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College Students: How to Score a Perfect Recommendation
As you consider the next stage in your career, you may find yourself applying to a program that requires recommendations from a professor at your college. Whether for grad school or a prestigious fellowship, recommendations can make the difference between a thick envelope and a night of tears. But how do you get a great [...]
How to use your college vacation wisely
Congratulations, collegian! After a semester of hard work, you’ve earned a well-deserved rest. Enjoy the holidays, spend time with family and old friends, and don’t drink too much eggnog. Many of our students have been asking whether there is anything they can do over the break to make sure they get off to a strong [...]
How to Rock Your Finals
No doubt this is a tough time of the semester, with final exams often counting for 50% or more of a course grade. Whether your finals are five days or two weeks away, don’t despair. It’s never too late to have that aha! moment on a tough concept or to cut through confusion you may [...]
Go to Stanford…High?
Yes, you read that right! Stanford University has opened an online high school, which will graduate a class of 30 seniors at the end of this year. They are among the 275,000 students around the country enrolled in full-time online high schools. Who are the Stanford Online High School students? According to Susan Patrick, [...]
Survey says…
Earlier this week we wrote about the high rate of attrition from math, science and engineering majors at colleges around the United States. Now the newly released 2011 National Survey of Student Engagement, which surveyed over 400,000 students at 700 colleges about their work and study habits, has confirmed and quantified a reason we already knew: [...]
Online education in the future
In 2010, 4 million high school students took courses online. Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn predicted last month in the Washington Post that by 2019, 50% of all high school classes will be taken online. And some states are even experimenting with online-only high schools. Why the sudden shift from traditional classrooms? For cash-strapped schools, the biggest motivation is [...]
Sticking to the sciences
Last week, the New York Times reported that nearly 40% of science and engineering majors switch to another concentration or never complete their degree at all. A ”blizzard of calculus, physics and chemistry” can quickly overwhelm even smart, highly ambitious students. According to UCLA professor Michael Chang, the problem is widespread, and often more severe, at elite [...]
Your new best friend
Guess what. Starting with your first day of high school, you have a new best friend: the college guidance counselor. Although your relationship with him/her won’t truly begin for another year or so, you should make it your top priority to not only find out who your particular counselor is, but to make a strong [...]
Designing your college application
In a recent interview with The Explorer, Matthew Kandel, the founder of Newcastle Tutors, outlined some key aspects of the college application process. To begin, it is essential to tailor your essay and application to each respective college, keeping in mind the school’s likely perspective. The goal is to paint yourself in the best light [...]
Join the Initiative
Due to the enormous growth by the tutoring industry, some for-profit tutoring services are now represented by the Education Industry Association, a lobbying arm that pushes for legislation to make tutoring more affordable and accessible. Bills are pending in the House of Representatives to allow families to pay for tutoring with pre-tax dollars from their [...]
