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author: elizabeth peterson

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  • extra curriculars: college v. high school

    there’s something of a precedent set for how to “succeed” in high school extra curriculars. step 1: sign up for everything. step 2: somehow attend all of the meetings (spoiler alert: you won’t be able to). step 3: try to run for president of all of them because that’s what’s “expected” if you want a…

  • how to survive cutthroat academic competition

    as an ivy league student, i’ve learned a lot about how to survive in an academically competitive environment. i’m a very uncompetitive person, so dealing with some of my hyper-ambitious classmates sometimes took a toll on me. but i came out of first semester alive! here’s the main thing to remember:

  • college apps are done… so now what?

    the holidays are finally coming up! which means, for better or worse, so are the last of the college application deadlines. given the unprecedented amount of energy that you’ve surely been putting into the process – you are probably not too keen on thinking about the new work that lies ahead.