by Alec Harris I entered seventh grade with a mustache that made me look like I was 30. My thin legs made me ripe for the nickname of Frog. Then my...
Although "senior picture day" is often characterized as one of the most dreaded high school rites of passage, some teens are taking the event into the...
When it came to school, I was always a good student -- some might even say I was a full-fledged nerd about learning. But when the second semester of my senior year of high school rolled around, I fell victim to one of the most talked about possibilities every senior faces: senioritis.
Here is what to do that will increase your chances for getting off a wait list and onto a college's acceptance list.
Not only do today's high school seniors apply to as many as 12-15 colleges, they seem surrounded by adult "handlers." As we move into the highest anxiety phase of the annual college application cycle, I offer a few words of advice.
The brutal process of applying and waiting for acceptances is over. Now, seniors get to decide which college's offer of admissions to accept. While many adults and students often get attached to college names, they should both realize that colleges are so much more than their names.
Young people rush to choose a major to fulfill a college identity, not necessarily because it's what they enjoy. The beauty of admitting that you aren't sure what to study is that people are more willing to help you.
Spring is the time of year when many juniors and their parents start visiting prospective colleges. This is the ideal time of year to visit colleges as they are still in session and you can see authentic college life.
There have been times when I have failed to realize the true privilege of choice. Attending college, let alone choosing between multiple colleges, is an opportunity that many teens will never experience.
Senioritis is hitting me hard. I've been slacking off on schoolwork; I even left a few problems on my calculus homework blank!
I thought that the second semester of senior year would be easy and familiar. I would hang out with the same people I had hung out with since freshman year. But things didn't really go according to plan.
Congratulations if you have been accepted! Condolences if you have been denied. If you have been deferred, that's actually good news because it means that an admissions office has decided to postpone making a decision about your application until the regular admission cycle.
As a high school senior currently applying to college, I send each school to which I am applying only one application. Simultaneously, I receive a bo...
I have to remind myself that all of this will be worth it -- maybe not right now, but in late March or April, when I receive acceptance letters from some of the colleges I'm applying to.
The next four months will be intense and rigorous, but I am ready for it. I am excited to see where this journey takes me. I cannot know my fate, but I can definitely guide it.
The first time I walked the earth as a senior, it was down a high school corridor. At that time a virus was something that only attacked our bodies. A mouse was an animal you didn't want sitting on your desk. And a tweet was that sweet sound the birds chirped in the morning.
"What is that sucking sound?" I asked a classroom of seniors at San Pedro High School in California. I had been invited to speak for their Career Day, Making a Difference In Our Youth. Upon the wall I showed a picture of a vacuum cleaner. A few giggles erupted through the room.
This is my moment. This is our moment, Class of 2013. We've stepped fully into the shoes of those who left.
As your high school years wind down to a close, it's easy to feel like each semester and every day goes by faster and faster. But don't let high schoo...
This week, The Choice is publishing our monthly Counselor’s Calendar, which is designed to keep students on track during the college admissions proc...
High test scores can boost the chances that your application will be read, but to rise above the rest, here are some college admissions secrets.
With only a few weeks until high school seniors head back to school, it's time to get serious about attending college.
Seniors, as our last summer of high school comes to a close, get ready for year filled with laughter, tears (of joy), firsts and lasts. Make it a year that you will never forget.
I am a low-income, upcoming high school senior. I am a first-generation American. My parents do not know a pinch about the college admissions process.
Listen to your child. This is the most important role you will play: listening to what she wants from the college experience, instead of projecting your own aspirations.
