Writing your college essays can be either a drudge or a wonderful time of self-reflection and creativity. Understanding what colleges are looking for is the key to your selection of topics, and the way to figure that out is two-fold …
A few months before your child starts college, you’ll receive a bill from the college for your child’s first semester (or quarter) expenses. The college will deduct any financial aid or scholarships, and the bill will show the amount you …
Evidence of biotechnology is everywhere. You can find it in the vitamins you take each morning, the flu and COVID-19 vaccines you get each year (wishful thinking), and in the production of most foods you can find in the grocery …
Many high school students look forward to spending part of their summer vacation engaged in academic study on a college campus. These enrichment programs have allowed students to dive deeply into an area of interest, to engage in research, or …
The history of the gap year, typically the year between high school and college, is long and varied. It was first ‘named’ in the ‘60s in the UK when Nicholas Maclean-Bristol created Project Trust that sent three volunteers from the …
We’ve long felt that the campus visit was the best way to learn about the colleges you are considering. By visiting, prospective applicants were able to judge college fit and could picture themselves living on campus and participating in the …
If your first choice college offers everything you want but the price tag is making you waiver, don’t give up hope; consider appealing the award. While colleges and universities won’t encourage it, the financial aid officers are empowered to make …
If your first choice college offers everything you want but the price tag is making you cringe, don’t give up hope; consider appealing your financial aid award. While colleges and universities won’t encourage such an appeal, the financial aid officers …
Students often struggle when making decisions about which classes to take during their all-important four years of high school. How do you choose? College admission officers review five parts of an application: standardized test scores, if required; college essays; recommendations; …
Fascinated by heredity? A major in genetics might be the right choice for you. Genetics is the study of inheritance and variation in all living organisms and viruses. A genetics major provides the knowledge base necessary for many specializations in …