Posts Tagged ‘college’
November 19th, 2009
by Julia H. Jackson
Sometimes the simplest questions provoke the most complicated answers. When applying for college, you will be asked to write an essay that distills your personality into a few short paragraphs. Just how do you define yourself to an admissions advisor without appearing like just another one of the thousands of other applicants out there? In this, our last installment of Write Like You Mean It, we’ll pick apart a few application prompts and show you how to craft a unique personal statement essay.
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July 20th, 2009
What are 4 things to do on your college visit and 3 things to avoid doing? Read our tips after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »
July 16th, 2009
So you’ve been accepted to a university. It’s smooth sailing from here on out, right? You’re going to breeze through your senior year, live it up during your last summer at home, and move off to your college town. It’s a good plan, but if you actually want it to work, you’re going to have to dodge the senioritis storm.
Though it’s not an actual clinical disease (as the name suggests), senioritis is real. Perhaps it’s caused by the boost of confidence you get when you receive that college acceptance letter or maybe it’s that there are so many distractions during your senior year…you know, with prom, graduation, and, of course, the parties. And you should be confident and proud and you should enjoy the festivities that go along with senior year, but it’s important to stay focused on your academic and professional ambitions as well.
Eduify has prepared the following list of things you can do to avoid senioritis and to make the transition into college smooth and seamless.
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July 14th, 2009
So you’re heading off to college? Leaving home for college can be, at the same time, an exciting and a nerve-racking experience. Moving into a dorm room only adds to the excitement and frustrations of college life, but being prepared will make the transition a lot smoother. Eduify has prepared the following list of essentials that you should have if you’re heading for the dorms.
Space is limited in a dorm room, so you want to make sure you don’t have too much stuff—two TVs, for instance, is one too many. Try to get your dorm mates’ contact information ahead of time to avoid bringing unnecessary items. Talking to your roommates about the décor, furnishings, and appliances is a good way to introduce yourself to them before your first actual meeting.
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July 9th, 2009
For those who are rising seniors in high school: in less than 5 months, you will have completed and started sending out your college admissions applications. Both liberating and terrifying, the idea of college looms on your horizon whether you’re ready for the transition or not. Chances are, you’re excited about the prospect of going away to school (no parents! no curfews!) but there are probably still lots of reservations you are experiencing, one of the most stressful being the process of figuring out which college is right for you.
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