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Check out this useful site! It compiles colleges' virtual tours. A great resource. https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/

Harvard and MIT lawyer up!

What is the benefit of this policy? This is wrong. Easy fix: offer class(es) for international students only. International students add to the richness of a school community.

The next academic year will look very different. Private colleges are not immune.

Unfortunately, we suspect that most urban universities will follow suit.

It was a long exhausting first day back in the office. A few pounds heavier but glad to be back. Wearing a face cover was not as difficult as I imagined. Look forward to seeing my students again!

We suspect many more colleges will follow suit.

Most of the Ivy League schools have now dropped the SAT/ACT requirement. Princeton also announces they will cancel their Early Action program.

It’s the right thing to do... Begun in 2012, the DACA program gave temporary protection from deportation to qualified individuals brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Under the program, the DREAMers were allowed to work legally and apply for college loans if they met certain requirements and passed a background check.

We’ve received questions about the possibility of admission deadlines shifting given the changes to access to higher education. Short read on Harvard’s plans for the fall.

Check out our fabulous students’ admission results!

The testing fiasco continues. Hang in there Class of 2021 - we’ll figure it out!

June 22, 2020 - 7pm Interested in learning about the advantages of applying to Early Programs and tips on developing a college list? With over 20 years in access to higher education, Carlos will lead this informative zoom webinar presentation. Register for this free webinar! Please pass on link to friends/family.

Starting in the fall of 2020, UCLA will now offer Pilipino Studies as a minor under the Asian American Studies Department (AASD), a major move for the historically diverse university.

College students, what plans do you schools have for the Fall? Keep us posted! Shoot Carlos an email.

June 22 at 7pm - Zoom Webinar Registration on our webpage: www.mynteducation.com

Recent college grads, this is a difficult time to be alive. A light read. Carlos would love to hear from recent grads about your post-college plans. Reach out!

MYNT Education supports the peaceful demonstrations that are happening across this country.

Class of 2020 and current college students should read this! The author makes some very good points. Please reach out if you’d like to discuss.

I don’t think it’s going to be one size fits all. I think it’s going to depend on the location of where the particular university or place of higher education is, what the demography of the students is, where they’re coming from. All of these things have to be taken into account.

A particular epidemiological challenge for college campuses arises when students leave for breaks, are exposed to infectious agents, and return to campus and possibly spread infections to others, Jenkins wrote in a letter to the faculty.

Wondering about what Fall instruction may look like on college campuses? A good read (and webinar).

Davidson College defers tuition payments. We wonder if other schools will follow. This can be a great relief to some families.

Most high school students have more time on their hands and can find time to take an online high school or college level course. Check out ucscout.org or coursera.org. Need more direction? MYNT can help.

Despite a tough Spring for all of us, it was a good year for MYNT Education students. We'll update the final admission results and college matriculation in a couple of weeks. Cheers!

There is a possibility that students will return to school with an unconventional schedule. Colleges are reinventing educational models.

Do you know of any first-generation, low-income high school juniors who need help navigating the college application process? Learn more by visiting our website! MYNT's Community Scholar's Program alumni will attend Pepperdine University, University of California, Berkeley and the West Point Military Academy.

The SAT/ACT are not a thing of the past.

"In an unprecedented time, it would give us great comfort to hear your voice," a graduating senior from Los Angeles tweeted to the former President. "We ask you to consider giving a national commencement speech to the class of 2020."

A worthwhile read about the future of California education.

These cancellations means that colleges will likely pay more attention to other application factors like your GPA, curriculum, and AP scores. Let MYNT help you make sense of all the changes to the admission process!

College Board Has Canceled The June SAT And May Offer A Remote Test In September MYNT Juniors, let’s discuss how this will impact your college admission planning process.

"When humanity is under threat, humans crave the humanities, write Emily Levine and Matthew Rascoff, and that ethos should guide higher education as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic."

What are YOU doing to stay productive during the stay at home order?

They're not alone -- students at University of California campuses and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts have echoed similar concerns about tuition not adding up to the education they were promised. Students at Miami and Drexel Universities filed a class action lawsuit for tuition refunds, but most colleges have generally been offering refunds on room and board fees, not tuition.

"Boston University may delay reopening its campus until January 2021, the school said in a university news article Friday. The move comes as universities across New England and the country evaluate ways to keep their fall semesters intact while adhering to best practices for public health."

I do acknowledge that you may be the kind of person who is comforted by structure or that your kids may prefer to know what’s going to happen in a day. If that’s the case, you can always talk to your kids about what you’re going to all be doing that day, or what you expect from them. That can be reassuring for many children. But if you find yourself running out of steam at the end of the day and you still have one more lesson to get through with them, there’s nothing wrong with just letting it go. Let them play or watch another hour of TV if that’s what it’s going to take to get through the day feeling safe and loved.

Thank you, sincerely! Art by: @bykellymalka

"Institutions that can’t host admitted students this spring have a lot of information to share with you, if you’re willing to take advantage of it. Read really read the material your admissions offices are putting out, says Elena Ragusa, director of strategic initiatives at Rutgers University. It will include a lot of the content that you would receive at admitted student days and on a campus tour. Many of them will offer virtual tours too, giving you a glimpse into th...e physical campus. Universities invest a lot of resources in their social media, Ragusa said. And now they will likely be using them in new ways. Watch videos, check out photos, read and engage with posts and participate in live events sponsored by colleges. On your own social media accounts, conduct a scan to see if you know anyone currently attending an institution you are considering and consider reaching out to them. If you don’t have a direct connection to someone, put out a general call, or ask a guidance counselor or trusted teacher for leads."

Class of 2021, this impacts you most. Please read!

What a time to be alive! Let’s not lose sight of the big picture. This is temporary. We WILL slow this virus down. In a few weeks, we’ll have our life back. For now, appreciate the slower pace of life. Go out for a walk. Get some fresh air.

Harvard goes online... other colleges are sure to follow...

AP tests are college admission reportable! Study up!

We love hearing from former students! Julia, Arcadia HS, Class of 2019 sends us the following images from Johns Hopkins University and says: Moving across the country was frightening, but from the very first moment on campus I felt welcomed and supported. Everyone here is extremely dedicated to their studies but also to enjoying their time with amazing people. It is thanks to MYNT’s guidance that I get to be at Hopkins, taking advantage of their excellent programs and research opportunities. Thanks Julia! @ Johns Hopkins University

One of the reasons we love higher education, is the fact that it’s always evolving. An interesting read.

15 flix with a message - celebrating Black History Month

Admissions rates at some of the Claremont Colleges drops to under 9%. Caltech and Stanford are the only other two California schools with lower admit rates.

A fun idea. Service and physical education intertwined. We see tons of college admission essay possibilities! What do you think?

An interesting read. The debate over the validity of standardized tests continues.

Happy Chinese New Year! May the new lunar year bring us happiness, wealth and success.

Looking for an exceptional 4-week STEM summer opportunity? Look into the University of California’s COSMOS programs. The cost is lower than other competitive summer offerings. Plus, they have a robust scholarship program. Below is a link to UCSD’s COSMOS program. You can find other diverse STEM classes at other COSMOS campuses UC Irvine, UCSC and UC Davis. Hurry - the application is due February 7th.

Interested in learning more about the upcoming changes to the ACT? While we have yet to learn all the details, this article sheds some light on the topic.

529 plans are tax-advantaged accounts designed to save for college and private K-12 education. Families contribute after-tax dollars, which grow on a tax-deferred basis and can be withdrawn tax-free if the funds are used to pay for qualified education expenses.

After a very busy last few weeks supporting the Class of 2020 through their college apps we’re back!!!

One of our La Canada HS students admitted to Georgetown University! MYNT Proud!

We’re taking a break from social media during this busy college application season, but had to log in to share the good news! Beverly Hills HS student admitted to Harvard. MYNT is proud!

Science proving something we already knew!

Here is a helpful website for students to determine whether or not the program that they are applying to for the CSU system is impacted or not.

Delanghe (ACT chief commercial officer) said the change was driven by new company research that suggests that superscoring can be more predictive of how students will perform in their college courses than other scoring methods

The FAFSA for the 2020-21 academic year is now open. Start your application soon!The FAFSA for the 2020-21 academic year is now open. Start your application soon!

We love hearing from MYNT Alumni. Kevin (Webb School, Class of 2019) now a student at Brown University sends us these photos and says: Brown truly has been a humbling experience: its intellectually diverse community and flexible curriculum have been more than ideal for me! Going to MYNT under Carlos’ guidance is large reason as to where I am today. Thanks, Kevin! #collegecounseling #collegeadmissionsuccess #pasadenaeducation #brownuniversity @ Brown University