College Fairs Go Virtual
For high school students trying to pick the perfect college, the best thing to do is personally visit all of your top choices, meet professors, sit in on classes, and eat in the dining halls. But this...
View ArticleSkills for Life
Somewhere within the never-ending piece of literature you might currently know as the Common Application (or any college application for that matter), you are asked to highlight some of your skills....
View ArticleSTEMming off in all directions…
As BetterGrads seeks out the scoop on all things educational and relevant to college-bound high schoolers, we came across great news for those keen on science. Today, Discovery Communications (think...
View ArticleMajoring in Halo!!!??
Toward the tail end of my senior year, I would end most weeknights with the following ritual: Around 11:00 PM, I would climb a flight of stairs up to Jason’s suite, and would engage in a 30 minute...
View ArticleComparison-shopping for Colleges
With Hanukkah winding down and Christmas right around the corner, newspapers across the country this week have highlighted some cool websites and mobile phone applications that can make comparison...
View ArticleDigital Bookbags
Last week, Elizabeth’s post about books that mattered in college was a poignant review of the lasting impression of books: both in our minds and in the groove cut into our shoulder from increasingly...
View ArticleFacebook Faux Pas: Protecting ourselves online
What’s okay on Facebook and what’s not? As one Florida college sophomore found out, complaining on Facebook about a teacher can get you suspended from school (this occurred when she was in high...
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