How and Why the PSAT “Counts”
Originally posted 9/6/19 As most of us know, applying to college back in the day—and by “the day” I mean right through the turn of the twenty-first century—was MUCH less competitive and complicated than it is today. We were instructed to aspire to become the “smart, well-rounded kid.” Do your best in school, play a couple of sports, and get involved in some extracurricular activities, didn’t really matter which ones. Community service wasn’t a big college admissions deal yet. And standardized tests were in the dark ages: those of us on the East and West coasts took the SAT and […]
