COVID-19 Effects: What Colleges Don’t Require the SAT for 2021

Close-up of student preparing college paperwork without SAT requirement for 2021 admissions – The Red Pen

In mid-March 2020, the WHO classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, leading to school and college closures everywhere. While students are figuring out how to navigate this enforced ‘downtime’, aspiring college students are left wondering how they will appear for their standardised tests in time for college applications. As of now, College Board has cancelled the […]

COVID-19 Effects: Grade 11 Focus on These 6 Activities

COVID-19 Effects: Grade 11 Focus on These 6 Activities | The Red Pen

For students in grade 11, the current situation can be very daunting. Standardised tests are being cancelled, nobody knows when schools will reopen and there are so many uncertainties regarding college admissions. This is certainly very stressful, but you can also use this time wisely and productively to get a head start and strategise your […]

COVID-19 Effects: Bittersweet Application Results

Open book showing the word 'Confused' and a complicated maze illustration, symbolizing confusion in the application process – COVID-19 Effects: Bittersweet Application Results | The Red Pen

March is application results month. It is normally a time for celebration and excitement around future studies abroad. This year, in 2020, with the global COVID-19  pandemic outbreak, application results are causing anxiety about the future among some families. Will I be able to go abroad to study? Should I go abroad to study? How […]