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 The College Board announced big changes to the essay portion of their test  recently that you should understand, because your teenager and pocketbook may be affected.

College Board changes SAT® essay and SAT Subject Test® requirements.

High school geology and earth science: learn about the rock types, different layers of the atmosphere, throw in some volcanoes and earthquakes…I think we have it covered. And truth be told, you can cover much of this in the lower grades, even into middle school.

But there is one major component in studying geology that is left out of this

A current  trend in college applications now is for student to self -report everything and be admitted based on the facts the student gives on the application. Self -reported grades, GPA, test scores, etc. After the student is admitted, the college receives the official documents: transcript, course descriptions, tests scores, etc. Then they will reject any student that lies. So,