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If you’re planning to write the Essay section of the SAT, it’s always helpful to write some practice essays beforehand—doing so will familiarize you with the format and time constraints… Continue reading "Don’t just write; Read! Preparing for the SAT Essay"
When you’re studying for a standardized test, you may find it hard to imagine the process by which the test came together. Official-looking documents like exams, textbooks, and guidebooks sometimes… Continue reading "Thinking Like a Test-Maker: SAT Writing and ACT English Tests"
According to a recent article by The Harvard Gazette, a record of 42,742 applied to Harvard’s class of 2022, which is an 8.2 per cent increase from last year’s admission… Continue reading "A record high in Harvard’s applicant pool: report"
Psychology and the Good Life, Yale’s new course on leading a more fulfilling life, drew 1,200 of Yale’s undergraduate students (about a quarter of the entire undergraduate population at the… Continue reading "Yale offers popular new course on leading a more fulfilling life"
Does the name “Angela Duckworth” ring a bell? It might if you are familiar with Duckworth’s TED talk titled “Grit: the power of passion and perseverance,” which reached more than… Continue reading "On Grit: Why IQ Does Not Determine Success"
Admission to Ivy League schools is more competitive than ever. Early admission rates to six out of the eight Ivy Leagues—Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania—dropped… Continue reading "Admission to the Ivy League now even more competitive: report"
