Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 3, 2025

In todays competitive college admissions landscape, students must do more than present impressive resumes and polished essaysthey must showcase self-awareness, intellectual depth, and an authentic sense of purpose. At Top Tier Admissions, we believe that cultivating these qualities begins with developing a students metacognition: the ability to think about ones own thinking.

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road2college

JANUARY 3, 2025

Dear Roadie, My son wants to major in music or theatre, but I dont think those majors are worth the. The post Dear Roadie, Is a Creative Major Worth the Tuition Check? appeared first on Road2College.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, PA. The school is most known for its computer science and STEM programs, but there is a lot more going on at CMU. That being said, if you are trying to transfer as a STEM student, just know that it is competitive. But honestly, CMU is always competitive. Last year, the acceptance rate for first-year applicants was only 11%, and the transfer acceptance rate was even lower, at only around 5%.

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road2college

JANUARY 3, 2025

When it comes to picking a college, its less about finding the best school and more about discovering the one. The post Ivies, Colleges That Change Lives, and Beyond: Guide to College Groupings appeared first on Road2College.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 3, 2025

Looking for a fun way to challenge your kiddos historical knowledge? These 101 history trivia questions for kids will have them digging into what theyve learned in school to find the right answer.

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Grown & Flown

JANUARY 3, 2025

My teens are driving me crazy and I don’t even feel like I need to start that sentence with an, “I love my teens but,…” they are just driving me nuts, period. My teens have habits that drive me crazy. (Unsplash: Yanapi Senaud) I don’t understand their ways of thinking sometimes and I swear when I was a teenager I did not walk around with my Walkman glued to my ears, or eat Ramen in my bedroom and let ten bowls and forks collect in the deep corners of my peach-painte

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Berkeley² Academy

JANUARY 3, 2025

Happy New Year! Although most seniors will have submitted the bulk of their applications by the first week of January, there are still opportunities for students to expand their college list and increase their admissions chances by applying Regular Decision (RD) to colleges that offer later deadlines. While you won't be considered among the early pool of applicants, applying RD can offer many benefits, especially for those who have not received admissions offers from early rounds or who pri

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 3, 2025

So it turns out, college is expensive. In fact, it can be so expensive that sometimes the cost can prevent deserving students from accessing the education they want and need. When youre looking for ways to help pay for college, sometimes the most unexpected places are the exact places you need to look. A place like Burger King, for example! You probably think of, well, burgers, when you think of Burger King (which is totally reasonable), but there is a whole other side to Burger King that you ma

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