“…the reading section won’t be so ‘recondite,’ because obscure words like that are disappearing.” Is this a good thing or does it sound the death knell for sophisticated writing and expression? “Instead of recalling a definition from vocabulary flash cards, they’ll have to read prose passages carefully to choose an answer.” Does the act of …
High school students, especially juniors and seniors, face stress that they have never before experienced: hours of written assignments, a bevy of extracurricular activities, and fairly intensive study schedules for AP courses and accompanying exams. Overwhelmed, students try to figure out how to balance it all. As a result, high school students do not dedicate …
This summer, we’ll be debunking some major college admissions myths. Here’s one that all high achieving students should be thinking about: MYTH: If I don’t get financial aid via FAFSA, I’ll never find major funding for college. Incorrect! If you’ve got the grades and “extrapreneurial leadership,” you’ve got the chance! Here is a sample of …
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 …
SchoolLinks just featured College Admission Central’s CEO, Dr. Deborah Bedor, in their latest tips from professionals and experts. SchooLinks Talk: Best Ways to Spend your Summer
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 …