author: emily faison

emily faison
  • 8 tips for surviving the college application process

    applying to college can be a source of stress for many families…here are a few tips to make the process more bearable. 1. start early keep early in perspective; we’re not talking preschool here. freshman and sophomore year you should focus on excelling academically and finding hobbies you’ll stick with. junior year you should get…

  • i’ve failed a high school class! now what?

    this week i learned that assuming that certain things will happen isn’t the best mindset. yet i’m going to go out on a limb and assume that if you’re reading this article, it’s likely you’ve failed a high school class. if you’ve just learned the news, i’d recommend taking a day or two before coming…

  • ap calculus review: improper integrals

    what’s so improper about improper integrals? well maybe that term is a bit too harsh. just as an improper fraction takes a bit more work to change it into a more reasonable form, an improper integral is a kind of definite integral that simply takes a bit more care to work out. the term improper…