author: taryn conyers
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public university myths: debunked!
when i was a younger, i used to think all colleges were the same. the image i pictured went something like this: everyone lived in the dorms or sororities/fraternities, partied 24/7, and had 300 student classes. needless to say, i was very very wrong.
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how to stay organized during college application season
calling the college application season stressful would definitely be an understatement. one way to keep yourself sane is organization. if you know exactly what essays to write and when to write them, it will make your life a lot easier.
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yale and the “optional” sat essay
yale recently announced that it would require that students submit scores for the “optional” sat essay. it’s reasoning is that the essay represents a significant improvement in assessing a student’s writing ability. no less than yale’s dean of undergraduate admissions said that, “we felt like requiring the writing portion would send a message that quality…