How to Save Money for College
Paying for college is no laughing matter. No matter your child’s age, you can do a lot to alleviate the burden of college tuition (and launch your teen into adulthood with as little debt as possible) with simple financial steps taken now. In this post, we’ll go over how both students and parents can start
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4 Easy Ways to Prepare for College
It’s the longest summer on record. The summer before college. You’d like nothing more than to just get there already, but freshman year won’t begin until late August. So, to keep you excited about your upcoming college life—congratulations, by the way!—we’ve put together a list of four things you can do to prepare for college
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College Essays Don’t Write Themselves: How to Find the Time
The average reading speed can be around 200 words per minute. The average writing speed can be around 200 words per hour. (Many famous authors write even more slowly than that). College application essays are widely considered the hardest part of college applications because they’re so time-consuming. This is why it’s never too early to
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How to Use Your Phone Productively
The computer in your pocket is good for more than crushing candy and liking your friends’ photos. It’s an insanely powerful tool for productivity and organization. Even if productivity and organization aren’t really your style, smartphone apps can help you get more done than you ever thought possible. Read on for our best apps and
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Things to Consider When Choosing a Major
With college in the near future, you may be thinking about what to major in, which means you’ll want to know the careers often associated with each of the various college major options. It’s important to remember that while careers and majors are related, most people hold more than one job throughout the course of
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Class Rankings: 3 Myths Debunked
Is it fair to compare a valedictorian of a class of 400 to a valedictorian of a class of 40? Probably not. And it’s not just because of class size. Just because two students have the same class rank doesn’t mean that they are equally prepared for college. Class rank is inherently imbalanced, but those
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4 Ways NOT to Get a Head Start on Senior Year
It’s practically the end of junior year. You’re almost a senior. You can just coast from here on. (Not!) If you ignore these four easy tasks, you’ll definitely miss out on getting a head start on your senior year. On the other hand, you could always decide to make life easier on yourself next year
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How to Make the Most of Your Summer
Freedom is just weeks away! Did we say freedom? We mean summer. After you give yourself a week to sleep until noon, you’ll be ready to jump back into summer activities. Because as wonderful as it sounds to spend the next three months on social media, you can (and should) make the time work for
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Do AP® Classes Even Matter?
Most colleges don’t require AP® courses or test scores. So, in that sense, AP® classes don’t matter for many students. But AP® courses do provide other benefits. So in five other ways, AP® classes matter a lot. Here are five ways that AP® classes can give you an edge in college admissions process. 1. GPA
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6 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
April 22—Earth Day—falls on a Monday this year. Mondays are great days for starting something new or for renewing commitments to living green and clean. For high school students and their parents, it is also a chance to connect on something other than school. Get outside, get your hands dirty, and get back to basics.
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