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Aid Packages as Trojan Horses
The past month or so has been very exciting for college-bound high school seniors. Acceptances have flowed forth via email, the U.S. mail, FedEx, UPS, and perhaps other delivery means. The adrenaline...
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Got Math?
I’ve never been a numbers person. My strength, such as it is, lies in words. My children (that is, “our” children — my wife played an important role in my acquisition of kids), on the other hand, have...
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College Drinking: One Theory
Party schools. That’s a big concern for many parents. Although there certainly are enough problems with drinking in high school these days, the majority of young people don’t really confront the full...
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Faster FAFSAs
As the parent of two former college students, I recall my FAFSA days (or should I say “daze”?) with not-so-fond emotions. Filling out financial aid forms was a form of procrastinated drudgery that I...
View ArticleAre There Public Community Colleges with Dorms?
Question: I have been out of high school and working for two years. I wasn’t a great student in high school and didn’t try hard enough, so now I would like to attend an affordable community college and...
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From High School to Vet School
Question: I am a rising high school senior looking into the career of a vet and I was wondering how does the whole process work? The road to a veterinary career can be a rough one: classes are...
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How Do I Get MIT Brochures?
Question: I am asking for an AVID project. We are to research a certain college outside our state (California) with a partner. I am in middle school currently and for our project, we think an effective...
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The Old College Lie
Today’s wisdom from Admit This! is for high school juniors and maybe even sophomores. I’ll include parents in my target audience, too. You may have heard of giving something “the old college try.” For...
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Grade-Improvement and College-Choice Advice for Junior
Question: Hello, I have a 3.07 GPA I am a junior and I got 1280 on my SAT what should I do to make my GPA better I am taking 2 AP classes this semester and 3 next semester. What colleges can I get...
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Senior Year: January to June
Let’s talk about the final leg of your high school career — that long haul from January to June. Or maybe January to May, if you graduate in May (“January to June,” though, is a better alliteration)....
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