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title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Christina Hoverman
description: Christina holds degrees in English and Secondary Education from The Ohio State University. She also has five years of teaching experience, and currently serves as the 11th grade English teacher at Worthington Christian School. She and her husband Trent have two school-aged children and are avid football fans. She enjoys sharing her love of reading and writing with high school students.
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## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 9-12

## Christina Hoverman

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Christina holds degrees in English and Secondary Education from The Ohio State University. She also has five years of teaching experience, and currently serves as the 11th grade English teacher at Worthington Christian School. She and her husband Trent have two school-aged children and are avid football fans. She enjoys sharing her love of reading and writing with high school students.

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## [Three Do's and Four Don'ts of Writing a College Admissions Essay](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/writing-the-college-admissions-essay)

 By [Christina Hoverman](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/christina-hoverman) on Feb 18, 2021 8:00 PM

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The [landscape of college admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions) has changed significantly since 2020. Perhaps the biggest change to college admissions policy has been that many colleges and universities have made standardized tests (the ACT and SAT) optional rather than a requirement. Long hailed as the chief benchmark of college admissions, optional test score submission deeply affects the entire process.

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