Every once in a while, someone floats a “new” math trick that astounds the Internet with its brilliant simplicity. To those who speak the language of math, these tricks usually aren’t new or brilliant—they’re just math. It’s no secret that Americans are bad at math. On the 2015 PISA (Program for … [Read more...]
What NOT to Do When You Are Wait Listed
You did everything you were supposed to do: You applied early, you sent in every document on time, and you made sacrifices to the college admissions gods while dancing barefoot around a copy of the Common App. (Well, you probably didn’t do that last one. Only weirdos do that.) You waited … [Read more...]
Choosing the RIGHT College: A Step by Step Guide
Most graduating seniors have already sent off their college applications. Many may already know where they will head this fall. But for high school juniors, the world of college admissions is just beginning. In the final semester of junior year, students should already be thinking about where they … [Read more...]
Does Handwriting Have a Place in the Modern World?
My cousin’s four-year-old just asked Santa for an iPad. My five-year-old nephew listed Netflix as the thing he is most grateful for on Thanksgiving. And my god-daughter got not one, but TWO toddler-aged laptops for her first birthday. In a world in which children are surrounded by technology from … [Read more...]
Colleges Are Facebook Stalking You
As college application season rolls around, it’s time for students to do a little fall cleaning on their social media pages. Research by Schools.com paints a scary picture for social media loving applicants: 70% of college admissions officers say that Facebook profiles of applicants play a … [Read more...]
