How “Test Optional” Policies Have Impacted Admissions
We’ve written previously about our thoughts when it comes to “test optional” policies (which have become much more popular and widespread throughout the COVID-19 pandemic). Now that we’ve experienced two rounds of pandemic admissions cycles, however, we’ve got some cold hard numbers to analyze. How has the admissions process been impacted by these test optional […]
Eat This, Not That: Brain Food Edition
When Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” he wasn’t joking. Recent studies have shown that certain kinds of foods can exacerbate a variety of issues, including ADHD, anxiety, and depression, just to name a few. Whether you’re fueling up for a long day of studying or simply trying to […]
What To Do With Your College List When Your Test Scores Go Up (Or Down)
You’ve been carefully crafting your college list for a few months – or, for a lot of students, a few years – and you’ve just gotten a new set of test scores back. There was a pretty big change from the scores you had when you created your college list… so does that mean your list should […]
12 Things Real Students [and Former Students] Wish They Had Known Before Starting High School
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While it’s important to live life without regrets… let’s face it, we all have a few. (In fact, I asked a friend what she wishes she’d known before starting high school and she screamed, “I wish I knew to TRY! It’s my biggest regret of my life! I never TRIED!”) Until someone invents a time […]
Talking to Your Kids About Ukraine
After hearing the stories and seeing the images coming out from Ukraine over the past couple of weeks, most of us have felt at a loss for words. Most of us have had trouble understanding what we are seeing and watching. And, of course, most of us are adults… so how do we think younger […]
7 School Supplies We Are Loving Right Now
I’m a sucker for good school supplies. The right highlighter can make a boring chapter feel manageable. A luxurious pen can make note-taking fun (or, at the very least, bearable). A good planner can make time management a breeze. If you’re looking to upgrade the tools in your academic toolbox, you need to check out […]
This Is Called “The Most Famous College Essay Ever Written.” Here’s Why It Worked.
If you Google “best college essays,” hundreds of links will pop up. You can kill a lot of time reading essays that got applicants into Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, and every other elite university under the sun – and there is much to be gained from doing so! However, my personal favorite essay* is an antique. Written […]
Yikes! 5 Unexpected Things Vaping Does to Your Body
Vaping has been lauded as the safer alternative to cigarettes and has been credited with helping many long-term smokers kick the habit. However, it has also become a popular vice among high school students, enticed by the mistaken belief that vaping is harmless. We’ve talked about some of the most common vaping myths, but it’s […]
The SAT is Going Fully Digital – Here’s What You Should Know
It’s seemed like an inevitable move for a few years now, and this week College Board made it official: the SAT is scrapping the paper and going fully digital. Instead of meticulously filling in bubbles with a #2 pencil, students will be taking the entire exam on a computer or laptop. So, what’s this new […]
3 Tips for Parenting a Rebellious Teenager (From a Former Rebellious Teenager)
When I tell people that I was a tough teenager to raise, they often laugh. I was a dream kid on paper. I got straight As, I didn’t talk back to authority figures, I volunteered, yada yada. For my parents, it was another story. I got a secret piercing. I got a not-so-secret piercing (on […]