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February 2023
We usually think of Valentine’s Day as a holiday to celebrate our love for others, but students can challenge themselves this year to focus on self-love. Kindness to ourselves is a skill that must be practiced, and it can even improve students’ writing for college applications. After all, if students believe that they’d be a great fit for a college, the admissions office is more likely to see that too!
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Parents + Students: 

To keep our community "in the know" about the SAT’s shift from paper to digital format, this month’s blog, “Everything We Know About the Digital SAT a Year Out from Launch - Part II,” specifically focuses on the test content and what students should know when preparing.
Schools:
We're now affordably preparing students for the March 11 SAT, as well as the free in-school March SAT for Juniors in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Montgomery Counties. Register now as seats are filling up!

Feb. 4 & 5 at Mt. Hebron HS - only 2 seats remaining
Feb. 7 & 9 at Crofton HS - only 3 seats remaining
Feb. 19 at Marriotts Ridge HS - only 5 seats remaining

From Around the Web:

The Supreme Court is widely expected to overturn affirmative action practices, which may mean that other programs, like early decision, could also be on the chopping block. 

The Common App’s data reports a 26% increase in college applicants over the numbers in the 2019-2020 application period, which was the last period unaffected by the pandemic. 

The Biden administration is preparing to make public a list of colleges that cause students to have high debt loads while averaging low earning potential. 

 As AI writing programs like ChatGPT become more widely used, professors are restructuring their classes in an attempt to halt student cheating.

 Education Next gives an extensive overview of homework in the United States, while identifying how parents can help.

Higher Education Dive gives readers a list of 7 trends to watch this year, including student loan forgiveness and financial aid transparency.
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