Novella Prep: Test Scores Are Back? 5 Must-Know Admissions Shifts for 2026

Join Tony Di Giacomo, an education and college admissions expert from Novella Prep, on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:30 PM ET for a free online conversation for parents. Get five must-know takeaways from this year’s admissions season, from testing policies to what colleges really look for, then ask your own questions live or type them in. Novella Prep’s college advisors have worked in admissions at top universities including Duke, UNC, Columbia, Oxford, UPenn, and BU, so you’ll get an insider’s look at how decisions really get made. Free; registration required.

→ How test policies work now (required, recommended, optional) and when to submit scores

→ How colleges actually choose their class

→ Building a balanced college list

→ Essays and the Common App

→ What to do now, by grade, to keep more options open later