Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Bowdoin College Visit. The tour was run by a student. There was no Admissions person presentation. We visited during Bowdoin’s fall break/Alumni weekend. There weren’t really many students on campus which gave it a different feel. My takeaways from Bowdoin: It’s a very small school that looks particularly strong in Performing Arts given all the…
I’m part of a First To College mentoring program at my local high school. It’s been great to learn about the college application process from many different experts. I found Ken Sawada‘s presentation to be particularly helpful on How To Interview for College. He is the Associate Director of Admissions at Syracuse University. Here is the presentation…
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. Your grades, the classes that you took, and standardized test scores (if sending) demonstrate your academic rigor. Your recommendations show how others perceive…
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! Science Internships for High School Students Astronomy & Physics Baylor University CASPER High School Scholars…
I wanted to do a round-up of resources for BIPOC/Minority pre-published KidLit authors and illustrators. It’s exciting that there are so many organizations, both new and long-established. Many of these organizations offer mentorship programs or programs to help get published. If you are going to attend one, just one, children’s book conference, I would recommend…
