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Each summer Brennan Barnard, director of college counseling at the Derryfield School in Manchester, N.H., publishes a summer reading list with recommendations from college admissions counselors and deans.
Here is his 2018 list of nearly 40 fiction and nonfiction books, with some titles that can appeal to just about everybody.
It’s not unusual to feel nervous before and after a big test. Too much stress, however, can affect your academic performance and even your health. Whether you’re studying for the SAT or waiting on the results of a midterm, it’s important to take care of yourself. The following guide provides a few steps you can take to calm your nerves before and after your test.
It’s that time of year: students need to pick their classes for the next school year. Increase your chances for admissions into the college of your dreams by choosing the right classes to take in high school.
How should you go about gaining a little extra edge in the admissions process? Demonstrate interest! Collegiate admissions offices often give students extra credit for interacting with them.
Why? Because they believe students who show interest in their college are excited about them (and more likely) to attend. Whether you enroll or not after you get accepted affects a school’s rankings…and most colleges really, really care about their rankings.
From the article 13 of The Weirdest College Traditions, here are some strange college traditions that you may encounter this fall if you’re heading off to school.