K.Roe's blog

The New York Times recently published an article alleging that McCain has a romantic relationship with a lobbyist for his campaign. McCain emphatically denied this allegation, but the Times stood by their story.  Read More »

With the SAT approaching this Saturday, I have been thinking a lot lately about standardized tests and their importance in college admissions these days. Standardized tests are counting less and less for college admissions lately, and I think that's a good thing. In fact, I firmly believe that colleges should make submission of standardized test scores completely optional for all applicants.  Read More »

Yesterday, the New York Times released a front-page article about John McCain's potentially romantic relationship with a lobbyist for his campaign, forty-year-old Vicki Iseman.  Read More »

I am a student at what is considered (by us at least) to be one of the best prep schools in the state. We have the third highest average SAT score in the state of Massachusetts and typically send anywhere from four to six students of our graduating class of 60 to Harvard.  Read More »

With Barack Obama now the clear frontrunner in the Democratic race, the question begs asking: Can Hillary Clinton win?  Read More »

Today the 1.4 million member Teamsters union, representing employees in transportation and freight-related industries, endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama.  Read More »

Recently, a very good friend of mine received something many high school seniors would kill for: an acceptance letter from Yale. She deserved it. She has an extraordinary GPA and excellent test scores, wrote a refreshingly humorous essay, and had teachers falling over themselves to write her stellar recommendations. And she's a minority.

Well, sort of.  Read More »