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the seven phases of senior year
senior year is an emotional roller coaster. i wish i could say it felt like this. but a lot of the time it feels like this… here’s what all you underclassmen have to look forward to: phase one: big dogs on campus it’s the first day of school. you drive up…
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how to pick your safety schools
safety schools can be difficult to pick because it’s often hard to find ones that we like. schools with great academics are usually highly selective, while educational standards at safeties can be subpar. nonetheless, we all need to add a decent number of safeties to our lists just in case other colleges don’t work out.…
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it’s never too early for experience
think you’re too young to start job searching? think again! internships, volunteering, job shadowing — there is no such thing as too early in your education to think about these words. whether you’re a freshman in high school, a senior in high school or senior in college, these are the experiences you need to help…
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the sat’s favorite idioms
i love logic; the sat loves logic. if you like logic, you too might love the sat (though you might be as logical as socrates and think the sat is a bunch of crock). so, how, then, is it that something as arbitrary and illogical as the dmv cuing system has made its way upon…
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finding free money
fact: money does not come from trees. but it can – and frequently does – come from scholarships. and while the last thing you probably want to do, after writing a dozen soul-sucking college essays, is write a dozen more soul-sucking scholarship essays – this is far from the time to give in. there is…
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will a great essay get me into college?
if you’ve ever asked yourself this question, here’s a short and sweet answer from ethan sawyer, the college essay guy. the short answer here is: no, an essay won’t get you into college on its own. your acceptance at most universities is dictated primarily by your gpa, course-load (how hard your classes are) and, to…
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how to decide if a college is right for you
so it’s time to start picking out colleges. this is exciting and scary at the same time! you will soon enter a whole new period of your life, when you will likely be living in a different place with people you’ve never met. of course, you’ve heard of a number of prestigious schools that you…
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first semester senior grades: how important are they?
with the holidays just around the corner, first semester is…almost over. for seniors, this is a time of mixed emotions: inexplicable coma-inducing stress as finals sneak up like sadistic ninjas…and tear-inducing joy as the label “second semester senior” becomes less a myth and more an ever-looming reality. this gif sums up emotions fairly well: but…
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should i retake the sat?
if you’re taking the sat, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to take it twice—once at the end of junior year and once at the start of senior year. if you’ve only taken it once so far, going through the test again might sound about as pleasant as an leisurely afternoon of waterboarding (not…
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great scholarship advice for the b student
what if you’re not a straight-a student? can you still earn scholarships to pay for your dream school? lynn o’shaughnessy of thecollegesolution.com says “definitely!” and explains how to do it. if you’re a “b” student, you may have more options than you might assume. don’t believe me? here is a story of a young woman…