by USAcollegex .com | Jun 13, 2016 | Academic integrity, Blog
Thousands of test takers were turned away after ACT confirmed “credible evidence” of a leak in Korea and Hong Kong. The ACT test was called off at 56 test locations in South Korea and Hong Kong. About 5,500 test takers were affected by this decision....
by USAcollegex .com | Jun 12, 2016 | Academic integrity, Blog, Cultural Differences
This article was first published in Feb. 2015 on Linkin.com and https://accesseducationchina.com/ after hundreds of Chinese students were expelled by the U.S. due to their academic dishonesty and cheating in SAT test in Asia. “Think You Can Cheat on the SAT? The...
by USAcollegex .com | Jun 11, 2016 | Academic integrity, Blog, Cultural Differences
An article recently published in The Atlantic entitled “American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students” reports that an estimated 8,000 students from China were expelled from U.S. colleges in the 2013-14 academic year. Academic Cheating Hurts a...
by USAcollegex .com | May 9, 2016 | Academic integrity, Blog, Stories
“University of Pennsylvania student is 10th on ‘over-stressed campus’ to commit suicide in three years after jumping in front of train” It’s sad to read the aforementioned article published by the New York Daily News on April 14, 2016. We...
by USAcollegex .com | Apr 19, 2016 | Applying & Admissions, Blog
Last week, New York Times published an article titled “Common Application Saturates the College Admissions Market, Critics Say” which discussed the ripple effect of the news about a Long Island student who got accepted to all eight Ivy League universities...
by USAcollegex .com | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, College Search, Life & Fun, Room & Board
College Dorms Are Not What You Think A recent post on Quartz titled “More US college students are living a life of indolent, hedonistic luxury” indicates the designs of on-campus dorm rooms have been revolutionarily changed to accommodate the tastes of new...