by Marcus Gray | Aug 30, 2022 | Career Planning, College Admissions
Do colleges look at social media? You may not be surprised to learn that they do, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Below, join guest author, Alan Katzman, as he shares his research and insights on how social media plays a role in college admissions and...
by Marcus Gray | Aug 8, 2022 | College Admissions, Test Optional
Attending an Ivy League is a high aspiration for many high school students. Many Odyssey College Prep students inquire about how to get into the Ivy League school of their dreams. In fact, every year, tens of thousands of students worldwide apply in hopes of getting...
by Marcus Gray | Nov 2, 2021 | ACT Helps, College Admissions, Test Optional
Currently, an ocean of misinformation swirls around test-optional colleges. To clarify that misinformation, I recently wrote an article for Custom Writings[1] on test-optional colleges or colleges that no longer require students to submit SAT and ACT scores. In this...
by Marcus Gray | Sep 4, 2021 | ACT Helps, College Admissions
Test-blind colleges are an untapped and underrated resource in the world of college admissions. Now, practically every college under the sun has announced they’re moving to test-optional. But as we’ve discussed in a previous article, test-optional doesn’t mean “test...
by Marcus Gray | Aug 29, 2021 | College Admissions
Once test-optional colleges were a social experiment practiced by a few, select schools. Today, more than two-thirds of US colleges don’t require standardized test scores.[1] That’s more than 1600 four-year universities. Additionally, all eight Ivy League colleges...
