Test Optional for COVID? What Juniors Need to Know
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread SAT/ACT cancelations last spring, as well as individual test-center cancelations this fall, leading almost all...
The Vine
A blog where Ivy Experience disentangles college admissions.Making the Most of Virtual School
With most students in a virtual or hybrid school model for at least the start of this school year, we...
How Does Online Tutoring Work?
Though we have worked in person with families in the Philadelphia and San Diego areas, many of our families only...
A Guide to Virtual College Tours
Where to start Without the option to visit colleges in-person, virtual tours and online content can provide a bridge and...
Summer Activities in the Age of COVID
Summer programs, trips, camps, jobs, internships, research, and more are being canceled or moved online. Some are still in a...
Test-Optional Policies: What Do They Mean?
Before COVID-19, there were already more than 1,000 colleges and universities that were test-optional. But with so many institutions changing...
Recommendations & Application FAQs
With continuing uncertainty about when (and if) schools will resume this spring, we recognize that juniors and families will have questions...
How to Take Advantage of Unexpected Time Off
With many students getting time off from school due to the spread of coronavirus, we thought we should share some...
My College Visits Got Canceled – Now What?
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many colleges have made the decision to shut down their campuses for the remainder...