List of 3 news stories.

• College Appeals for Financial Aid

  5/5/2020
  As financial circumstances have changed, students now have a unique opportunity to negotiate for more aid as colleges are looking to ensure levels of tuition.

   

  How to appeal for financial

  • Most colleges have a formal appeals (or informal negotiation) process, in which students can write a letter requesting that their financial aid packages be reconsidered.
  • Even in normal years, students have a particularly good shot at more financial aid if (1) their family's financial circumstances have changed, like a parent losing their job, or (2) if they have received a higher financial aid offer from a similar college.
  • This year, however, colleges may be more willing to provide additional financial assistance, just to guarantee some income through a tuition check (even for a lower-than-usual amount!)

   

  Online Resources

  • Here's a free guide to the FAFSA
  • Here's how students should look at their award letters and compare offers
  • Here's how you write an effective appeal letter
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• Advanced Placement Test Information/Review

  4/2/2020
  Students who are enrolled to take AP exams online, please remember to join the AP review sessions at https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates

  Please visit the College Board website for more information
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• Updates to ACT, SAT and College Board test dates

  3/30/2020
  Per ACT and College Board, please see the following exam schedule.  Please visit ACT.org or www.collegeboard.org for testing updates and more information. 

  SAT and SAT Subject Tests 

  • May 2 - Canceled. Students who have already registered for the May 2 SAT or SAT Subject Tests will receive refunds. 

  • June 6 - Still scheduled. The College Board is planning on holding the SAT and SAT Subject Tests nationwide this day. 
    • Registration Deadline: May 8 
    • Projected Score Release: July 15 

  • August 29 (anticipated) - Still scheduled. The College Board is anticipating August 29 as the first date for the 2020-2021 SAT Nationwide Administration Dates. Both the SAT and SAT Subject Tests will be offered. No registration deadline for this test has been announced. 

  ACT

  • April 4 - Canceled. Students who have already registered for the April 4 ACT will have the option to reschedule to a later date or receive a refund.  

  • June 13 - Still scheduled. ACT is planning on holding the ACT test nationwide this day.
    • Registration Deadline: May 8 
    • Projected Score Release: June 23  

  • July 18 - Still scheduled. ACT is planning on holding the ACT this day in all states except for New York.
    • Registration Deadline: June 19
    • Projected Score Release: July 28

  AP Exams

  • May 4 through May 15 - Will take place online. AP Exams will still be held from May 4-8 and May 11-15. Any student already registered for an exam can choose to cancel at no charge. 
    • The test will be a 45-minute online test with free-response questions
    • The test will have no multiple-choice questions 
    • We encourage you to continue checking the AP Updates Page for further information. AP Central is projecting to release full exam schedule, specific free-response question types, and additional testing details by April 3.
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