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Testing/Test Prep

To Test or Not to Test: The August Edition
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By Casey Near
August 12, 2020 | 7 minute read

A note: One month ago, I wrote a piece about the guidance I’d give three sample high school seniors around standardized testing. With the pace of change these days, I’ll be updating my...

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College Essays

Crushing Your Supplemental Essays, the Collegewise Way
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By Annie Behari
August 5, 2020 | 11 minute read

What Are Supplemental Essays? Students applying to college understandably put a lot of time and energy into worrying about the “College Essays.” That is, of course, a perfectly reasonable...

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What Colleges Look For

What Hasn't Changed This Fall
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By Annie Behari
July 30, 2020 | 3 minute read

Seniors, what’s still in your control?! You’re probably thinking that you are doomed. After all, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has severely affected our country in...

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Book Recommendations

Literary Hot Takes: 15 Book Recommendations for Students
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By Christopher Logan
July 22, 2020 | 7 minute read

The world is ending, Kanye is running for president, and somehow your English teacher still expects you to pick up a book and do character analysis. Rude. Unfortunately, this is not quite a...

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Testing/Test Prep

To Test or Not to Test? A Mid-Summer Case Study
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By Casey Near
July 9, 2020 | 5 minute read

Writer’s note: this was written on July 1, 2020. If you’re reading this in the distant land of the future (even, say, August), make sure to check our most recent posts for up to date...

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Announcements

Stop Hate for Profit
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By Becky Motta & Arun Ponnusamy
June 30, 2020 | 3 minute read

Tomorrow, July 1st, Collegewise is joining the Stop Hate for Profit campaign organized by a variety of civil rights and advocacy organizations, including the ADL and NAACP, as a result of...

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