Ellen Andersen

Here are some mistakes you may make on your college admissions essays
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Common Mistakes Students Make on College Admissions Essays

So you’ve narrowed down your list of schools. You’ve filled out all the demographics information for the application, and now it’s time for the essays and short answers. You’ve got everything covered…or do you? Here are some common mistakes that college admissions see, as well as how to fix mistakes on college admissions essays. Starting …
Plenty of colleges have programs for people who love robotics!
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Best Colleges for Students Who Love Robotics

When it comes to pursuing your hobbies at college, there is no end to what is available. There are schools out there with programs and student organizations for everything you can imagine. If you love robotics in high school, or you’re looking to get into it for fun after high school, you should check out …
Your grades and test scores may affect your financial aid opportunities.
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How GPA and Test Scores Affect Financial Aid Opportunities

Over the course of your high school career, people have probably told you to make sure you keep your grades up. You’ve probably stressed about your standardized test scores and your GPA. Those two factors play a very large role in the college admissions process. But do better grades result in better financial aid opportunities? …
This holiday tradition has been going on for 30 years.
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6 Colleges with Heartwarming Holiday Traditions

The Winter Holiday season is rife with the opportunities for merriment, and magic. Many schools decorate, and there is likely a concert or two in honor of the season (and the end of the semester). But some schools take it to the next level. Here is a shortlist—just the tip of the iceberg, really—of schools …
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10 Colleges for Musically-Inclined Students

Music is a vital part of many students’ lives. Whether they like to sing in the shower, have played an instrument for years, or dabble in composition, there are many options when it comes to schools. Even if you aren’t looking to be a music major, you can still make music a priority when applying …
Consider a few alternatives to going home during college winter break.
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Alternatives to Going Home for Winter Break

Winter break. Possibly one of the most look-forward-to aspects of college. Your Thanksgiving break was okay, and you might have had a long weekend here or a fall break there, but nothing equals the weeks in between your first and second semester. While it is tempting to just go home and relax for a while, …
A kinesthetic learner learns best with a hands-on approach.
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How to Study if You’re a Physical Learner

Physical learners do best when they have a hands-on approach to learning. In grade school, they were the ones who probably found the attachable blocks most useful when learning addition and subtraction, or the students who remembered things from field trips and lab experiments the best. A physical learner —also called a kinesthetic learner because …

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