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It might be worth your reading through the seven pages of the article “Tense Times at Bronxville High.” It follows the exhaustive application process of three high school seniors: Win Rutherford, Maria Devlin, and Alexandra Likovich, all students

In Naomi Schaefer Riley’s January 2008 Wall Street Journal article A Desperate Need for Acceptance, she makes the point with Michele Hernandez’s advice in Acing the College Application that colleges don’t want well-rounded students—ones who c

For freshman, college is an exciting period of time. For many, it is the first foray into the real world where independence is a new learning experience. Having the freedom to make daily, personal choices can be a big deal to students not used to hav

Over a year ago Hillary Chura wrote Cracking the Books for Financial Aid to College in the New York Times. In the article she quoted Bari Norman, the director of an on-line Admissions Advisory Service. Collegebasics paraphrases: Don’t learn the tri