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Hans Holbein, Fakear, Maria Popova
Cetera per terras omnis animalia somno laxabant curas et corda oblita laborumP. VERGILIUS MARO, Aeneid, IX. 224– 5(All other living creatures on earth were asleep, their worriesDissolved in sleep,...
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Essay Test: Counting Pennies, Self-Reliance and the American Dream
The following essay was submitted to highly selective universities in answer to this essay prompt: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe...
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Listen to the Music and Read a Great Story: How To Get In To the School Of...
I knew. It didn’t take long, just a few notes. I think you may find this is true for you too.I want you to listen and see if you agree. Here is a song performed by Genna...
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Essay Test: How Important Is the Topic and How Important Is The Writing Style?
The following essay was submitted to highly selective universities.*********************************************************************************Kindness for me takes the shape of a glistening peach...
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Should High School Students Enroll In Summer Programs Hosted By Colleges and...
How should I choose a summer school program? What does the experience look like? How do I make sure my summer school will benefit my application? I was asked to answer the questions above on the...
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Questions about Questions: Are you ready?
What are the most memorable questions asked by a student during an admissions interview?This question was asked on the website...
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Essay Test: Should Activities Turn the Tide?
The following admission essay was submitted to highly selective universities:*********************************************************************************Blinding. A few seconds pass as my eyes...
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Show and Tell: Does a Poetic Essay Stand Out?
Should college application essays be written straight forward or poetically/creative?I was asked to answer this question on the website...
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MOOCs: should high school students take these courses?
Will Taking a MOOC Help You Get Into College?Parke Muth • Feb 12, 2016Tweet Share Share Pin ItThe arguments are volatile, hostile, and hyperbolic — full of name-calling, grandstanding, and confusing...
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One of the Greatest Changes in College Enrollment in the Last 20 Years
Nanjing Foreign Language SchoolFor those who might want a basic primer about issues that educators, students and families in China face today, what follows is a set of questions I was asked to answer...
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Formula For Success: KL + US, + Uva,+ SAIC = Fashion Week in NYC:
JasmineCan you tell us a little about yourself? Where did you grow up and can you mention something about your family?I grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Malaysian-Chinese and Indonesian-Chinese...
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Do Words Help Make The World A Better Place?
What would you include on your list of what you think are the coolest jobs in the world? My list is long, but many of the jobs I’d pick are based on second hand knowledge. In other words, I don’t...
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Jon D'Agata, Jon MacGee, John Coltrane
From the vantage point of the broad market, three issues dominate the public policy discussion about higher education: price, affordability, and value. How much does college cost? How will people pay...
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How much is your education worth?
Kyrgyzstan Imagine. To see things that are not real is one of the most important things that makes us human. To imagine is to have a vision, a way of seeing that opens up new paths and new ways of...
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Essay Test: Where Food and Business Intersect
The following essay was submitted to highly selective schools in response to this prompt on the Common Application:Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful...
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Will the SAT Change Yet Again?
Should concerns around legitimacy of SAT scores affect how American universities use them?The SAT Has Been HackedI was asked to answer the question above on the website...
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Essay Test: Inspiration, Art and 4:27
The following admission essay was submitted to highly selective universities.*******************************************************************************As Itzhak Perlman’s fingers glided down the...
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Essay Test: Father and Child, Diversity and Community
The following essay was submitted to highly selective colleges and universities.*********************************************************************************Sometimes I close my eyes and dive...
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Do Admission Officers Regret Decisions They Have Made?
As as admissions officer, have you ever regretted rejecting a student after seeing them succeed at another university or the real world?I was asked to answer the this question on the website...
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Gaps and Bridges: Malia and Harvard, Skills and Global Experience
Why would someone choose to take a gap year before college as opposed to after? Context: I took a year off after high school and had one of the most transformative and challenging 8 months of my life....
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