Solomon Admissions

MAY 24, 2024

A peak behind the curtain of admissions There has long been a knowledge gap between admission offices and the students who desire to attend their highly selective universities—a guarded process on how students are analyzed and considered for these highly coveted spots. This post aims to demystify the unknowns surrounding how selective schools evaluate admission… The post How Selective Colleges Read Applications appeared first on Solomon Admissions Consulting.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 24, 2024

Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth and UPenn, the “ancient eight” Ivy League institutions, are widely considered the nation’s most selective schools. However, despite the deep history and academic rigor that binds the Ivies together, other universities have reached similar levels of institutional respect and formed their own (unofficial) category — “Ivy Plus” or “Ivy+” schools.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

MAY 24, 2024

The National Science Foundation has awarded Franklin Cummings Tech a $348,000 grant to support our Cybersecurity program, funded through the Advanced Technological Education Program. The NSF grant supports hands-on cyber labs, career awareness and networking, and course development. In addition, students in the Cybersecurity concentration in our Computer Information Technology associate degree program will able to take industry-recognized CompTIA certification exams at no cost for the next thre

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Berkeley² Academy

MAY 24, 2024

Summer is almost here, and that means it’s time for students to decide what schools they will be applying to and to start preparing for college applications! Once students finalize their list, they should research what application portal(s) they’ll need to apply through. Juggling multiple portals and filling them out accurately and strategically can be very difficult—that’s why B2A’s expert college admissions counselors are here to help!

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College Transitions

MAY 24, 2024

If you’re applying to college, you undoubtedly know that tuition prices have only been rising in recent years. Between moving, room and board, and student fees, attending college can cost a small fortune![i] As such, scholarships are one way that you can mitigate some of the costs of attending college.[ii] There are several types of […] The post 35 Common Scholarship Interview Questions (with Answers) – 2024 first appeared on College Transitions.

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BestColleges

MAY 24, 2024

Ann E. Harrison, dean of the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, will step down on July 31, 2024. Harrison wants to spend more time with her New York-based family and also focus on her research, according to a school press release. Harrison's leadership saw Berkeley Haas undertake new sustainability efforts and push for diversity and inclusion.

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College Transitions

MAY 24, 2024

Online learning is an increasingly popular choice among students. Of course, there are benefits to this method of education. Students can enjoy a flexible schedule which means taking courses on their own time and not adhering to a school bell. Plus, some homeschooling programs even offer the same opportunities as public, on-ground high schools, like […] The post 12 Best Accredited Homeschool Programs – 2024 first appeared on College Transitions.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 24, 2024

Learn key DAT concepts about genetics, plus practice questions and answers everything you need to know about genetics for the dat Table of Contents Part 1: Introduction to genetics Part 2: Classical genetics a) Chromosomes b) Laws of Mendelian genetics c) Dominance and recessivity d) Punnett squares Part 3: Human genetics a) Sex-linked genetics b) Exceptions to complete dominance c) Genetic linkage d) Extranuclear inheritance Part 4: Epigenetics a) Histone structure and function b) X inactivatio

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BestColleges

MAY 24, 2024

Each year, BestColleges features a roundup of the most noteworthy university commencement speeches. This year's roster of speakers includes entertainers, politicians, business leaders, journalists, and other prominent A-listers, some of whom encountered student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Here's a sampling of inspiring speakers and their words of wisdom for the class of 2024.

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