Grown & Flown
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
In my early twenties, I no longer needed to watch scary movies because I had lived through this cautionary tale about college financial aid. I have a cautionary tale about why students need to understand how to pay for college. (Twenty20 @OlgaPink) In the spring of 2010 I got accepted with scholarships, grants, and loans to my first choice private liberal arts school, in the midwest.
Top Tier Admissions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Summer: a time to relax, lay out on the beach, andreturn to the classroom? Its true! Intellectual exploration is not reserved for the school year alone. In fact, admissions officers are increasingly interested in how students are using their summer breaks, recognizing that, for many students, summers represent the largest amount of free time they will have during high school.
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Grown & Flown
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
One by one, my children unintentionally and innocently keep knocking the wind out of me. First my son flew the coop, now my daughter is about to do the same. Here are the things I want to remember to tell my off to college daughter. (Unsplash Joanna Nix) Our poor youngest child, who is a sophomore in high school, is afraid all her dad and I are going to do when her sister leaves in August is stare at her.
Georgia Tech Admissions Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Im surrounded by stretchers. Sorry, that sounds way too serious. I mean I am surrounded by a lot of people who stretch. My wife is a physical therapist. If youve never been to a PT (or lived with one), good for you. We were married before she went to Physical Therapy school and I work in college admission and enrollment, so I feel qualified to make up statistics and say 50% of that degree and 75% of their advice/work surrounds stretching.
Grown & Flown
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Credit: Amazon We are a reader-supported site and receive compensation from purchases made through these links. See more about our Privacy and Affiliate policies here When youre looking for the best gifts for 18 year olds , you might have no idea what to purchase. Theres a lot of transition at this age: graduating high school, heading off to college, and maybe living away from home for the first time.
Peterson's Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
What if you could earn $1000 to perform well on an Advanced Placement exam? The average cost of a typical 3 credit hour college course is slightly north of a grand, meaning that with every high score achieved per AP exam, you can save that many thousands of dollars from your college experience. How does this work? Most colleges and universities are eager to see a score of 4 or 5, indicating that you are qualified for that subject.
#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The HVAC&R Certificate program at Franklin Cummings Tech has introduced advanced refrigeration training techniques to align with new environmental regulations requiring the use of energy efficient A2L refrigerants, such as R-454B and R-32, for residential and light commercial HVAC systems. Adoption of these refrigerants, with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 700 or less, is part of an industry-wide shift to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depletion.
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Princeton College Consulting
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Oftentimes, when I meet with families and prospective applicants, I notice that students underestimate how much power they have to shape their own stories and take control of their journey of self-discovery early in high school. This brings to mind a quote by Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende: You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.
College Transitions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Its natural to dread looking at the sticker price for higher education. In 2024, the most expensive colleges in the country charged nearly $100,000 in annual cost. That same year, US median income was just short of $60,000.
Marks Education
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Preparing for Advanced Placement (AP) exams can be overwhelming even for the seasoned test taker. If it’s your first time taking an AP exam, you may be starting to feel the pressure and wondering what you can do to improve your odds of receiving a good score on test day. Whether youre looking for specific test taking tips to give you an extra edge or a first-time AP student looking for some advice on managing the coursework, the Marks Education team is here to help with effective strategie
Emerging College Consulting
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Explore AI for high schoolers with Tyler Moulton! Learn how they can build AI projects, gain experience, & boost college applications.
College Transitions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Students in the 8th grade are expected to have a developing vocabulary that they use to clearly express themselves through speaking and writing. Their diction should be more advanced than when they left elementary school. And as they prepare for high school, the words they choose should continue to vary.
The Koppelman Group
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
From people to cells to plants to sea animals, if you're fascinated by how living creatures work, then biology might just be your perfect major. The world of biology is vast and can take you from researching in a lab to studying people and animals across the globe. Whether you're discovering new species or identifying unknown diseases, you know you want to study bio, but you dont know where to start.
College Transitions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Perhaps reflective of volatile times, many higher education institutions have shuttered their doors or been subsumed by other, larger institutions. This has left students, alumni, and educators, among others, shocked. How could a college, a place of learning, close like a business?
AdmissionSight
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Dreaming of walking through the gates of Barnard College? If youre the kind of student who craves intellectual challenge, thrives in an empowering all-women environment, and loves the idea of studying in the heart of New York City, youre in the right place. Ranked #14 among the best liberal arts colleges in the country , Barnard has built a reputation as one of the most prestigious and forward-thinking institutions in the country.
College Transitions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Exam season is right around the corner. Tick, tock, tick, tockBefore you let anxiety get the best of you, heres a wealth of helpful information and tips and tricks to set you up for success. Lets get started.
HelloCollege
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
When applying to colleges, youll submit multiple pieces of evidence to show admissions officers why you should be accepted to their college. This includes things like your GPA, your standardized test scores , your resume , your extracurriculars , letters of recommendation , and one or more essays. Your college essays are an opportunity to show admissions officers something different that isnt captured in the rest of your application materials.
College Transitions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Whether or not science is your favorite subject, science fairs offer a unique opportunity to pair science with your other interests. From food, to plants, to sports, and outer space, topics covered at the science fair are varied and diverse.
Shemmassian Academic Consulting
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Everything you need to know about UC Berkeley premed, including premed requirements, the best premed extracurriculars, and the UC Berkeley premed acceptance rate UC Berkeley fosters a challenging academic atmosphere, groundbreaking research prospects, and a strong community that supports future physicians. In this video, Dr. Shemmassian explores what sets Berkeley apart and discusses whether its the right place to help you navigate your journey to medical school.
Solomon Admissions
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Lets start by addressing the elephant in the room: College Admissions are unfair. Yep, we said it. In this article, we will outline some of the historical reasons for that, and also describe ways in which you (and all students) can submit your strongest applications within this context. This Article Will Discuss The Following: Imagine… The post Why College Admissions Are Unfair appeared first on Solomon Admissions Consulting.
AdmissionSight
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is ranked #8 among the best liberal arts colleges in the U.S. , so its no surprise that its admissions process is pretty competitive, with an acceptance rate of just 11%. Writing compelling supplemental essays is your chance to stand out and make an impression on the admissions team. For Claremont McKenna, you must submit two supplemental essays as part of your application.
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