The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
Assembly Bill 104 passed in the state of California to remove the numerical value grades usually have during a normal school year. Paly’s College Counselor, Sandra Cernobori, has witnessed many Paly students wishing to alter sufficient grades to build a better GPA-based college application. Although, Cernobori believes many students overlook what actually goes on during the admissions process, “[Colleges] do something called a holistic review,” said Cernobori, “And so they’re looking, not only high school, courses, grades, GPA, they ask for a whole activity list.” Graphic: Arati Periyannan

College Counselor reacts to Assembly Bill 104

Payton Anderson and Arati Periyannan
August 25, 2021

Forced June AP exams scrapped, Paly offers all in May

Tara Kapoor, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2021
School to host SAT for juniors in April

School to host SAT for juniors in April

Arohi Bhattacharya and Madison Abbassi
March 1, 2021
Subject tests axed; students, colleges largely shrug

Subject tests axed; students, colleges largely shrug

Tara Kapoor and Madison Abbassi
January 27, 2021
Palo Alto High School senior Kimi Lillios studies for her November SAT, after the two previous test dates she had signed up for were canceled. Although Lillios has tried to take the SAT multiple times, she said she trusts colleges with test-optional policies will not disadvantage students who do not submit scores. “I think that the biggest impact going test-optional is going to have is that it’s just going to make the college admission process more unpredictable than it was before,” Lillios said. “I know that they [colleges] are also going to be under a lot of scrutiny ... so I’m hopeful that they’ll do their best to stay true to their word.” Photo: Sophia Krugler

Seniors go to great lengths to take standardized tests

Sophia Krugler, Managing Editor
September 30, 2020
Admin: PAUSD will not host PSAT in October

Admin: PAUSD will not host PSAT in October

Tara Kapoor, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2020
Opinion: UCs move towards admissions equity shouldnt include a new exam

Opinion: UCs move towards admissions equity shouldn’t include a new exam

Kaahini Jain, News Editor
May 27, 2020
Graphic by Margaret Li

Students reflect on virtual Advanced Placement Exams

Tara Kapoor and Olivia Ramberg-Gomez
May 25, 2020
BREAKING: AP exams to be open note

BREAKING: AP exams to be “open note”

Tara Kapoor and Ethan Chen
March 28, 2020
BREAKING: College Board announces major changes to AP exams due to COVID-19

BREAKING: College Board announces major changes to AP exams due to COVID-19

Kaahini Jain and Hallie Faust
March 20, 2020
AP registration deadlines moved up to Oct. 31

AP registration deadlines moved up to Oct. 31

Ethan Chen and Ethan Hwang
September 19, 2019
Palo Alto High School College Advisor Sandra Cernobori works at her desk in the College and Career center, answering questions about standardized tests.

PSAT score delay prompts a deluge of inquiries from students

Daniel Li, Author
January 7, 2016
Load More Stories
© 2022 • Advertise • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in