)</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/NanoScienceLab" target="_blank">UCLA Nanoscience Lab Summer Institute<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://education.sdsc.edu/studenttech/rehs/" target="_blank">UCSD Research Experience for High School Students<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://medschool.ucsd.edu/research/actri/education/Pages/training-LIAI.aspx" target="_blank">Life Sciences Summer Internship (LSSI) at La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (UCSD)</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://cns.utexas.edu/tides/k-12/high-school-summer-research-academy" target="_blank">The University of Texas at Austin High School Research Academy<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://hillmanacademy.upmc.com/apply-now/" target="_blank">The University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center Academy</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://science.gmu.edu/assip" target="_blank">The Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program - George Mason Univ<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.mskcc.org/education-training/high-school-college/hopp-summer-student" target="_blank">Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Summer Student Program<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Education/Summer-Experience" target="_blank">Coriell Summer Experience for Students</a><br /><br /></li><li>Advanced Genetics lab at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst<br /><br /></li><li>Research opportunities at Auburn University<br /><br /></li><li>Research opportunities at Southern Methodist University <br /><br /><br /></li></ol><p>
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Education, Health, Immigration, Voting, Youth, Urban Poverty, Enterprise Zones, Financial Literacy, and the Economy.<br /><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><b>Need<br /></b></div><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://www.abroaderview.org/cost-and-fees#limmersion" target="_blank">Volunteer Abroad</a> (including India)<br /> </li><li><a href="https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-action/volunteer" target="_blank">Feeding America</a><br /> </li><li><a href="https://ntfb.org/" target="_blank">North Texas Food Bank</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/volunteer/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://wish.org/volunteer" target="_blank">Make-A-Wish foundation<br /></a> <br /></li><li><a href="http://www.garlandhabitat.org/volunteer/" target="_blank">Habitat for Humanity</a> - must be at least 16 years old <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.bestbuddies.org/" target="_blank">Best Buddies</a> - helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).<br /><br /></li><li>Dallas Area: <a href="https://www.thestewpot.org/" target="_blank">The Stewpot</a>. Safe haven for homeless and at-risk individuals<br /><br /></li><li>Houston Area: <a href="https://www.homerunhitters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home Run Hitters International</a> (Camp M.I. for disabled children)<br /><br /></li><li>Hispanic organizations <a href="https://www.unidosus.org/issues/" target="_blank">Unidosus</a> or the <a href="https://www.aama.org/" target="_blank">AAMA</a>. These organizations are excellent for students who are pursuing advanced Spanish and want to improve their language skills.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://thepeacewarrior.org/about/#founder" target="_blank">The Peace Warrior</a> - you can earn Presidential Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA)<br /><br /><br /><b>Education/Children</b><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://cardboardproject.org/support-us/volunteer/" target="_blank">Cardboard project</a> to help bridge the digital divide with underprivileged communities (Dallas).<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.itsstemkids.org/volunteer.html" target="_blank">Itstemkids</a> (FREE preschool STEM program to help disadvantaged African American and LatinX children in Grand Prairie)<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://schoolhouse.world/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAT Tutoring at Schoolhouse.world</a> (affiliate of the Khan Academy)<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.destinationimagination.org/volunteer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destination Imagination</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.unitedtolearn.org/" target="_blank">United to learn</a> (helping students at Dallas ISD)<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://codingyourfuture.com/" target="_blank">Coding your future</a> - Teach Python and Java skills to underprivileged middle and high schoolers<br /><br /></li><li>Dallas Area: <a href="https://www.raysoflightdallas.org/" target="_blank">Rays of Light</a> (special needs children)<br /><br /></li><li>Houston area: <a href="http://www.ibugtoday.com/about/" target="_blank">iBug Today</a>, technology assistance for the blind.<br /> </li><li><a href="https://www.closingthedivide.foundation/team" target="_blank">Closing the Divide</a> - an organization started in 2021 by three high school students to help close the digital divide in underprivileged communities. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Public Health</b><br /> </li><li><a href="https://www.redcross.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a><br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://timecounts.org/nbcf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Breast Cancer Foundation</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/participate/volunteer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bone Marrow Registry</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.volunteerlls.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leukemia & Lymphoma Society<br /><br /></a></li><li><a href="https://www.amedisys.com/services/hospice-care/volunteers-and-donations/" target="_blank">Amedisys Hospice<br /></a><br /></li></ol><p><span> </span><b><span> </span>Independent 501(c)(3) organizations</b><br /></p>Many students pursue a passion for which no established organization exists. One client enjoyed painting on shoes and reselling them, using the profits from the sale to donate to an established charity. Another used her expertise in quilting to sell products on Etsy and contributing all of her profits to a charitable organization. Another used his passion for tennis to get other friends to join him and conduct tennis coaching camps, donating the proceeds to improve public tennis courts in the community. For such activities to be legal because money is involved, you are better off creating <a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/exemption-requirements-501c3-organizations" target="_blank">your own tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization</a> named for a section of the I.R.S. code that regulates charities.<br /><br />There are plenty of destination organizations that would be grateful for charitable contributions. Here's a partial list where the end beneficiaries are citizens of India.<br /> <br /><ol><li><a href="https://northsouth.org/public/AboutUs/AboutUs" target="_blank">North South Foundation</a> - to provide needy scholarships to Indian students.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.soschildrensvillages.in/" target="_blank">SOS Children's Villages of India</a> - to provide childhood development.<br /> <br /></li><li><a href="https://sankaraeye.com/donate/" target="_blank">Sankara Eye Foundation</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.pratham.org/" target="_blank">Pratham</a> - focusing on holistic childhood development.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.oxfamindia.org/" target="_blank">Oxfam India</a> - focusing on ending racial and class discrimination.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cry.org/" target="_blank">Child rights and you</a> - focusing on ending exploitation of children.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.smilefoundationindia.org" target="_blank">Smile Foundation</a> - to promote education among the underprivileged.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.careindia.org" target="_blank">Care India</a> - focusing on reducing poverty and injustice.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.akshayapatra.org/top-ngo-in-india" target="_blank">Akshaya Patra</a> - providing midday meals to school going children.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://akshara.org.in/en/who-we-are/about-us/" target="_blank">Akshara Foundation</a> - to provide quality education.<br /></li></ol><p> </p><p></p><p>If none of the above options appeals to you, here's an expanded list of causes to help you find an organization in your area. 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An ED student commits to attending their first-choice college giving up
many rights. If accepted, they voluntarily agree to withdraw
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<br />At Tulane University, an elite school with an acceptance rate of less than 10%, <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/06/27/tulane-admitted-two-thirds-its-class-early-year" target="_blank">46,000 students applied to its class of 2026</a>. Of the 1,800 freshmen seats available, nearly two-thirds who were admitted had applied ED (Tulane has two ED rounds with most admitted from the first round). Only 106 students gained acceptance from the regular decision pool.<br /><br />
This appeal - of landing a coveted slot early in the admissions process -
is drawing more and more students to apply early in a game wrought with
strategy, anxiety, high-fives, and unfortunately, disappointment. Which
school should I apply ED to? Do I apply ED? Or EA, where my action is
not binding? Do I apply restrictive EA (like to Yale and Stanford) where
my action is not binding but I am still obligated to apply to no other
school on an ED/EA basis? <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Class of 2025 Analysis</b> <br /></div>The
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/we.help.you.aim.higher/posts/1897467143745000" target="_blank"> results of the Early Decision/Early Action programs</a> at elite schools
for the class of 2025 are all in. These numbers are for high school students
who will start college in the Fall of 2021.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The table below shows that it is practically impossible to gain admission to the top schools in the regular pool. Top colleges continue to fill more seats during the ED/EA window leaving behind fewer seats for the regular season. This promise has resulted in an explosion in the number of students applying early forcing colleges to become extremely selective even for the early pool. At Harvard, the number of early applicants increased by a whopping 57 percent from last year, while 148 fewer students won admission.<br /><br />Despite these grim statistics, the only chance of getting in, however slim, is through the ED/EA window. Our analysis proves this for six top schools - Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Rice, and Yale. We don't know the full regular admission numbers yet, so we assumed that the number of overall applicants will remain the same (as for the class of 2023, the latest year for which numbers are available) although many non-elite colleges are reporting lower student interest because of Covid-19.<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg5SzBK_rDUx8gJCQqSOGWYzxlxKNpzvV18kF6eECeoFBdP0SxC5IfcnEk4y6l2VFfmNejpElOLVTGqcck0PKxMNqp85yozrjubcyP7SySrHOoLjPPWHcvdujT628M805j9TD1nHlopP/s592/2025+ED+EA.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="592" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQg5SzBK_rDUx8gJCQqSOGWYzxlxKNpzvV18kF6eECeoFBdP0SxC5IfcnEk4y6l2VFfmNejpElOLVTGqcck0PKxMNqp85yozrjubcyP7SySrHOoLjPPWHcvdujT628M805j9TD1nHlopP/w400-h160/2025+ED+EA.png" title="ED/EA Analysis for the Class of 2025" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rao Advisors analysis based on numbers provided by the institutions<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Class of 2024 Analysis (Detailed)</b> <br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This analysis is for high school students who started college in the Fall of 2020. Here are some anecdotal results from clients we know.<br />
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<li>Stanford EA. <b>Denied</b>. Someone ranked #11 out of 726 students at LD Bell High School; NMS Finalist; Perfect score on the ACT in Math and Reading. Varsity athlete.</li>
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<li>Yale EA. <b>Deferred</b>. Someone who is a valedictorian in a TX high school near the DFW Airport.</li>
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<li>Stanford EA. <b>Denied</b>. Someone who is a valedictorian in a Frisco ISD high school.</li>
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<li>Cornell ED. <b>Denied</b>. Someone who is a star debater and won numerous UIL competitions, and was ranked close to 11% in a Houston ISD high school.</li>
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<li>Duke ED. <b>Denied</b>. Someone who started a 503(c) non-profit for the empowerment of women and had outstanding extracurricular activities.</li>
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The 2024 ED/EA calculus for Yale (using real numbers)</h4>To understand the power of the prestigious university's EA program, let's look at the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Yale&s=all&id=130794#enrolmt">class of 2023</a> - the latest for which public data is available at the time of writing of this post - when 36,844 students applied, all to win admission to the 1,526 freshmen spots that were open. Women won selection at a rate of 6%; men, 7%. These numbers were for the entire freshman class - students applying EA and regular decision.<br />
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For the class of 2024, <a href="https://news.yale.edu/2019/12/16/nearly-800-early-action-applicants-admitted-class-2024">Yale News</a> reported that 796 students received offers of admission from the EA pool (out of 5,777 students who applied EA), so the selectivity of the EA pool was 13.78%, more than double the selectivity for women two years ago in the mixed overall pool (remember that it was 6%) and nearly double for men.<br />
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It's this distinguishing feature that attracts more and more students to apply for ED/EA: You substantially increase your chances of winning a seat - but with so many students applying, the ED/EA pool is becoming bigger and bigger each year. Just think of it this way. If everyone in the class of 2024 ED/EA pool had been given admission, that would nearly fill the entire Yale undergrad body, all four years of students!<br />
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Worse, ED/EA programs dramatically cut opportunities for students applying for regular admission.<br />
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Assume that the strength of the 2024 freshman class is the same as that for 2023 because top universities viscerally hate the idea of increasing class sizes. This means that 796/1526 = 52% of all spots are already awarded to the ED pool. Yale is an EA school - students are allowed to turn Yale down and go somewhere else - but truthfully, who would turn a Yale offer away? Some lucky students who will get into Harvard or Princeton during the regular cycle would, but that's a rare possibility. Suppose that all 796 students gladly accept their Yale offer.<br />
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There are now only 730 seats left to fill during the regular decision cycle, a pathetically low number. But wait, don't forget deferrals. Yale News said that 3,235 students from the EA pool were <i>deferred</i> admission, which means that these students will be competing with those who applied during the regular decision cycle with a slight edge, the edge of having expressed loyalty and interest to Yale ahead of those in the regular cycle who may have expressed such loyalty to some other school (like Chicago or Columbia) during those colleges' ED cycle. <br />
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Suppose that 4% of the deferred pool wins admission during the regular cycle. This equates to 130 seats, leaving 590 seats up for grabs for the regulars.<br />
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While we don't yet have numbers for the total applicant universe, assume a 5% increase year over year from the class of 2023. The new universe of students for the class of 2024 would be 36,844 x 1.05 = about 38,686 students. Subtracting the 5,777 students who applied ED/EA, we have 32,909 students who apply in the regular pool, all for 590 seats!<br />
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This brings Yale's selectivity for the regular decision cycle down to 1.73% for admitted seats, an amazingly low probability. For offered seats, we should divide this by Yale's yield of 69% resulting in a selectivity of 2.50%. <br />
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So what was seemingly a 6% chance for women and a 7% chance for men - overall - breaks down this way:<br />
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<li>A <b><span style="color: #990000;">13.78%</span></b> chance if you're lucky to be in the EA pool.</li>
<li>A <span style="color: #990000;"><b>2</b></span><b><span style="color: #990000;">.50%</span></b> chance if you are in the regular pool. </li>
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Summary</h4>
It is little wonder that more and more students want to apply ED/EA. But this simply makes the situation more lopsided as it becomes increasingly harder to win ED/EA admission. And the regular decision cycle reduces itself to a joke. </div>
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In fact, for those who apply regular decision, merit today matters very little. Only luck does.</div>
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