Let the summer reading games begin! In this corner, Whatever Novel that your kid does NOT want to read, but is required to read for Class X! In this corner, Kid + Team Distraction—Instagram, YouTube, XBOX, Hulu, Sleeping In…you get the picture. Additionally, parents may wonder if summer reading is a cruel revenge fantasy of…
Tag: International Baccalaureate
Guest Post: “The School Part of School”
About the author: Rohan graduated with a full International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2012. He moved from Northern California to the Midwest for college at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He’s currently majoring in Biomedical Engineering and plans to attend medical school. The academic requirements for both engineering and pre-medicine can be demanding. Rohan’s previous…
More College Admissions 101
Additional insights to answer the complex questions Hewlett Packard employees asked during our second College Admissions and Financial Aid Brown Bag Lunch, since we were limited in our discussion time last week. Each topic is bolded, with the details listed below: College Application Essays The autobiographical college application essays are a meaningful part of any…
‘Twas the Night Before Choosing A High School…When No Parent Could Sleep
“High School, already?!?” For middle school parents, who may be simultaneously lamenting their Tween no longer being a child, while anxious about sensing the beginning of “all things teenager”, they’re faced with seemingly complex decisions regarding high school. In my experience, many parents believe an acceptance into the “right” college and being prepared for said…