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Course Selection

What If Your School Limits APs?
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By Kevin McMullin
May 22, 2016 | 3 minute read

Students who aspire to attend highly selective colleges need to be taking the most rigorous course curriculum available at their high schools. Kids who attend schools with limited or no AP...

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What Colleges Look For

Five Ways You Can Still Improve Your Admissions Chances
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By Kevin McMullin
May 13, 2016 | 4 minute read

Juniors are just a few short months away from officially applying to college. And while there are lots of last-minute strategies that just don’t work (please don’t found a club or two this...

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Financial Aid/Scholarships

Should Parents or Kids Pay for College?
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By Kevin McMullin
January 30, 2016 | 2 minute read

I’ve seen a few stories in the press debating whether parents should pay for their kids’ college educations, or whether the time has come to shift that responsibility to the student. But...

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Testing/Test Prep

Advice for Bad Test-Takers
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By Kevin McMullin
January 16, 2016 | 3 minute read

The worst thing about standardized tests is that they make kids who don’t score well feel badly about themselves and about their chances of admission to college. Standardized tests measure...

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Study Skills

Do You Have the Discipline for More Sleep?
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By Kevin McMullin
October 27, 2015 | 2 minute read

Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL commander and the author of Extreme Ownership: How the U.S. Navy SEALS Lead to Win. While he is no longer on active duty, he still wakes up early (4:30...

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College Essays

Is a Personal Struggle an Appropriate Essay Topic?
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By Kevin McMullin
October 17, 2015 | 4 minute read

College applicants often write essays about personal struggles and challenges. Sometimes, those stories provide great insight into the human being behind the grades and test scores,...

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