For high school seniors applying to college right now, you might have heard your parents and college counselor telling you “Do your FAFSA right now.” They’re not wrong, but what exactly is the FAFSA?
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What are your New Year’s Resolutions? The new year is a great time to set goals for yourself but don’t let this hinder your from setting goals during the year as well. How many goals are you setting for yourself this year? Is it related to academics or your personal life?
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During the summer year after my senior year, I remember thinking: what next? It felt so freeing because I didn’t have any summer school work that I had to do. There was no school work that I had to worry about and I didn’t know what to do with my summer.
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Our Class of 2022 Cohort graduated last year and has made it through their first semester of college. For this blog post, we’re spotlighting a few members from that cohort and finding out what they have been up to.
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“Nothing is impossible. the word itself says 'i'm possible’” - Audrey Hepburn
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Khan Academy is a great use for all of those! With lessons and practice problems suited for Kindergartners all the way to 12th graders and having lots of subjects, you could certainly find something helpful! Some teachers even integrate using this platform into their classrooms and learning environment for their students as a resource.
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"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr.
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As college application deadlines are approaching, let’s find out what some of the students of our 2023 cohort are up to and how they’re doing in this process. Let’s hear from these seniors from Downtown Magnets High School: Ja-chan Lu, Angel Reyes, Lindsey Lee, and Sydney Covington.
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Here’s a podcast that we recommend: The Good Life Project. What does it do? Exactly what the title suggests! They also have a podcast on Spotify! This is their description:
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Are you a junior who has no clue about the college application process? Keep us in mind as we’re here to help! The 4S Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that hopes to help and guide high school seniors through the process. You can navigate the website to find more information, but here’s a small “What you need to know”:
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The 4S Education Foundation focuses on granting students accessibility and opportunity to high school students. As a nonprofit organization and college prep program, we share a common goal with our students: to help better their future through access to education.
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“The fact that I was working with people my age who just recently went through the college application process made me feel supported and understood. 4SED has an amazing student network, meaning that many of them understand the difficulties during the college application process.”
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It's Giving Tuesday!
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I expected that I would get an amazing liberal arts college education. Small class sizes and to be kept busy. a Psychological Science/Sociology Major and a Biology minor, an athlete on the Rowing team, captain, and athletic study mentor.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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For many people, it’s often hard to travel. With work, school, and other social responsibilities, traveling for a long period of time doesn’t seem possible. However, as a student it is doable through study abroad. If you want to travel, I am here to talk to you about options that you have to travel through studying abroad.
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