Daytripper University

A well written, poignant piece for those of you sending your 'babies' off to college!

Opinion | How to Let Go of Your Irreplaceable, Unstoppable Daughter My child’s path has split from mine, as it should. But maybe the best is yet to come.

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are abandoning ACT and SAT scores as part of their admissions process. The so-called test-blind movement has gathered steam this year amid widespread cancellations of the standardized tests because of COVID-19.

ACT and SAT scores no longer required for admissions at some colleges Schools from California to Massachusetts say the tests do not accurately predict students' academic success.

Bittersweet!

Sending kids off to college is an ending, and a beginning Although I still sometimes lose sleep over all the things that have ended, I see now that new beginnings can be just as beautiful.

While many bigger universities in cities decided to start off with remote learning, smaller campuses in smaller towns — like Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont — welcomed students with negative test results back, betting that the relative isolation could keep infections at bay.

The colleges that are getting reopening right Some colleges have seemingly cracked the code.