Archive for September, 2006

Learning to Type the Right Way

Monday, September 25th, 2006

The further you advance in your education, the more important it will be to type in the right way. Speed and accuracy will become increasingly important as you advance through…

QuestBridge

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

QuestBridge connects low-income students with the nation’s most elite colleges and universities, providing full scholarships to a handful of highly-qualified applicants.

Applications for its College Match program are due on October…

The Importance of Applying Early

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Why is everyone making such a big deal of Harvard and Princeton’s decisions (soon to be followed by others, I’m sure) to drop early admissions? Because early admissions programs…

How to Give a Talk

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Throughout graduate school you’ll hear a lot of academic talks, but rarely are students taught how to give such talks. This article discusses the awful academic talk and discusses principles…

College Fair: Coming Soon to Your Town

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

It’s that time of year, when college representatives pack their business suits and hit the road for a three-month tour of the nation. Every fall, thousands of admission counselors go…

GRE Subject Test

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

What is the GRE Subject Test?…

Princeton Also Drops Early Admission Program

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Following Harvard’s lead, starting with next year’s applicants Princeton will no longer have an early admission program. Unlike Harvard, Princeton had an “early decision” policy that required accepted students…