Old College Try: Parental Warning! What’s Your Role in Admission?
If I were to be completely honest in my reply, the answer to the question…
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Old College Try: More Testing Chaos
From the last time I wrote about standardized testing more has transpired. Both SAT and…
Old College Try: The Problems With Testing
In the last couple of days, testing agencies have come under the microscope. Both College…
Old College Try: Summer Be Gone!
Welcome back to China! I hope everyone had a fantastic summer pursuing amazing opportunities whether…
Old College Try: Be Aware of How Social You Should Be
Social media was in the news recently when Harvard revoked admission offers to at least…
Teach to the Beat: How Music and Movement Aid Language Learning at Two Beijing Kindergartens
When we think of a classroom, we probably imagine rows of kids sitting quietly, and…
Old College Try: The End is Just the Beginning
Readers may remember that my daughter is graduating this year. Like many parents, graduation is…
Old College Try: You’re In, You’ve Committed, What’s Next?
It’s the last leg of your current school career. The application process is over, you’ve…
Old College Try: Decisions, Decisions
By now, May 9 every High School Senior should have made that one choice for…
Old College Try: Rejuvenate! Inspire! Challenge!
Spring is here, with its funky, unpredictable weather. But it is definitely here! Spring is…