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The summer is the perfect time to draft your college essay. The college application essay is your chance to show a different side of you that is not in your application already. As an essay writer, you can tell about your week and strong sides, hobbies, family, etc. Your grades, the classes that you took, and…
Because of Covid-19, many of these internships are remote. If you have a rising high school student interested in STEM, be sure to have them check out this list from Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. These are life-changing opportunities! Applying for internships can cause anxiety, especially if it does not result in obtaining then….
I visited the University of Pittsburgh during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school wasn’t on lockdown, but my daughter’s friend from sleepaway camp was contact-traced to someone who tested positive and spent two weeks in quarantine despite testing negative himself. We were able to meet him for dinner the night before we left Pittsburgh when he…
Visiting Bates College My Bates College visit takeaways: It has a friendly and engaged vibe. It has one dining hall which is what the students wanted. Freshmen can get parking. Curriculum requirements are limited to 3 in STEM. Beautiful campus. They did a really good job in the prospective student visit. Probably the best one…
Visiting Barnard College My daughter and I took a tour of Barnard College. These are our takeaways: Small campus across the street from Columbia Barnard students take classes and rush sororities at Columbia Barnard students can eat at Columbia and vice versus Rules at Barnard for overnight guests. Can’t have the same guest three nights…
Visiting Brown University It’s easy to fall in love with Brown University. Set in gorgeous College Hill right above Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), it’s walking distance to charming shops and restaurants in downtown Providence. The campus is defined with boundaries while still being a part of the city. The proximity to RISD gives…
I recently attended a Networking 101 event for Harvard undergraduates. As an alum, I was there to help students practice networking, but I was also there to recruit interns for my own company, Aquent. It was a well attended event, with undergraduates from all years and alumni from recent graduates to old timers like myself!…