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One in A Million – Applying to Top Colleges in Today’s World
The college application process is terrifying. Each and every year the standards increase, the admissions rates lower, and the cost of top colleges becomes even more expensive. Even students who are at the top of their class find it difficult to stand out to admissions officers. It’s difficult to see others’ success and not feel that your chances at admission are hopeless. There are kids performing research with University professors, starting non-profit organizations, and changing the world before they’ve even learned how to drive. One of the most common discouragements for students today is the internet; There are plenty of sites full of students with no more knowledge about college…
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2019 AP Study Tips
If you’re a high schooler who took AP tests this past spring, then today is the day you have long awaited – AP Score Release Day. I’ve been desperately trying to forget that the day was approaching, deleting every reminder email from the College Board the moment that I saw it. I was confident that I passed one test, and equally as confident that I failed the other two. When I logged on this morning, I was surprised to see that I not only passed my three tests from last year, but that I got two 5’s and a 4. I would like to tell you that I had studied…
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Hello world!
When you write your first program in a software, you almost always title it “Hello World!”. I will admit that this was the default title for my first post but, as a programmer, I saw it quite fitting. Hello World! I can’t wait to start sharing things on here. I’ve had so many ideas for such a long time about starting something like this, and now I’ve finally gotten around to seeing it through. I decided to start a blog because of how much I find them useful. As a chronic over-preparer, combined with a rising high school Senior, I feel like I’ve read every article about college applications and…