Education culture in the United States asks a lot of high school students. You are expected to be able to choose a topic to major in before you even graduate and head off to college. The idea behind your major is to get the education you need for a future career. So when it comes …
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Many people will advise that your college major should be something you feel passionate about, but you also have to factor in the job you hope to get after school. Some careers seem nice on paper but can’t even earn the necessary wages to pay back student loans. Here are a few things to remember …
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No, there won’t be a literal test. But if you are going to apply to a balanced list of colleges, you are going to need to be well-organized to accomplish everything on time and get it sent to the correct schools. That’s why we’ve prepared this quick list of suggestions to help you stay on …
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Perhaps nothing intimidates students more during college application season than getting their essays started. Here are a few essential tips that can get you going in the right direction. Read the instructions carefully – One of the worst things to have to do is rewrite an essay because you realize you didn’t meet the requirements …
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A college counselor can help alleviate some of the pressure that may make the college application process seem overwhelming. What are some of the benefits that come along with the assistance of a college counselor? Here are a few areas that students find extremely helpful: College comparisons – It is essential to compare colleges with …
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Doing poorly on tests doesn’t make you a bad student. In reality, it may not have anything to do with your knowledge of the subject or your intelligence in general. Sometimes, people just get really bad test anxiety, and it results in poor performance on exams. So is that it? Are you doomed to score …
If you want to attend the best school possible, you need to make sure your college list is balanced. This means that you will still have a shot at your reach schools, but you will also have some great match or target schools lined up. You don’t want to skimp on your safety or likely …
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While standardized testing has been a hotly debated topic for a long time now, the majority of universities have only gone test-optional or test-blind in the past few years. Now that you don’t have to submit standardized test scores to more than 80% of universities, is there any good reason to apply to schools that …
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While it is true that the number of colleges requiring SAT and ACT scores for admissions has decreased to under 20%, it doesn’t mean you should skip the test altogether. The number of colleges that are test-blind (don’t take standardized test scores into account at all) is actually still the minority. Most schools are test-optional, …
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Most high school students will take the SATs, even if they plan to apply mostly to test-blind colleges. This means that you should know about the updates made to the SAT in 2023 (some of which are only just now going into effect nationally). These are the main changes to the format: Length – While …
