Six Tips for Writing College-Specific Essays
Six Tips for Writing College-Specific Essays . You’ve finally wrapped up your Common App essays, and you take a deep breath. The end is in sight! Well, once you tackle the college-specific essays that your top choice schools require. It can be tempting to slack a bit on these… after all, they aren’t the important, […]
Test Prep Apps That Will Take Your SAT/ACT Prep to the Next Level
Test Prep Apps That Will Take Your SAT & ACT Prep to the Next Level Nowadays, you can do virtually everything via your smartphone. You can order dinner, read a book, track your spending, find new friends, edit videos, watch a movie, and sell your old bike with the mini-computer in your hand. It’s probably not […]
Do Schools Really Care If You’re A Legacy?
My mom attended my dream university. I remember asking her in high school, so hopefully, “That means I’m a legacy, which means I have a higher chance of getting accepted, right?” She laughed and said, “I doubt it. I think they only care if I work at the school… or donated a new wing to […]
Finding (and Running With) Your THING: Your Key to Getting into an Ivy League School
Finding (and Running With) Your THING: Your Key to Getting into an Ivy League School Being a perfectly well-rounded high school student is exhausting. You’re taking a full load of AP courses, playing three varsity sports, and volunteering every weekend – but you have to! That’s what colleges want! Right? In a way, yes. A rigorous […]
Superscoring: Which Schools Do It, and What Does It Mean for You?
I still vividly remember a conversation I had with my high school guidance counselor junior year (a decade ago!) after receiving my SAT score. I knocked the Reading and Writing sections out of the park, but my Math score was only so-so – pretty reflective of my high school transcript, let’s be real. I was […]
Tips & Tricks For Staying Productive at Home
10 Tips & Tricks For Staying Productive at Home I’m pretty sure every student knows the feeling. You have a busy, productive day at school, and you head home with a full to-do list and the best of intentions. You’ll put on your comfiest clothes, settle in at your desk, and study until dinner. Then, […]
End Teacher-Blaming: How (and Why) You Should Avoid It
End Teacher-Blaming: How (and Why) You Should Avoid It . I can still remember the indignation that burned in my chest when my teacher marked something wrong on my exam, despite giving us that information in a lecture. I knew I was right – it was right there in my notes from two weeks prior. […]
Grammar Rules You Should Know by Heart Before Taking the ACT: Part II
Grammar Rules You Should Know by Heart Before Taking the ACT: Part II Last week we discussed seven major grammar rules to learn and love before it comes time to take the ACT. Now that you’ve got those memorized – and I’m going to assume you do! – we can move on to seven more. (Don’t […]
Grammar Rules You Should Know by Heart Before Taking the ACT: Part I
Grammar Rules You Should Know by Heart Before Taking the ACT: Part I I freaking loved the English section of the ACT. I loved the English portion of any standardized test, because it was the section that just made sense to me. Those “Choose the sentence with the correct grammar” questions were my jam. […]
Understanding Yield in College Admissions Decisions
Understanding Yield in College Admissions Decisions The statistics for the incoming college class of 2022 are wild. Colleges all over the country reported record-low admissions rates, and many simultaneously reported record-high application numbers. However, with the increase in college applications over the past few years, college admissions counselors have another number on their minds: yield. […]