Sheptin’s College Profile – June 2021 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY - www.rochester.edu Basic Facts: About 5,500 undergraduates taking advantage of over 70 majors Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1 About 80% of all students receive some form of financial...
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How to raise a reader
My child is not a reader…. As a kid, I always had my head in a book. As an adult, I’m the same way. I tend to gravitate to non-fiction, although my favorite fiction authors include Dickens, Dostoevsky, and Vonnegut. I was raised in a reading culture. My parents were...
Test Optional for College Admissions
A few days ago, Cornell’s admission offices came out with its standardized testing policy for next year. In short, the school has a two-pronged approach to testing: Three undergraduate schools will be test blind, which means that scores will not be used in admissions....
Do you know the difference between College and University?
Hi! This is Alan Sheptin from Sheptin Tutoring. What college did you go to? Regardless of where you went, you know what that means. But it’s not a universal term. For our Canadian friends, the term college means a post-secondary apprenticeship program, trade school or...
How do you prep for a College Interview in 2020?
Hi! This is Alan Sheptin from Sheptin Tutoring. For almost 30 years, I interviewed and trained interviewers for my alma mater. I told the interviewers to make the experience enjoyable and interactive. However, I did expect the interviewee to be somewhat prepared. So,...
5 Colleges I Love
From the Desk of Alan Sheptin: Five Colleges I Love – 2020 Edition I get it: it’s hard to “think outside the box” when your friends, neighbors, and guidance counselors compose a list of schools that look similar to everyone else’s. Since part of my job is to visit...