June 2009
8 posts
Summertime Checklist for College students
Just because you’ve gotten into college now doesn’t mean there isn’t still advice to be given. This article is a good checklist for those of you heading to dormlife in fall ‘09. Note that some of the most important items are not your underwear or your sunglasses, but rather things such as health care, communication arrangements, and being on top of your school’s...
Extended Spotlight on the Claremont Colleges
When you ask most high school kids talk about the top colleges they want to attend in California, names like Stanford, UCLA, and UC Berkeley usually get mentioned. However, California houses some of the best small liberal arts colleges in the country in the consortium of the Claremont Colleges. Each of colleges is well known for their own unique properties, and provides valuable, small-scale...
Defining a Rigorous Course Load
One of the things colleges are looking for most these days is that students are challenging themselves with rigorous course loads. But what is a rigorous course load? The topic is discussed here in the following article.
http://www.examiner.com/x-766-College-Admissions-Examiner~y2009m6d26-AP-classes-and-college-admissions-what-is-a-rigorous-high-school-course-load
Personal Statements - Some Info from an Authority
The New York Times recently got input from the Dean of Admissions at Connecticut College regarding one of the most critical parts of the admissions process: personal statements. The Dean, Martha Merrill, explained how important personal statements are when applying to college and what prospective applicants should be looking to put in their personal statements that will catch the attention of...
More Things You Can Do This Summer...
There’s always more you can do to make your summer more productive. The summer is the time when we can be the MOST productive. This article builds upon the ideas discussed in our last blog about doing stuff for the summer, and expands upon it by talking about how people need to be fostering their passions, practicing their interview skills, and doing any necessary last minute test prep. Read the...
Summer To-Do-List for Juniors
Juniors, check out this article on how you can be spending your summer effectively while having fun. Fall semester will be a busy time for most incoming high school seniors and so make the college process less stressful and follow these tips. Here are some highlights: Start on the Common App. Find it at www.commonapp.org and start chipping away at it before you’re swamped with work come fall....
My Experience at UCLA by Joe Lipper
One of my old students sent me this….It’s a great read:
My experience at UCLA Many high school students wait for the moment when they can finally say they’re in college. But until then, the anticipation mounts. You ask yourself, where will I go? What will it be like? Will it be too much for me? What will my major be? Well, a little more than a year after I was asking myself all these...
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