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Applying To College? 12 Admission Strategies to Digest Easily
Have you ever eaten at a stir-fry buffet? If you’re like me, you eagerly scope out the huge array of choices, and then proceed to ...Is Applying Early Decision Right for You?
Check out our fun informational cartoon to find out. If you are a rising high school senior, one of the biggest decisions facing you is ...Grit: Redefining A Quotient for College Admissions
‘Grit’ poses as a relative newcomer to college admission circles. Along with its sidekicks, tenacity and perseverance, ongoing research suggests that college admissions now consider these variables ...3 Reasons Why Reading is a MUST for High School Juniors.
Last month, as I sat down with a new student for the first time, I began my usual inquisition – a perfectly balanced barrage of ...
Technology and High Tech
Technology can refer to both the tools we use, and the skills and knowledge used to create them; because of that duality, it is possible and often desirable for the technologist to create a tool, with embedded technology that effectively shields the user from the...
Finding a STEM college
An easy icebreaker when talking about STEM college education is to ask “What are the best colleges for ____ majors?” The key to answering that question is the quality of the school’s education - the nuts and bolts of what they teach and how, using what resources and...
Chemical Engineering – Isn’t That Just Chemistry?
So, you took freshman chemistry. Then organic chemistry. And AP chemistry. Along the way you discovered you really enjoy being in the lab, weighing and measuring, titrating and subliming…and maybe you could actually do this on a pro level.One of the major divisions in...
Critical Thinking Skills for STEM Majors (and Careers)
When I hear students discussing college admissions for liberal arts degrees, and what they would learn, I often hear the term ‘critical thinking skills’. Well, no matter what you want to do in life, you need these. Let’s deconstruct the phrase: ‘skills’ means a level...
What is engineering?
When I hear a parent talk about their student going into engineering, my first question is ‘what branch of engineering interests them?’ which often results in a blank look. To help my readers with this question, I’m going to be writing about different engineering...
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Use our Resume Builder to Organize your High School Career Colleges want to know everything about you, not just your test scores and GPA. Your extracurricular activities are an important part of your application- and our Student Resume builder can help you...
Which Early Admission Program Is The Right One?
Colleges use all sorts of early admission schemes that will dictate when you submit your application and when you receive your decision. Consider these early admission program options as you finalize your list. Make sure that you know the difference between the...
7 Ways to Show Colleges the Love
When it comes to the college admissions process, it's important to demonstrate your interest to specific colleges on your list. With so many kids applying to so many schools, colleges need a way to be able to identify and admit students who will enroll if accepted....
Applying To College? 12 Admission Strategies to Digest Easily
Have you ever eaten at a stir-fry buffet? If you’re like me, you eagerly scope out the huge array of choices, and then proceed to cram your bowl with as much steak and vegetables as you can get away with before people start staring. We can’t help ourselves. Why?...
Is Applying Early Decision Right for You?
Check out our fun informational cartoon to find out. If you are a rising high school senior, one of the biggest decisions facing you is whether you're applying Early Decision. For some students, the path is clear; but for others, applying Early Decisions can be...