Time Management and Productivity Hacks
Excelling at academics, nailing those three-pointers, perfecting your pitch, contributing to your community, grinding hard at an internship, and cultivating a genuine passion for…well, something—getting through high school ain’t an average Joe job anymore. The question is how do you transform an average Joe into a distinguished Joe who can handle all of the above, and […]
The Importance of High School Research
You’re sitting at your desk, scouring the “World Energy Outlook” for the latest numbers on global electricity demand, wondering why the hell am I writing a research paper? A valid feeling for a seventeen-year-old, but we are here to convince you otherwise. Here are five reasons you should invest in writing a research paper during […]
The Internship: Work Experience for High-Schoolers
Is this blog titled after the Shawn Levy movie starring Owen Wilson? Yes! Are all internships like the movie? Are they even like movies? Probably not. Typically a movie takes a maximum of three hours to watch. Internships, on the other hand, take about five times that duration! So why should you be picking internships […]
To Uni, with Love – Mastering the Why University Essay
What’s a ‘Why X University’ essay, if not an opportunity for you to declare your all-consuming love for a given school? Now, the trick is to not be “hide a ring in the cake” cheesy while you do that. Be a bit old-fashioned instead! You’re writing a love letter, what does your subject want you […]
How to Make Sure you get Stellar Letters of Recommendations
A Letter of Recommendation (LOR), typically 400-500 words in length, is a document that speaks to your skills and attests to your ability to succeed at a given program. LORs are useful as they may (1) corroborate the claims you’ve made in your supplemental essays, (2) present aspects of your personality that aren’t illustrated elsewhere, […]