Category Archives: January 2014

Choosing the “Best” Test Prep

Most students are anxious about taking college entrance exams.  Taking a good test prep course or working one-on-one with a tutor can help alleviate some of this anxiety by allowing students to become familiar with the exams and test-taking strategies.  … Continue reading

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Majors: Nutrition

Americans are obsessed by food.  We spend vast amounts of time and money in a quest for the “perfect diet.”  None of us ever seems happy with our current self—we constantly seek to lose or gain weight.  By choosing to … Continue reading

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Financial Matters: Beware Scholarship Scams

Have you ever been invited to a “free scholarship seminar” or received an official-looking letter from a company that “guarantees to find you financial aid or your money back?”    If so, you may have been the target of a scholarship … Continue reading

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Making Summer Count

As competition for college admission increases, those lazy days of summer are a distant memory for most high school students. Some colleges allow high school students to attend summer sessions, where they can study subjects that are not offered in … Continue reading

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Dealing with Deferrals

Early decision, early action and priority applicants receive admissions decisions on a time frame that coincides with the holidays. Some will be thrilled with acceptance, others disappointed by rejection, and still others left in limbo by a letter deferring the … Continue reading

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