Upstate NY College Conversations Facebook Group
Is there any aspect of the college admissions process that is both simple to understand and easy to execute? If so, I haven’t found it after decades in education. Not only does even basic questions about the college process require detailed explanations, but the answers seem to be changing much faster than ever before. Over the last two years, I’ve been having in-depth conversations on the Tests and the Rest podcast with national experts on every aspect of college admissions, and we all agree that this may be the most dynamic time ever in higher education. So, now that we’ve established that everyone needs more and better information about college admissions, the next step is finding it. Facebook can be an excellent place to find information, but you cannot always be sure about how accurate or trustworthy your sources are. Plus, even the more credible college Facebook groups bring together…
Highest SAT Scores in Upstate New York
Anyone who has met me is well aware of how proud I am to have been born and raised in The Bronx. But just about ten years ago, my wife and I had to decide where our children were going to grow up and the Boogie Down did not make the cut. Instead, through some strange serendipity, we wound up over 350 miles away from our old apartment and landed in Monroe County, the core of what is considered Greater Rochester. Not long after that, I founded Chariot Learning, at which point I learned something profound yet previously hidden from me: Monroe County has some amazing schools! In fact, Monroe County has many amazing schools, districts, and educational communities. Whether you favor public, private, or parochial options, you’re spoiled for choices in the Greater Rochester area. The strong commitment to academic success shared by so many families here proved a…