Phew! The first semester of the most grueling year in high school is officially over!
I leave it with words of wisdom to young sophomores and tips for weary second semester juniors.
Seniors always told me their junior year horror stories with a shudder… and rightfully so! Everyone knows why junior year grades are so important. No [...]
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In applying for colleges and scholarships, I have been asked many times to include a writing or artistic portfolio. It really helps the recipient get an understanding of your personality, interests, and even intelligence, through proper use of grammar and so forth. So how exactly is a portfolio made? Let’s start with the basics.
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As some of you may know, I’ve been long-distance interning for Zinch, a college recruitment site, for the past 3 or so weeks. Every week my group, called the “Student Voice,” have assignments we must complete. This week, remarkably, I was told to write for The Zinch Report, Zinch’s very own blog. I already have [...]
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Hello!
Things have been really great lately – I have a chance to win this year’s SYMF piano competition, I have a chance to get on varsity tennis this year, I have a collective 4.0 GPA so far, my private SAT tutor says that I’m en pointe for that 2400 if I put in some hard [...]
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Hey all! I just got back from New York! I was attending the Global Citizens Corps summit 2008 at Adelphi University on Long Island, New York. It was fantastic! We listened to a lot of speeches from a variety of different speakers – from op-ed writers to the President and Vice President of Mercy Corps. [...]
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