Nathan O. Hatch, president of Wake Forest University, writes that Wake Forest, along with other liberal arts colleges including Bates, Hamilton, Holy Cross, Bowdoin, and Middlebury are moving away from depending on SATs as criteria for admissions. They are making the SAT optional, that is, not required.
The short activity essay is required as part of your Common Application. You may also see something similar requested in the supplemental essays for certain colleges. This essay is about showing your passion for something you do, whether or not it is an in-school activity or a hobby or work.
2007 has ushered in new laws governing student loans.
Some of you haven’t been admitted into college yet, others of you are working to get your undergraduate degree, and some of you have just graduated and are now walking out into an economy that is slowing down and has higher unemployment. Many college grads feel they should ride out this economic dip by going [...]