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The Future Isn't Just a Box You Can Check
So why does the school system give us a scheduling sheet, and expect to know what classes we want to take? True, there is that whole “meeting with your guidance counselor in the fall” thing. But...
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The End is Nearing for Class of 2009 (Rep-ruh-zent!)
Alright 2009ers. I have a question for you. Are you ready? Everyone is guilty of listening to the bittersweet “graduation” song. Everyone who listened to it has either a) cried or II) teared up or 3)...
View ArticleThe Destination is Nothing Like the Drive
I’ve been home schooled my whole life. I’ve been home schooled so long, I type “home school” as one word, and I get the angry red lines flashing under it in Microsoft Word. People all over the world...
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How to Handle a New Instructor
Anyone who’s taken a class (which, I’m assuming, is all of you) knows that much of your success depends on the instructor you get. After all, they lecture you, guide class discussions, write tests...
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Junior Year Essentials: 2nd Semester Edition
When you hear people saying junior year is the most important year of high school, they weren’t just making it up. Why? Well Junior year grades are the last complete set of grades that will be on your...
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We’ve All Done It: Leaving Your Homework at Home
You get to school, everything is going great and suddenly you realize…you don’t have your homework with you. It happens, and we’ve all been there. Whether it’s because you left it in the car, on the...
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Help! I Have a Group Project! What Do I Do?
Ugh. The group project. Like three-hour finals, public speeches, and attempting a cartwheel, the group project has been a formidable source of worry and stress for students since the establishment of...
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Do’s and Don’ts to Dominate Graduation Day
It’s finally here. After four long years of high school you’ve reached the end of the road and is graduation squarely in your sights. It’s your time to shine, so why not do it right? DO Plan Photos...
View ArticleDoes it help to be from Nebraska?
When I was in high school, many students and parents alike, shared their theories about maximizing strategies for getting into highly selective schools. One of these strategies that people seemed...
View Article"As founder and president of my school's knitting club…"
By now, you surely know that having leadership positions is advantageous in the college admissions process. That said, self created, senior year, uh-oh better get something to put in the “positions...
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