: About Me

A former sports writer in college, Jill works full time in Atlanta. She has worked for the St. Petersburg Times, the Birmingham News, the Forsyth County (Ga.) News, and CNN Sports.

My passion is ...

...athletic-related competition, and that includes NCAA March Madness pools.

My childhood ambition ...

...was to be a famous athlete.

My favorite memory ...

...possibly was when I broke my high school record in long jump and qualified for the state meet. Who knew I had that in me? I sure didn't.

Why I write ...

It's a means to an end, and it's the way I communicate best.

My first job ...

...was working in a concession stand at a local park.

Education > Standardized Tests Comparing the importance of the SAT and the high school transcript to get into college

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As a whole, college admissions boards do a good job of weighing high school students' GPAs and standardized test scores. There are a few areas the board looks at, and while it includes test scores, it's not necessarily a deal-breaker on being accepted at a school. A college admissions board knows that lower SAT scores don't immediately mean that the applicant isn't a good fit for a university. If a student has close to - or above - a 4.0 grade-point average, the standardized test score isn't as crucial. For example, I had close to a 4.1 GPA when I graduated high school, but my SAT score wa...

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