LOS ANGELES — Arielle Turner said when she was unsuccessful in getting her Girl Scouts Gold Award, her mother was "freaking out."
"She started yelling at me and telling me that I needed to take it seriously," she said.
High school students prepare for competitive UCLA admissions process
Source: Daily Bruin
Privileging the privileged? Early Decision data examined for high-income bias
Source: The Wesleyan Argus
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — As Wesleyan University’s Nov. 15 Early Decision I (ED) deadline approaches, prospective Wesleyan students across the country begin what for many is a scramble to re-draft college essays and puzzle over the FAFSA.
More...Judges stay med exam ruling for Harvard student
Source: Harvard Crimson
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Two days before a Harvard medical student was scheduled to take her certification exam, Massachusetts’ appeals court temporarily voided an earlier ruling that would have given her extra break time to pump breast milk.
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Admission offices go paperless
Source: Brown Daily Herald
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — College admission offices across the country are increasingly receiving applications online, and some are even moving to completely paperless systems. But what does “paperless” mean?
More...Experts: Interviews not bottom line for admissions
Source: Daily Pennsylvanian
PHILADELPHIA — After Fadeke Agboke walked out of her University of Pennsylvania admissions interview two years ago, she thought her responses were dull and her chances of getting in were slim.
“I thought I was saying things they’ve heard before,” she said.
Survey: MCAT scores weighed heavily for med school admissions
Source: Cavalier Daily
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — For those students hoping to attend medical school, findings from a recent survey by Kaplan may shed some light on the increasingly competitive applications process.
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