--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | College Admissions description: College Admissions | Navigating your child's education is more than just the three R's. Here you'll find trends, resources, and perspectives on issues facing today's students who are preparing for kindergarten, college, and the grades in between. --- - [VISIT WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WEBSITE](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) - [![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png)](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) [![DOWNLOAD VIEWBOOK](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482) - [Ages 3-K Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Grades 1-5 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Grades 6-8 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Grades 9-12 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 9-12 ###### 4 min read ## [The Current Landscape of College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) By [Austin Martin](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/austin-martin) on Sep 22, 2022 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/College%20Admissions%20Blog%20Image.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) In years past, many high school students and their parents followed a similar script as they planned for college: take the most challenging classes in high school to boost their GPA, be in as many extra-curricular activities as possible, earn the highest ACT or SAT score possible, apply to a college with said score, and get "in" based on the institution's formulaic criteria for admission. While this approach worked for many students to gain admission to colleges and universities in the past, the landscape of college admissions has changed significantly in the last few years.  Topics: [Teens](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/teens) [High School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/high-school) [College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-admissions) [College Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-readiness) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) ###### 5 min read ## [Homework: Helpful or Hurtful?](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) By [Worthington Christian School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/worthington-christian-school) on Nov 18, 2021 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Homework.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) Homework. Those assignments, questions, problems, projects, papers that teachers give to students to complete outside of regular classroom time. It seems to be part and parcel of the formal schooling experience. Students have homework. That's just the way school "works."  Yet, in spite of its seeming simplicity and central place within education, homework is quite a controversial issue. It has strong [proponents](https://sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v20n02/homework.html) and fierce [opponents](https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/the-homework-debate-the-case-against-homework/) among administrators, teachers, parents, and students at all levels of education.  Topics: [High School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/high-school) [College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-admissions) [College Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-readiness) [Anxiety](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/anxiety) [Teen Mental Health](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/teen-mental-health) [Homework](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/homework) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) ###### 3 min read ## [Financing College: Resources for Parents](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/financing-college-resources-for-parents) By [Kim Jenerette](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/kim-jenerette) on Jan 28, 2020 9:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Blog%20Feature%20Images/Financing.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/financing-college-resources-for-parents) For over 25 years, I have presented to audiences at high schools and college fairs. Before I present, I ask a number of questions to better understand my audience. One question I ask is how many folks in attendance have either high school juniors and/or seniors. Invariably, the majority raise their hand and I (somewhat) jokingly respond that for these parents, it is not a financial aid presentation night, but a financial aid “panic” night. While the audience is kind and either smile or chuckle, for the majority this is a fact: families have not adequately planned and saved for college costs. 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