Until recently, there have been no great advances in the way high school students prepare for college. Just about everybody does the same thing in the same way: students go to see their school guidance counselor, consult big college directories, sit in review classes, study for various standardized tests, and maybe work one-one-one with a …
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Five Uncommon Ways to Prepare NOW for an Extraordinary College Experience The summer before entering freshman year of college is especially valuable… if you know how to use it. Of course, some of those summer hours might be needed for your job, travel, organizing and shopping for the upcoming most exciting moment of your life. …
Why do so many college freshmen at our nation’s top universities think they’re imposters? Let me say right away that this is not some new phenomenon; nor is this state of mind sweeping all college freshmen. However, for high achieving students—especially those who gain entrance to the top rung of colleges and universities in the …
I’m going to start right off by telling every senior and junior who has put in study time for the SAT to take that SAT before January 2016! Just do it. For those of you who cannot take the test that early, my best advice is to start studying this summer for the ACT and …
The Intellectual vitality needed for study in the liberal arts develops students who are empathic, deeply searching, enlightened, endlessly creative, and confident in their ability to lead. Liberal arts students have debated, analyzed, and, sometimes, even concurred with writers, thinkers, and leaders from so many fields of study, that they somehow feel emboldened enough to handle …
There are many ways to get a fine education in our nation; liberal arts colleges like Reed, Kenyon, St. John’s (Santa Fe or Maryland locations), Bowdoin, Middlebury, or Vassar are tough to beat for individual attention and smaller scholarly classroom experiences with close mentorship. However, because of recent backlash against the selectivity of our Ivy …
In the spring of 2016, high school juniors and seniors will experience yet another attempt at creating the golden boy of all standardized college tests. Yes, the College Board will be releasing a new SAT. The 2016 SAT will include three sections – evidence-based reading and writing, math, and an optional essay. The point of …
Excerpted from Getting In by Standing Out: The New Rules for Admission to America’s Best Colleges Let me say a word about AP or IB courses at this point. I understand that the new rigor of these courses and the stress placed upon the end of year standardized exams have gotten a bad rap recently. …
Posting loyalty to one college on Facebook while all the other colleges on your wish list are watching. I promise you Big Data knows your college choices. Do yourself a favor and clean up your Facebook! Allowing pictures to be taken at a party during what appears to be beer pong, and expecting us to …