STUDENT ARTICLES! Check out the articles below, written by fellow students who've done it all - and get useful tips and advice for your own experience! Tips and strategies for choosing the right college and getting accepted: • BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF by Jen Miller - Recent Grad, University of Tampa • SHOW WHAT YOU'LL BRING by Cicely Ott - Sophomore, Middlebury College • WE TALK WITH...Patty McKeever - Recent Grad, Wheaton College • COLLEGE ADMISSIONS MILESTONES • MAKE THE MOST OF EACH CAMPUS VISIT • CONSIDER EARLY DECISION • APPLY TO A DIVERSE SET OF COLLEGES • TACKLE STANDARDIZED TESTS • ACE YOUR COLLEGE INTERVIEW • LEARN HOW TO GET GREAT RECS • WRITE KILLER COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS • DEAL WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS STRESS -------------------------------------------------------- Tips and strategies on getting involved outside the classroom: • COLLEGE RADIO by Dominick Pangello - Senior, Bates College • FOUNDING THE U.N.C. BARBEQUE CLUB by William McKinney - Senior, UNC • WE TALK WITH... Steven Hely - Recent Grad, Harvard University • CHASE YOUR INTERESTS AND FIND YOUR PASSION • STRATEGIES FOR GETTING INVOLVED • TRY NEW STUFF • START YOUR OWN GROUP -------------------------------------------------------- Tips and strategies for acing your freshman year at college: • First Impressions - by Catherine Connely, Sophomore at U. Delaware • An Interview with Deepy Murty, Brown University Senior • An Interview with Ellen Wernecke, Brown University Freshman • Laundry Days - by Jay Harris, Sophomore at Columbia University • Study Tips - by Owen Whitehurst, Freshman at Emory University • BE CREATIVE IN MAKING FRIENDS • SET REALISTIC RULES AND MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR ROOMMATE • LEARN THE ART OF PRIORITIZATION • KNOW TROUBLE AND HOW TO AVOID IT • GET A JOB YOU CAN HANDLE • EAT AS HEALTHY AS YOU CAN -------------------------------------------------------- Advice and tips on financial aid, scholarships, and staying out of money trouble: • The More, The Merrier - by Chris Wipf, Recent Dartmouth Grad • An Interview with Hope Roth, Trinity College Junior • Choosing to Stay Local - by Laura Gabella, Junior at Orange County C.C. • Budgeting Wisely - by Lisa Nortman, Recent Grad from Winona State U. • Earning Quick Cash - by Mike Yank, Recent Harvard Grad • FINANCIAL AID MILESTONES • GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINANCIAL AID PAYS OFF • STARTING EARLY TO GET THE MOST AID • ACING YOUR SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY • NAVIGATING THE COLLEGE LOAN MAZE • FINANCIAL AID AND EARLY DECISION Check out some useful charts and templates... • Understanding Credit Cards • Comparing Financial Aid Packages • Creating an Annual Budget • Creating a Monthly Budget -------------------------------------------------------- Tips on getting the internship you want and having the best time while there: • MASTERING THE SKILL OF NETWORKING • USING EMAIL COVER LETTERS EFFECTIVELY • ORGANIZING YOUR INTERNSHIP RESUME • ENGAGING YOUR INTERVIEWER • MAKING THE MOST OUT OF BEING THE OFFICE GOFER -------------------------------------------------------- Advice and suggestions on how to go about choosing a college major: • EXPLORING YOUR OPTIONS • THINKING ABOUT YOUR MAJOR & YOUR CAREER • USING THE ADVISING SYSTEM • TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CORE CURRICULUM • CONSIDERING A DOUBLE MAJOR -------------------------------------------------------- Tips on study abroad programs and how to choose one you'll like: • CHOOSING YOUR HOST COUNTRY • FIGURING OUT WHAT TO PACK • DEALING WITH CULTURE SHOCK • WORKING WHILE STUDYING ABROAD • BEATING REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK -------------------------------------------------------- Tips on how to ace your college papers: • FORMULATING A STRONG THESIS • AVOIDING THE PASSIVE VOICE TRAP • GETTING OVER INTRODUCTION BLOCK • USING QUOTES EFFECTIVELY • TACKLING RESEARCH SOURCES -------------------------------------------------------- Invaluable advice on acing the transition to a competitive college or university: • Catching Up - by Jamay Liu, Brown University Sophomore • Alarm Clock - by Jonathan Feinstein, Junior at Wesleyan University • An interview with Katie McGinigle, a Senior at Tufts • An interview with Stanley Fourteau, a Senior at Columbia • WWF Wresting - Penn Style - by Sujit Suchindran, a UPenn Senior • PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE HIGH • PREPARE FOR ACADEMICS • GET USED TO WORKING HARD TO BE AVERAGE • LEARN TO READ FOR COLLEGE • TAKE A BREAK FROM WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE -------------------------------------------------------- Advice on how to ace your high school term paper: • GET ORGANIZED BEFORE YOU START • CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC • RESEARCH WITH A PURPOSE • ORGANIZE YOUR ARGUMENTS CAREFULLY • MAKE THREE DRAFTS AT A MINIMUM -------------------------------------------------------- Advice on how to ace your undergraduate thesis: • CHOOSING AN INTERESTING TOPIC • DEVELOPING A THESIS STATEMENT • WORKING WITH YOUR ADVISOR • ORGANIZING AND STRUCTURING CHAPTERS • AVOIDING THE LAST MINUTE RUSH

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