When students take AP, IB and AICE courses, they are studying college-level material while they’re in high school. These courses challenge students to explore topics in depth and work at a higher level by incorporating critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, multiple perspectives, and verbal communication skills. In a high school that uses a weighted GPA system,…
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Writing a resume as a high school student may seem like a daunting task. You might be asking yourself, “Why do I need a resume?” or “What will my resume look like if I don’t have much work experience?” It is important to know that resumes have many benefits: Many colleges and universities will require…
Many students who apply to college Early Decision or Early Action find that they’ve been deferred. This means they’ve neither been accepted nor rejected – a sort of college purgatory. Typically, a deferral means the college wants to compare you with the full applicant pool because your application did not shine enough for them to…
Many students find the college admissions essay to be the most difficult part of the college application process. The essay is an opportunity for students to improve their chances for admission by showing what makes them stand out. This is not an essay that can be banged out in a day or when a student…