College Board says tool will provide more context for admissions officers. Many are skeptical of the plan. Critics and defenders of affirmative action see different problems with the index. By Scott Jaschik  May 20, 2019   The College Board has for several years been testing an “adversity index” designed to place students’ SAT scores in the context of their socioeconomic advantages or disadvantages. The system has been used by about 50 colleges and universities. On Thursday, the College Board said it would be expanded to about 150 colleges later this yearRead More

MARCH 2, 2017, 9:39 AM General Description If you’re looking for a way to challenge yourself academically, enrolling in AP classes is a great place to start. Not only can you gain college credit at a dramatically reduced price, you can also take your comprehension and analysis skills to the test. Naturally, as you approach high school graduation, you’ll begin to mull over what your next steps in life will be—towards a particular vocation or towards higher education. Enrolling in AP courses lets you discover inner passions that can leadRead More

Posted by Halle Edwards | Jun 19, 2015 8:28:38 PM SAT LOGISTICS, SAT STRATEGIES     You can’t hide your rotten SAT scores from these schools. Are you putting together your college application list? One factor you may not have considered is which schools require you to send your entire SAT testing record. Especially if you have some less-than-stellar scores, you might avoid, or at least think carefully, before applying to these schools. We have a complete list of which schools require your complete SAT testing record. Read on for theRead More

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Q. #6. What are the tests that lead to the United States of America Mathematics Olympiad (USAMO) and USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO)? A. The AMC 8 is a standalone contest with benefits of its own (listed in the AMC 8 section of the FAQ). The path to the USAMO and USAJMO begins with either the AMC 10 or AMC 12. Approximately the top 2.5% of AMC 10 students and top 5% of AMC 12 students qualify to take the American Invitation Mathematics Examination (AIME). Students with approximately the top 270 10*AIMERead More

2017 AMC 10B Problem 1 Mary thought of a positive two-digit number. She multiplied it by  and added . Then she switched the digits of the result, obtaining a number between  and , inclusive. What was Mary’s number? Problem 2 Sofia ran  laps around the -meter track at her school. For each lap, she ran the first  meters at an average speed of  meters per second and the remaining  meters at an average speed of  meters per second. How much time did Sofia take running the  laps? Problem 3 RealRead More

2017 AMC 10B solution Problem 1 Mary thought of a positive two-digit number. She multiplied it by  and added . Then she switched the digits of the result, obtaining a number between  and , inclusive. What was Mary’s number? Solution 1 We try out each answer choice. Multiplying  by , adding , and reversing the digits yields . Therefore the answer is . Solution 2 Working backwards, we reverse the digits of each number from ~ and subtract  from each, so we haveThe only numbers from this list that are divisibleRead More

1 What is the value of ? 2 For what value of  does ? 3 For every dollar Ben spent on bagels, David spent  cents less. Ben paid  more than David. How much did they spend in the bagel store together? 4 The remainder can be defined for all real numbers  and  with  by where  denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . What is the value of ? 5 A rectangular box has integer side lengths in the ratio . Which of the following could be theRead More

February 17th 1 What is the value of  when ? 2 If , what is ? 3 Let . What is the value of ? 4 Zoey read  books, one at a time. The first book took her  day to read, the second book took her  days to read, the third book took her  days to read, and so on, with each book taking her  more day to read than the previous book. Zoey finished the first book on a monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what dayRead More

Problem 1 What is the value of ? Solution 1 Notice this is the term  in a recursive sequence, defined recursively as  Thus: Solution 2 Starting to compute the inner expressions, we see the results are . This is always  less than a power of . The only admissible answer choice by this rule is thus . Solution 3 Working our way from the innermost parenthesis outwards and directly computing, we have . Solution 4 If you distribute this you get a sum of the powers of . The largestRead More

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Problem 1 What is the value of ? Problem 2 Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for  each, 3-popsicle boxes for  each, and -popsicle boxes for . What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with ? Problem 3 Tamara has three rows of two 6-feet by 2-feet flower beds in her garden. The beds are separated and also surrounded by 1-foot-wide walkways, as shown on the diagram. What is the total area of the walkways, in square feet? Problem 4 MiaRead More

By Jay Mathews March 15, 2015  Last year, I wrote a piece entitled “Why we wrongly freak out over AP.” Three to five Advanced Placement courses in high school would satisfy most selective colleges, I said: “Taking six, seven, eight or 20 AP courses will almost never make you more attractive to those colleges that reject more students than they accept.” One Fairfax County father, though, told me his sophomore daughter wanted to go to the University of Virginia, but to do that, someone in authority at her high school said thatRead More

Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Oct 18, 2015 6:00:00 PM COURSEWORK/GPA   At many high schools, AP courses are the toughest classes you can take. Extremely competitive colleges are looking for students who are willing to challenge themselves, so they’re more likely to admit students who have taken at least a few APs. In this article, I’ll go over how many AP classes Ivy League schools expect you to take and how these expectations can change based on the conditions at your high school.   How Many AP Courses Do IvyRead More

We hope you will read our thoughts about choosing high school courses that will provide a strong base for a liberal arts education. But in summary, we recommend: The study of English for four years: close and extensive reading of the classics of the world’s literature Four years of a single foreign language The study of history for at least two, and preferably three years: American history, European history, and one additional advanced history course The study of mathematics for four years, including the particular topics described The study ofRead More

Sally Rubenstone Preparing for College Question: Can I take Advanced Placement exams even if my school doesn’t offer the appropriate classes? My counselor says he cannot order these tests for me. AP testing IS available to students whose schools don’t offer the tests or for those who are home-schooled. Go to the College Board AP registration-information site at:http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/reg.html . You will see this information there: If you are a home-schooled student or attend a school that does not offer AP, you can still take the exams by arranging to testRead More

Posted by Halle Edwards | Mar 16, 2015 9:30:00 AM ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)     If you’re an advanced student aiming for top colleges, or a student who wants to save on tuition by getting college credit in high school, taking Advanced Placement classes is a great option. However, you might be wondering, “just how many AP classes should I take?” You can save a lot of money and make your transcript pretty impressive with lots of AP classes. However, if you overdo it, you could actually hurt your GPA andRead More