Monday, May 16, 2011

One tip for preparing for the SAT the week before...

Get Enough Sleep
I can't emphasize enough how important it can be to get enough sleep.
Check out this story about the sleep deficit of teen-agers....

The Other Big Deficit: Many Teens Fall Short On Sleep : NPR

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

When your SAT score isn't the problem

Make sure your school follows through sending out documents to colleges.
Otherwise, you could be in for a surprise...

Cherry Abdou says that from the moment she walked into Western High School four years ago, she has been crafting her college application.
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However, after applying to 12 colleges, Abdou was perplexed to receive nine rejections and one waiting-list notification in April.
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Alisha Trusty, principal at Western High School, revealed Friday on the school's website that the school system was investigating cases involving at least a dozen students whose college acceptances may have been compromised as a result of school staff failing to send pertinent documents to colleges.

Read more
Western High student worries about college after school's application missteps - baltimoresun.com

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