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August is for Reading
What do University of Florida, Carleton, Skidmore, University of Vermont, and Syracuse have in common?...
The Writing Section of the SAT is Taken More Seriously as It Grows Up
In 2007, Richie Frohlichstein wrote another article about the new writing section in the SATs....
How Important is the New S.A.T. Writing Section?
In November, 2006, Nancy Hass, a contributor to The New York Times, wrote about the...
Your Education and Your Career
Sometimes applying to college becomes more like a shopping spree spurred on by your friends?...
What You Are Up Against as a College Applicant
It might be worth your reading through the seven pages of the article ?Tense Times...
Well-rounded Students Need Not Apply
In Naomi Schaefer Riley?s January 2008 Wall Street Journal article A Desperate Need for Acceptance,...
FIRST TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED A LESSON
For freshman, college is an exciting period of time. For many, it is the first...
Use the Preseason to Prepare for Applying for Financial Aid
Over a year ago Hillary Chura wrote Cracking the Books for Financial Aid to College...
The Benefits of Education
Thomas Sowell writes in the January 18th issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education to...
April 1 ?An Important Deadline for College Students and High School Students!
Peter Vogt, an advisor to MonsterTrak, makes a definitive statement that internships are no longer...

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Your High School Path ( 7 items ) Decisions you make in your high school years can propel you into the best position for applying to colleges. Here’s the scoop. Standing Out from Others ( 5 items ) Here are some helpful suggestions about how to distinguish yourself as a high schooler so you will be more competitive applying to college! Admissions Testing ( 9 items ) There are so many decisions about which tests to take, when to apply, and what tests to retake! We offer a step-by-step quide. Choosing a College ( 11 items ) Lots of hints here about choosing colleges—it’s not all about what you’re friends are doing. Charting Your Plan ( 2 items ) Here is month-by-month advice for your high school years.