The Gap Year Advantage
Posted February 24, 2014, 4:00 pm byTaking a gap year is a growing trend in the United States. Although there is no formal data on how many young people are taking a structured break before or...
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R U Txting n Driving?
Posted February 23, 2014, 4:00 pm byPhones are amazing devices these days. They can do just about anything we want them to—a mini computer that we can bring wherever we go. They are convenient and clever,...
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Applied Knowledge Part Six: The College Essay
Posted February 22, 2014, 4:00 pm byWhen we last left off, I went over the procedure for requesting a Letter of Recommendation from a teacher. Now it’s time for the part that everyone seems to dread:...
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Thoughts on the “Empty Nest
Posted February 21, 2014, 6:03 pm byA bird is termed “nidifiguous” if its offspring leave the nest shortly after hatching. While human teenagers are by no means so quick to depart, you wouldn’t guess so from...
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Applied Knowledge Part Five: The Application!
Posted February 21, 2014, 4:20 pm byThe application itself appears at first to be one of the most daunting parts of the college application process, but with a little hard work and a great deal of...
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5 Snow Day Activities
Posted February 20, 2014, 4:00 pm bySnow: you either hate it or love it. In New England, it’s hard to hate the snow. Hating snow in New England is like working at a coffee shop and...
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