The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

If you’re interested in remote learning, you can explore courses offered through Coursera, Khan Academy, or individual universities. To get you started, here are our blogs on best summer neuroscience programs and high school psychology classes. Many of these can be quite pricey, but a lot of schools over financial aid, as well.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 7, 2023

classes online through Yale Open Courses, Coursera, Khan Academy, Harvard Online Classes, and more. We blogged about the best business and finance summer programs to kickstart your list, but if you have a dream school that’s not included here you should look into their offerings, as well.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 7, 2023

But, if you’re here reading this blog, you’re probably an ambitious student with dreams of top-tier colleges. On sites like The Great Courses or Coursera, you can take college-level classes that introduce you to big topics in fields like Business, Film, Computer Science (which btw, if this is what you want to do, start learning to code.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 31, 2023

You can use your time over the summer to take online classes (we recommend Coursera!) If you’re having a hard time finding what you want to do, we’ve got tons of posts on the blog about specific summer programs for different majors. to help you narrow down from “business” to “behavioral economics and market research.”

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 21, 2023

Online Classes Websites like Coursera, The Great Courses, and Open Yale Courses provide tons of free and/or easily accessible online classes to learn about literally anything you want. Pitch ideas to smaller/indie magazines and publications that cover economic topics, or start your own blog!

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Read (and Listen) We know, we know… If you’ve been keeping up with our “9th Grade Summer Plans” blog series, you’ve probably caught on to the fact that we say this every time. Yeah, we’re talking checking out library books , listening to (reputable) podcasts, browsing academic journals, and keeping up with engineering blogs.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Coursera, Open Yale Courses, Open University, Alison, and more offer online classes available to the public for general interest, education certificates, and in some cases college credit. We’re talking the New York Times, NBC, CNN, NPR, AP, ProPublica, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, C-Span, and Wall Street Journal to start.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 17, 2023

Once you’ve read some books, time to hop onto sites like Coursera or Yale Open Courses to delve into those niches more. But you can also publish your musings on 15th-century mysticism independently on a platform like Medium or your own blog. Online or In-person Classes Next up on expanding your niche are classes!!

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In three years, you’ll have a living document of all the books, essays, blogs, journals, and newspapers you’ve engaged with. Maybe you’re not interested in creative writing, but you do love literature, so you start a blog or substack of book reviews and cultural commentary.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The university reports that 61% of students enrolled in this degree program received a promotion, raise, or job offer during their educational experience, and the average raise was 22%.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

For coding, we recommend up.Codeacademy.com, FREECODECAMP, and Code.org (this last one is specifically good for beginners), and you can find our blog listing great online options here.

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 20, 2023

According to Coursera, graduates with a master’s in marketing earn an average of $71,000, which is significantly higher than the average salary of $54,500 for those with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Additionally, stay connected with industry publications, blogs, and podcasts.

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Strategic College Consulting

APRIL 16, 2020

For additional student success tips, check out our blog, How to Have a Great School Year. Coursera, edX, and MasterClass offer a myriad of choices. Students must learn and implement a variety of new strategies in the areas of time management, self-directed learning, and self-advocacy.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For paid options, sites like Coursera or Udacity have short self-study courses on particular topics. But if your child loves what they’re doing, has the chance to improve their skills, and is able to produce something that demonstrates their competence to top computer science colleges, it will be worth every minute.

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Princeton College Consulting

APRIL 21, 2020

Reading student-written admissions blog posts, reaching out to current students and alumni (ask your guidance counselor if they can facilitate connections) and reading the campus newspaper, is another way to learn more about the college. The chance to learn from some of the best teachers in the world has never been greater.

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Admissions Mom

AUGUST 23, 2023

Also, Tulane has a great How-To for the Why College Essay on their admissions blog. Here’s a longer post about the Why College Essay with some tables that can help you plan your Why College Essay. Your job is to create a picture of you on their campus based on what you’ve already done and what you hope to do.

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2022

University leaders surveyed are more concerned about competition from other universities (55% of respondents) than competition from non-university providers like Coursera or Grow with Google (11% of respondents). The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 11, 2023

You can also explore online courses on platforms like Coursera and edX , which offer ways to learn more about cybersecurity for free, before making a larger investment of your time and money. Online communities, like Codecademy and LinkedIn , provide blogs , discussion forums, newsletters, and other ways to connect. Tips for Success.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 30, 2024

We have always considered⁠ work or family responsibilities as valuable ways of spending one’s time, and this is especially true at this time.”⁠ (I summarized the entire statement in an Instagram post linked here and in a blog post linked here if you’d like to read the entire document — which you should.) That’s right.

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Admissions Mom

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We have always considered⁠ work or family responsibilities as valuable ways of spending one’s time, and this is especially true at this time.”⁠ (I summarized the entire statement in an Instagram post linked here and in a blog post linked here if you’d like to read the entire document — which you should.) That’s right.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 28, 2022

To prepare myself for a rigorous American university education, I commit myself to independent studies on Coursera and other MOOCs. The Unofficial UT-Austin Admissions Blog RSS. I’ve won many mathematics and science Olympiads. I compete at a high level in chess and swimming. Let's get started.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

I shared my efforts on “Will Eide’s blog,” but nobody ever visited because I didn’t realize it was a desktop HTML file and not a live webpage. Commentary A common question applicants ask is if UT cares about MOOCs, Coursera, independent studies and projects, or activities and interests otherwise not. Let's get started.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Podcasts, blogs, websites, newspapers, and articles from The Economist , The Atlantic, The New Yorker , or other periodicals that excite your child can also work. For example, varsity sports, model UN, yearbook, robotics club, and summer programs are assumed to be more impressive than nature photography, coding at home, or blogging.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Blogs 6 innovative ways higher ed can embrace AI Within six months of its launch, AI tools like ChatGPT have swiftly moved from being innovative novelties to a staple in many of our daily lives. 7 pitfalls to avoid in your AI strategy Read our blog to learn how higher education leaders can avoid initial missteps in their AI approach.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 2, 2023

For example, Coursera classes can be added here). Read this blog post that gives guidance on how to answer the question and includes a sample response. Other secondary school/high school information. There are options to select the type of certificate earned. Unweighted GPA and/or weighted GPA.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We recommend sites like Coursera, The Great Courses, and Yale Open Courses for finding classes. Independent Projects This could be anything from starting your own Hot Political Takes blog to conducting research with a professor. If you can get that weekend receptionist job at the law firm, that’s awesome.

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