In terms of higher education, the University of California system is certainly well known, and is home to several prestigious schools. The colleges carrying the UC moniker include campuses in Berkeley, Los Angeles, Davis, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Irvine, Merced, and Riverside, of which the first three are considered to be most prominent. [...]
For students, fall of senior year means creating a list – the list – of schools to which applications will be sent in hopes of many happy returns. There are some who make the list more consistently than others, Ivy leaguers, big state schools. Some students’ lists have a catalog of small, private liberal arts [...]
In the words of the immortal bard, “To be, or not to be: that is the question…” OK, well perhaps the question we are dealing with is not as life and death as that penned by the sage himself, but it is still vital nonetheless, and it is one that I will attempt to shed light on here.
Most of us have been in a situation where, after spending a ton of money (often borrowed money) on textbooks we have come to class and learned that either these textbooks were optional, that no one else had simply bothered to buy the books or had got them from a library. Unfortunately it is impossible to prevent every occurrence of this situation, and no matter how hard you try to avoid being played for a chump, any diligent student will at one point find themselves having overpaid for textbooks or paid for “useless” ones. But there are a few steps you can take to prevent such occurences, and I will cover these here.
According to Bloomberg, Harvard’s acceptance rate has dropped to a record-low 7% on a record-setting 29,112 applicants.
This is part of a trend in recent years where admissions rates at top universities are dropping to record lows as more and more students are applying to college than ever before. So, while you’re lucky to have grown [...]
Congratulations Seniors on getting into college.
Whether you got into your dream college or not, it is important that you take your time in making the best college decision. Most schools give you until May 1st to make a decision. It is to your advantage to do your due diligence and use your time to make [...]
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Dear Second Term Seniors,
Congratulations! You are a second term senior. College applications are over and you have nothing to do. Now what?
We have been receiving emails from many overachieving high school seniors asking us what they should be doing with their new freedom. We decided to put together a list of some ways you can [...]
It’s that time of the year College applications are over and done with for first-year students, but are just beginning for some transfer students. More importantly though, it’s time to fill out your FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) and CSS profiles (www.collegeboard.com)! For most first-year students, financial aid applications are due Feb. 1st! Following that is the deadline [...]
Here is a video produced by Vanderbilt University. It is about the college admission process and gives some useful tips. Pay special attention to 17:00 into the video.
-Kyle Wong
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