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Itjustsohappenedthatthedaymybrothercamebackforavisit,wehadtogetanewrouter.Ataboutfivefootfour,CadetTanisinhissecondyearatUSMAA.K.A.AshewasinstallingChineseformycomputer,mybrothernoticedthatourrouterseemedtobeoff,sohesuggestedusbuyanewone.Ataboutnoon,thethreeguysinthefamily,mydad,mybrother,andI,wentouttoTargettobuyanewrouter.Halfanhourlater,theboxwasonthecomputertab...[
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Yourcollegeessayiscomplete.You’vepouredyourheartandsoulintoit...butit’stoolongby100words,andcoulduseabitofpolishingbeforeitgoesoutintotheworld.It’stimetochangefrombeinganauthortobeingacopyeditor,andtodroptheemotionalattachmenttoyourwords.RememberABC:AlwaysBeConcise.Considerthewordlimittobeanalogoustoaspeedlimit--youdon'thavetoreachorevenexceeditandit'sdefinitelynotaracetoseehowmanywordsyouc...[
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ThenewAdamSandlerfilm“Spanglish”getscomicmileageoutofsomeratherridiculouscollegeentranceessays.Thesepersonalizedpleasforentryintotheworldofhighereducationarenolaughingmatteroutsidethecineplex.
Infact,somesayapooressaycouldstopanotherwisecollege-boundstudentinhisorhertracks.
MichaelO’Leary,seniorassociatedirectorofundergraduateadmissionsatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,callstheseessays“...[
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JosephConrad:HeartofDarkness,LordJim
CharlesDickens:BleakHouse,GreatExpectations,HardTimes,ATaleofTwoCities,OliverTwist
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10LessonsofanMITEducationbyGian-CarloRota Lesson One:You canandwillworkatadeskforsevenhoursstraight,routinely. Forseveralyears,Ihavebeen teaching18.30,differentialequation,thelargestmathematics courseatMIT,withmorethan300students.Thelectureshave beengoodtrainingindealingwithmassbehavior.Everysentence mustbeperfectlyenunciated,preferablytwice.Examplesonth...[
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HowtoChooseYourCollegeMajor
AskingYourselfThese5QuestionsCanHelpMaketheDecisionEasier
Whenyouwereinhighschool,everyonewantedtoknowwhereyouweregoingtogotocollege.Nowthatyou'rethere,everyonewantstoknowwhatyou'regoingtomajorin.Ifyou'rehavingproblemsdeciding,tryaskingyourselfthesefivequestions.
WhatdoIlove?
Knowingwhatreallyengagesyouiscriticallyimportantwhenpickingamajor.Ifyouthin...[
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Aboutonceamonth,Igetanemailfromastudentinhighschool(andsometimesmiddleschool)whowantsadviceabouthowtogetacceptedatStanford.
Theywanttoknowwhattheyshouldbedoingtoprepareforcollegeapplications–whatclubstheyshouldjoin,whatsportstheyshouldplay,andwhatactivitiestheyshouldgetinvolvedin.Theywanttolearnthe“se...[
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