“The applications that stand out to us are the ones that are raw…the ones that are authentically filled out by the student.” #NACAC21#lifeisnotatest#beauthentic
"Virtual third-party interviews, where students don’t have to try to sell themselves to one institution...companies like InitialView have demonstrated that it is not the polish that comes through, but the student's authenticity." #EMchat#lifeisnotatestinsidehighered.com/admissions/art…
If students know retakes are available "they actually study and prepare less," lamented one teacher. But hundreds of educators responded with brilliant strategies to make retesting work better. My writeup for @edutopia. edut.to/2YnZpL8
@Skinny_fatbloke My youngest child is about to sit SATS, his school offer before and after school sats lessons as well as practice papers...my child has not attended any of these nor attempted any of the papers #lifeisnotatest#childrenshouldplay
An internal Slack comment today from one of my colleagues about an interview. We've interviewed applicants older than 70 years old (grad program applicant) and as young as 4 years old (kindergarten). Kindergarten applicant won the cute award today. #emchat#intled