Author Archive: James Maroney

Emory University published a story about the differences in admission they have had to implement due to COVID-19. The changes in their admissions process were certainly put to the test – Emory ended up receiving a record number of undergraduate applications this year, despite some predictions that college applications would decrease as students took extra time to navigate the “new normal”. As this year’s Juniors look to their fall applications, they will likely find that many of the pressures and changes are still in effect. In this blog, I wanted to walk through some of those differences and how they might affect you:

• Pass/Fail Grades – taking classes pass/fail can affect your GPA. It’s important to keep schools apprised of any dramatic changes to your academic transcript – whether that be a year of pass/fail grades or [...]

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