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5 Best Online High Schools in Georgia: List + Tips

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Having been around since 2007, you can bet they have the experience to offer the highest quality online education. GCA enrolls around 11,000 students each year, with current students spanning grades K-12 from every county and school district in Georgia. Certified teachers work closely with you and provide direct instruction and support.

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Oxford vs Harvard: Which School Is Better?

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With alumni that include 20 Nobel Prize winners —Sir Howard Florey (1945, Physiology or Medicine), for example, and Doris Lessing (2007, Literature)—and three UK Prime Ministers—Boris Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, and Tony Blair—it’s clear that Oxford’s legacy of excellence is as strong as ever.

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A guide to STEM Summer Camps and Programs

College Essay Guy

Since 2007, high school and university students from these countries have worked together to explore Arctic environments and the effects of rapid climate change. A remote summer program is available for high school students.

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Classical Music for Studying: How It Improves Focus, Memory, and Mood

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A 2007 Stanford University study found that classical music engages parts of the brain responsible for paying attention and making predictions. Instead of a pop songs catchy chorus pulling your attention away, a soft Bach concerto can hum in the background and keep you in the zone. This isnt just placebo or hypetheres research to back it up.

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Posse Scholarship Guide

College Essay Guy

Deborah Bials work with the Posse Foundation was also honored with a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2007. And the results speak for themselves: the program has provided a total of $2.45 billion in college scholarships to over 14,000 students, and Posse Scholars have an impressive 90 percent college graduation rate.

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Vanderbilt Legacy Policies and Guide

The Koppelman Group

Whats interesting about Vanderbilt is that they did not consider legacy for a few years 2005-2007, but they eventually brought it back. Its weighed as heavily as things like volunteer and work experience and first-gen student status, so while it might be just a data point, its certainly a significant one.

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Why is UT-Austin so competitive?

Tex Admissions

When I applied for Fall 2007, UT received around 25,000 applications and offered admission to 14,000 students for a 56% acceptance rate. UT-Austin Admissions Trends since 2000 Consider that for Fall 2001, UT received around 21,000 applications and admitted 15,700 for a 75% admissions rate.