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Jennifer Jessie- SAT/ACT Test Prep Tutor, College Admissions and Test-Optional Consultant
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Jenn the Tutor is a nationally recognized College Admissions Consultant, and Test-Optional Advocate. She is a sought-out expert on the SAT and ACT, standardized tests, test-optional, and college admissions who has been interviewed for NPR Marketplace, Washington Post, US News and World Report, Education Week, Higher Education Dive, Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsy, Educational Endeavors, Road2College, and Prep Talks Podcast. She previously taught after-school SAT classes at Battlefield, Colgan, Patriot, and Unity Reed High School. She currently provides test prep for the SAT and ACT for students one-on-one. She founded the College Admissions Support Group© in 2020 and students who participated in this program have been admitted and enrolled at CalTech, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Harvard, Howard, North Carolina A&T, Norfolk State, San Diego, University of Southern California, Williams, Virginia Tech, Virginia Northern Virginia Community College, Old Dominion University, St Mary’s University, University of Maryland, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, University of State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Yale University. Many of her students are attending college on full-ride or partial-ride scholarships and she helped two of them achieve their dreams of becoming a Ron Brown and FOSSI Scholar.
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College Board AP African American Studies Clash Brings Organization Under New Scrutiny: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/college-board-ap-african-american-studies-what-happened/amp
Why High School Students Don’t Need the SAT Anymore, Word In Black, Current VCU Student & College Admissions Support Group© Ambassador 2021-2022 Amily Sylla and College Admissions Support Group© member Star-Angel Oppong discuss the impact of Test-Optional Policies
Chronicle of Higher Education- Into the Unknown: One Undocumented Student’s Anxious Search for a College: https://www.chronicle.com/article/into-the-unknown-one-undocumented-students-anxious-search-for-a-college?cid=gen_sign_in&cid2=gen_login_refresh
A look at some of the elements behind the U.S. News college rankings: https://www.marketplace.org/2022/09/12/a-look-at-some-of-the-elements-behind-the-u-s-news-college-rankings/
NPR Marketplace: What role should college rankings play in choosing a school? https://www.marketplace.org/2022/07/13/what-role-should-college-rankings-play-in-choosing-a-school/
Washington Post, College admissions are stressful enough. Parents, don’t make it worse: https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/08/18/making-college-admissions-less-stressful/
Education Week- The Case of the Missing Data on AP Students: Discussing the need for Transparent Data from College Board https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-case-of-the-missing-data-on-ap-students/2022/07
Jennifer Jessie (JennTheTutor) Question and Answer with Educational Endeavors: https://educationalendeavors.org/qa-with-jennifer-jessie-jennthetutor/
Chronicle of Higher Education: The Will to Test in a Test-Optional Era- https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-will-to-test-in-a-test-optional-era?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in
Higher Education Dive: How the National Test-Optional Experiment Played Out at US Colleges- https://www.highereddive.com/news/how-the-national-test-optional-experiment-played-out-at-us-colleges/601488/
US News and World Report: How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade May Affect Students' College Decisions https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/applying/articles/how-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-may-affect-students-college-decisions
Washington Monthly: AP’s Equity Face-Plant
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/september-october-2021/aps-equity-face-plant/
Prep Talks Podcast with Ned Johnson of We talked about what “test-optional” and “test-free” really mean, and why these policies are important. The structural inequity in standardized testing and college admissions more broadly. And how we create access for students who may have been conditioned to doubt themselves. https://www.preptalkspodcast.com/e/jenn-the-tutor-a-conversation-on-test-prep/
Gig workers worry about losing federal jobless benefits: https://www.marketplace.org/2020/07/23/gig-workers-worry-about-losing-federal-jobless-benefits/
The Trouble With Test-Optional Admissions: What the Experts Are Saying: https://www.road2college.com/the-trouble-with-test-optional-admissions-what-the-experts-are-saying/
Discussion with Washington Post on Test-Optional Admissions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/coronavirus-sat-act-admission/2020/06/15/18c406dc-acca-11ea-a9d9-a81c1a491c52_story.html
Coronavirus Postpones, Cancels SAT And ACT Exams: https://www.newsy.com/stories/act-and-sat-exams-impacted-by-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR3DPCsjbnYXZoJfQcYqP4hvYGOTnoAX4nqsPL7W6EaPoPWSqRmYMGbsvc0
Client Beatrice Springs discusses her daughter’s experience with College during a pandemic: https://www.oprahmag.com/life/health/a33850173/college-students-coronavirus-pandemic/
Student featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education- Our relationship with tests is unraveling. Why is everyone so conflicted about it: https://www.chronicle.com/article/crisis-is-changing-the-debate-over-standardized-exams-but-our-relationship-with-them-is-as-conflicted-as-ever?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in
Student featured in Wall Street Journal- A.P. Exams in the Coronavirus Era: Online, and Just 15 to 45 Minutes Long: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-p-exams-in-the-coronavirus-era-online-and-just-15-to-45-minutes-long-11589208916
Student featured in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/harvard-uva-sat-act-requirement-college-applications/2021/01/29/90566562-6176-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html
Student featured Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/akilbello/2021/01/28/rice-cornell-and-others-are-extending-test-optional-admissions-policies/?sh=21a33b8c6f02
Home School How To: https://www.newsy.com/series/homeschoolhowto/