How grade inflation is affecting the current generation of students In the education system, grades are everything to a student… or are they? They often are used to help others rank your work ethic...
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College Camps: a Journey of Discovery
Many high school students are finding new ways to impress colleges. Is going to a college camp one of them? Stepping onto campus, you take in the sprawling grounds. You inhale the warm summer breeze...
ACT, SAT make a comeback
The SAT dates back to the early 1900s while the ACT came into the picture around the late 1950s. Both were created in the times of segregation of all kinds. Though it has been updated through the...
The rise of STEM, the fall of humanities
Fewer than one in ten students graduate with a humanities degree Madeline Ciccarelli bombed her math test. After staring at her grade for a few seconds in a state of deep contemplation, she...
Supreme Court cases to keep an eye on
A little less than a year ago, June 24 2002, the entire United States had their eyes looking towards the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) when they released Dobbs v Women's Health...
HBCU’s popularity rising
HBCU fair at M.A. demonstrates interest in unique college option We all know about the famous hate crime surrounding George Floyd, who was viciously killed by Derek Chauvin in May 2020, and of...
A major task
The expectation of choosing a major at a young age "I think it's really, really important when you go into college,...
Pandemic conditions complicate college admissions
What you need to know about the college admissions process during COVID-19 Applying for college is a stress filled...
As seniors leave, juniors look to college apps
Graduation season brings a new group of students to a familiar stage: applying to college This advice from experts can...
Not an easy A
Pass/Fail classes encourage college student exploration, but do they work in high school? "It was biology," recalled...