Many high school students wonder if it's worth the time and energy to create a resume for college admissions and scholarship applications. For many students, the answer is yes! Resumes can be helpful for strong teacher and counselor recommendations, college…
The Common Application released these statistics (as of December 15, 2011) along with 2010* comparisons: Individuals Applicants 411,799 (+19%) Submissions Applications 1,372,017 (+20%) School Reports 976,745 (+58%) Teacher Evaluations 1,640,864 (+57%) *compared to 12.15.10 REMINDERS: School Forms Delivery If you…
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson have played Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, in the entire Harry Potter film series, based on the books by J. K. Rowling. Of the three, only Radcliffe had previously acted in…
The Choice, a New York Times blog, reviewed two recently published college admissions books -- Don't Stalk the Admissions Officer: How to Survive the College Admissions Process without Losing Your Mind, for students, and I'm Going to College---Not You!: Surviving…
Companies prefer to recruit new hires at big state universities – not at the prestigious Ivy League, according to a new survey by the Wall Street Journal. As reported in the WSJ, "State universities have become the favorite of companies…
U.S. News Best Colleges 2011 and Forbes America's Best Colleges 2010 have dominated the college admissions headlines recently. Not surprisingly, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale grabbed the U.S. New top three spots in the national university rankings followed by Columbia, Stanford,…
Looking for inspiration to help find a worthwhile community service project that is right for you? Check out the impressive community service achievements of some of the 2010 AXA Achievement Scholarship Winners. AXA, in association with U.S. News & World…
Women have represented about 57 percent of American college students since 2000 according to the American Council on Education. At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the student body that is nearly 60 percent female. According to an article…
Mom's advice about good manners can help you get accepted to college. No joke! Thank you notes (and emails) are effective ways to convey your appreciation and reinforce your interest. Many colleges track applicants' communications with admissions representatives, and may…
You can read students' perspectives about dozens of colleges - including MIT, Amherst, Bates, Carleton, Colby, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Oberlin, Vassar, Wellesley and and Yale -- by checking out student blogs on the schools' web sites. Student blogs are a…
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