Essential College Guide for 11th Grade
11th grade is the most important year when it comes to college applications. This guide serves as an essential checklist for what you should be doing throughout your 11th grade year.
Preparing for Your College Interview
Whether you’re interview is in-person, remote, or even pre-recorded, this guide can help you prepare so you can make a great impression with any interviewer. Although most interviews are conducted during or even after peak application season, some students may have the opportunity to interview alongside their campus tours this summer.
Make the Most of a Campus Visit
Summer is open season for campus visits. Check out this simple guide to help you make the most of your visit and make a great impression on the staff.
The Ugly Truth About Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
APs are a growing trend in high school. Although there are many benefits to taking these advanced courses, there are also some potentially damaging misconceptions. Understand what AP exams really mean for the college application process and how AP credits impact your road to graduation after you’ve already been accepted.
Every Flavor of Early Apps Explained
There are a lot of terms like ED, EA, and REA when it comes to applying for college. Before you finalize your college list, you should familiarize yourself with these terms to plan ahead and spend your time more effectively during your application season. Here is a very brief overview of what each term means, along with some general pros and cons for each.
Weighted Grades Explained
The process of weighting grades probably started off as an innocent attempt to make the grading process a bit more fair. After all, honors-level courses are harder, so those grades should be rebalanced to make them comparable to non-honors courses. But this inadvertently triggered an academic arms race that has left high school graduates more stressed and confused than ever before. This guide is to help you understand and resist the pitfalls of weighted grades so that you can pick courses that will enable you to be more effective and healthy.