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How Social Media Can Sabotage a Great College Application
July 06, 2017, 07:55 PM
In college admissions, sometimes it is the little things that count, like your social media presence. Last month, Harvard revoked admission offers to at least 10 students over offensive online comments and other schools have done similarly. In a recent survey, 67 percent of schools admitted Googling a prospective student, and 86 percent admitted...
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Why Colleges Still Require The SAT®
June 29, 2017, 12:54 PM
Ten years ago, there was a big push to make the SAT® (and ACT®) optional in college admissions. While the “test-optional” movement received lots of good press, SAT® score averages at colleges and universities continued to climb. Since then, ironically, the SAT® has become an even more important factor in college admissions than ever...
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Published Study: Higher SAT® Scores Lowers Student Debt
June 23, 2017, 04:30 PM
A new study published by Nitro, an online college and financial aid counseling service, reveals that students with higher SAT® scores graduate with less student debt, while students with lower SAT® scores take on more loans to pay for college. While everyone knows SAT® scores are an important factor in college admissions, few studies...
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How International Students Can Best Prepare for the New SAT®
June 21, 2017, 11:02 AM
Are you an international student who dreams of attending college in the United States? Are you not sure how to study for the New SAT®? Here are some helpful tips that are specifically geared toward international students taking the SAT® exam this year. #1: Plan ahead and register early The College Board recently announced...
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College Board Offers New Summer SAT® Exam Dates
June 14, 2017, 12:15 AM
For the first time in over forty years, the College Board will offer a new summer SAT® in August 2017 and plans to continue the practice going forward. The least popular test option, the January test, will be eliminated next year as well. For years students, parents and counselors have been asking for a...
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Which Colleges Superscore the SAT®?
June 08, 2017, 12:44 PM
Everyone knows the importance of test scores in college admissions but fewer understand the importance of the SAT® superscore, a little-known scoring tool used by many “top” colleges. Understanding the role of superscoring can help students better prepare for the SAT® and take full advantage of this useful scoring tool. What is an SAT®...
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2016 SAT Scores Were the Lowest in the Last 20 Years
May 30, 2017, 07:22 PM
Thanks to Fundamental Flaws in Changes to the Test Itself, but The College Board is Pressing Ahead With Them Anyway. 2016 was not a good year for the average SAT® exam taker, with scores in reading hitting an all-time low of 494, writing scores hitting their all-time low of 482, and math scores coming...
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Congratulations to the winner of our $5,000 Scholarship Giveaway!
May 12, 2017, 02:58 PM
Kranse Institute would like to thank all participants of the $5,000 college scholarship giveaway. It's our pleasure to announce the winner of our scholarship. Laura Chui of San Diego, California is the winner! "Every generation has its own set of challenges, but paying for college is a challenge every generation has to deal with....
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FREE Valuable SAT Prep Tips!
April 18, 2017, 06:03 PM
Taking the SAT® is mandatory if you want to get into a good university. And with thousands of students vying for highly coveted spots at their top-choice universities, getting a good score on the SAT® is vital. That's why thousands of ambitious students turn to Kranse Institute for help in prepping for this all-important...
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$5,000 Kranse Institute College Scholarship Rules
January 31, 2017, 02:41 PM
KRANSE INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP RULES Kranse Institute (“Sponsor”) is pleased to offer this scholarship sweepstakes (“Scholarship Sweepstakes”) in which you can apply for a chance to win a scholarship, paid directly to you to be used for tuition, books at your qualified high schools, college or university within the United States. PLEASE READ THE OFFICIAL...
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