Strengthening Your Study Skills
Strengthening Your Study Skills “When it comes to smarts, adolescents … have plenty. What they lack, however, are some of the brain-based skills that we all need to plan and direct activities, to regulate behavior, and to make efficient and effective use of these smarts. The trouble does not show up in math or […]
Texas Topics: University of Texas at Austin vs. Texas A&M
Texas Topics: University of Texas at Austin vs. Texas A&M For many high school Texans, both the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M are on their potential college list. If you’re considering applying to both, we’re sure you’ve debated the different merits of being a Longhorn versus being an Aggie, and you might […]
Breaking News: The New UT Austin Essay Requirements Have Been Announced!
Breaking News: The New UT Austin Essay Requirements Have Been Announced! In a previous blog post, we discussed the rumor that the UT Austin essay requirements could potentially change this summer for students applying to Fall 2018. Today, those changes were announced! You can breathe a sigh of relief, because they are actually decreasing the amount of writing […]
Red, White, & Bright: American Novels to Keep You Sharp this Summer
Red, White, & Bright: American Novels to Keep You Sharp This Summer Summer break is a serene (and welcomed) break from required reading and book reports, but it’s also the perfect time to engage in some pleasure reading. No, that’s not an oxymoron – reading can be enjoyable when you get to choose your own material and read on your own schedule! […]
Should the College Application Process Be Revamped?
Should the College Application Process Be Revamped? This week, U.S. News published a new piece about the college application process, and this time it had nothing to do about school rankings. In this thoughtful opinion piece by college counselor Danny Ruderman, he argues that the entire process of applying to colleges is broken, and something needs to be done about it. […]
Texas Topics: Last Minute Change to the UT Austin Essay Prompts?
Texas Topics: Last Minute Change to the UT Austin Essay Prompts? School is (finally) out for the summer, which means many hopeful Longhorns are hard at work on their UT applications before their senior year begins. However, there have been whisperings through the grapevine that the University of Texas at Austin may actually be changing […]
Social Media & Colleges #Creeping
Social Media & Colleges #Creeping creeping (verb): learning more about someone by viewing/reading what they post on their social media accounts; the creeper usually remains anonymous by not following or friend requesting the creepee. See also: lurking. This post isn’t going to go too deeply into what you likely been told a million […]
Numbers & the College Admissions Process: The Cold, Hard, Comforting Truth
Numbers and the College Admissions Process: The Cold, Hard, Comforting Truth We spend a lot of time talking about numbers in the college admissions process, and for good reason. You work hard for an excellent GPA on your transcript. You study and prepare for the SAT and ACT so you can get a high […]
Why This Valedictorian Got Rejected from U.T. Austin (And How She Fought Back and Won)
Why This Texas Valedictorian Got Rejected From U.T. Austin (and How She Fought Back & Won) Madison Mau is graduating at the very top of her class at Fayetteville High, and for good reason. With 36 hours of college credit under her belt and too many hours of volunteer work to count, she has spent each and […]
U.S. News & World Report College Rankings: Reading Between the Numbers
U.S. News & World Report College Rankings: Reading Between the Numbers You’ve undoubtedly heard of the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the “best” colleges and universities. It comes out every single year, and it ranks America’s colleges and universities using measures like graduation rates, assessments by students and faculty, alumni giving, acceptance […]