by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer As a follow-up to our shocking October 4, 2010 story, “Freshman Worried About First Exam,” Cronknews.com is pleased to be the first to report that Amber Jones, a freshman at Carter College, received an 74% on her first college exam. “It’s a C!” exclaimed Jones in our exclusive interview, [...]

by Riley Murray Freelance Writer While the ACT college entrance exam begins to edge past the SAT in the test taking market, a very different type of test is gaining momentum among the high school set. The use of pregnancy tests has increased three-fold among high school seniors over the past five years. Upon deeper [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer The University of California Berkeley announced last week that it would offer optional DNA testing to its incoming class. Citing health benefits of the intended research, UC Berkeley administrators defended the opportunity as providing opportunities for better health. On the heels of UC Berkeley’s announcement, Gingerich State College mailed [...]

by Joel Pettigrew Freelance Writer The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is well known throughout the field of higher education and, very often, the topic of water cooler talk among college professionals. The personality profiling tool tests users in four preference areas, including Introvert/Extrovert (I/E). The results can help individuals understand their learning, socializing and [...]

By Juan Hues Freelance Colleges are praising a newly developed personality test, the Creative Reasoning Assessment Program, introduced by startup Personally Perfect, Inc. The test was originally developed for Fortune 500 companies but has gained new ground in the college and university sector. Like previous personality inventories, the new test allows individuals to answer a [...]