February 22 To have a car at college ... or to not have a car?

TO NOT HAVE A CAR

By Rachel Lubitz, George Washington University

When you live off drive-through Taco Bell and Diet Coke in high school, it’s hard to imagine yourself ...

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February 9 Help us help you, tb-two*ers

We can all agree that tb-two* is pretty awesome, right? (I mean, have you seen this video?)

But we do like to humble ourselves every now and then by asking ...

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February 6 Busting STEM stereotype

By BILL MAXWELL, Tampa Bay Times columnist 

Seventeen-year-old Kyla Kolb is busting stereotypes. A senior at Lakewood High in the school's Center for Advanced Technology, she is a computer ...

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February 1 Sh*t seniors say

Are you a senioritis-suffering senior? Someone who lives for that fourth-period trip to McDonald's because at least it makes you feel in control as you endure the final days ...

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January 11 Junior worries about not getting in to dream school: Florida State University

BY SARAH PHILLIPS, Durant High

I’m a junior, and I’m worried.  •  Ever since I was a kid, I have been a fan of Florida State. My dad started ...

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January 11 Peculiar test practices

By Allie Davison, Wharton High

For college-bound juniors and seniors, a lot rides on SAT and ACT scores. With all the time and pressure you spend on them, you have ...

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January 11 Letters from college: Emmy Boyd, University of Missouri

By  Emmy Boyd

Dear Class of 2012:
It’s hard to believe I’ve been in college for a full semester, and I can’t help but think about what ...

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January 11 Letters from college: Taylor LaPuma, Ohio University

By Taylor LaPuma

Dear Class of 2012:
Going to a school so far away from home (Ohio University, 950 miles to be exact), I was so unbelievably worried that I ...

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January 11 Letters from college: Rebecca May, Loyola University Chicago

By Rebecca May

Dear Class of 2012,
My first semester at Loyola University Chicago was great! I had expected it to be really fun living in Chicago, but I loved ...

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January 11 Letters from college: Hannah Van Ryswyk, University of South Florida

By Hannah Van Ryswyk

Dear Class of 2012:
I won’t lie to you and say that my first semester of college was the absolute time of my life. As ...

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January 11 Letters from college: Kelly Price, University of Florida

*FRIENDLY ADVICE: With half a year under their belts, some experts offer some helpful insights into what to expect from college. Heed their wise words, college-bound, for they were in ...

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January 11 Rejected? Be resilient

BY MICHAEL NEWCOMER, Tarpon Springs High

Rejection hurts, whether it be from unrequited love, Sam’s Club or that college you absolutely have to attend or you will just die ...

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November 9 Myths debunked: Seven common beliefs about college and the truth of the matter

Washington Post

Help is here for the frantic seniors and their parents who are spending practically every waking moment fixated on getting into college (and there are plenty, with more ...

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November 9 Don't let college essays freak you out

BY TORI LAWHORN   |   Newsome High

To seniors in the midst of college application deadlines, it seems like doomsday, right? More than likely, many of you have already finished your applications ...

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November 9 Heresy? College is not for everyone

By Chris Myers Asch  |  Interim Director of General Education at the University of the District of Columbia

Several years ago, I took a group of low-income middle school students to ...

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