“Average Class Size” When colleges advertise their “average class size,” they are obscuring a fact. Many of the classes you will take as an undergraduate
Does your GPA reflect the knowledge you gained in a class? The answer, according to an article recently published by the Association of Middle Level Education, is probably not. Teachers rely on grade point averages for the sake of simplicity, not because these averages reflect mastery of material.
The SAT includes a writing portion in which students are required to write a persuasive essay. Read these tips for preparing to write a perfect essay for the SAT.
At the heart of every college essay is a good story. Everyone loves a good story, but what are the elements that make it good. Reflecting on these elements can help you improve your essay and thus your chances of acceptance at your top choice university.
What’s the most important rule for writing the perfect college essay for your college application? Check out Mark’s “cardinal rule”. And find out what a “cardinal rule” is, too boot!
Mark’s final post in a series on essays explore the prompt in which students are asked to recount an incident that marks their transition from childhood to adulthood.
The new perfect college essay prompts for the Common Application are much more narrow than they have been in the past. However, some of the
Mark continues his examination of the Common Application college essay prompts. This one focuses on the “belief or idea” prompt.
Essay Writing! This first in a series of posts on the Common Application essay prompts focuses on how to answer the prompt about how your background or story has shaped your identity.
Guest Post: Mr. Silvio E. Vazquez, Dean of Admission at Westmont College responds to a recent post on the questions a student might ask in choosing whether or not to attend a Christian institution of higher education.
