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The Advantages of a College Consortium
What exactly is a college consortium and is it right for you? There are many advantages to choosing a college consortium. Allow us to explain ...Don’t Let a Magazine Choose Your College
There are many factors that you should consider when choosing the colleges and universities to send applications. Make sure the colleges on your list aren’t ...Outside Scholarships – what you need to know.
Frustrated trying to find outside scholarship money? What you need to know when searching for outside scholarships: Parents and students are often asking how and where to ...Admission Strategy #3: 5 Things You Did Not Know to Ask During Your College Visit
Admission Strategy #3: 5 Things You Did Not Know to Ask During Your College VisitPivoting to College Admissions: Follow Susan’s Journey
Pivoting to College Admissions: Follow Susan’s JourneyHit The Road
Visiting a college campus becomes an essential way for you to evaluate if a college is the right fit for you. Campus visits can identify ...Turning STEM into STEAM
A Case for the Arts in STEM Education Art and Technology: A Necessary Combination. The education field is crowded with writers and educators asking for the ...STEM Education at US Service Academies – volume one: US Military Academy at West Point
The United States Military Academy — West Point — is a four-year college dedicated to training officers in the US Army. You can read more ...How did the modern electric grid come to be?
Whenever The Stemwinder has some free time, the best use of that time is to read. When it is time for futuristic out of the ...Managing Expectations During The Final College Countdown
Let’s talk expectations. They may not be the first things that come to mind when you think college, but they have a lot to do with ...
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 in their selection process. Non-cognitive variables, (the technical...
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 questions that blends numeric stats with slightly pesky probing. Like any diligent educational consultant, I try to make sure that I have...