May 14 Make the most of your tour

BY CELESTE BROWN, Newsome High

Summer may bring a college tour or two to your plate. To get the most of the experience, try these tips, gleaned from my recent ...

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May 14 Yum yum ramen

BY WILLIAM HARVEY, King High

Most of the rumors about college life that sift down into high school hallways are not true. Toga costumes aren’t half as cool as ...

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May 14 Early college creates opportunities

BY NICOLE ZAKRZEWSKI, University of Florida

Doing early college was one of the best impulse decisions I’ve ever made. I found out about the opportunity on the last day ...

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May 1 Teachers Who Rock: Penny Cathey, US History.

Vote for one:
A) Dull, out-of-the-book history teacher
B) Spunky, loves-her-subject, relives-it-every-chance-she-gets history teacher

If you voted for B, you’ve chosen East Lake High AP U.S. History teacher ...

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April 23 Why I said 'no thanks' to Harvard

Harvard sent me an acceptance letter and a full ride. I politely declined, opting instead to attend Columbia University. The usual reaction to that decision was that I had thrown ...

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April 16 Smarts + resilience = success

Compiled by LIZ TSOURAKIS, Hillsborough High
GABRIELLE CALISE, Palm Harbor University High
AND RACHEL MOWAT, Hillsborough High

What’s the formula for a successful life?

If you had the magic ...

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April 9 For many, a future may be less Bright

BY STEPHANIE HAYES, Tampa Bay Times

Bright Futures was always a program designed to reward high-achieving high school students by helping shoulder the cost of college.

But now, you’ll ...

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April 9 Senioritis

BY BRIAN SMITH, Jesuit High

For some seniors, it occurs the moment second semester begins and grades supposedly cease to matter for college admissions. For others, a single college acceptance ...

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March 27 Canada for college

BY CHARIS LEE, Hillsborough High

Hillsborough High senior Corin Hasegawa is ecstatic to be attending college this fall in Montreal, Canada, and it has nothing to do with Justin Bieber ...

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March 12 Cheat sheet: cheating, football and texting

A Hard Hitting Decision

The high-definition MRI showed small areas of bleeding on Richy Klepal’s brain, a condition commonly known as a Duret hemorrhage, and usually only discovered during ...

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March 5 Campus tour: Smith College

Smith College, Northampton, MA

What: All women’s private 4-year liberal arts college

Admission difficulty: 4,000 to 6,000 women apply every year, and only around 700 get accepted ...

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March 5 Greek or no greek? That is the question

BY ANGELA SKANE, University of Florida

*DISCLAIMER: This is my experience; every single person who goes through sorority rush will have her own outcome. I’m just here to shed ...

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February 28 College: Which acceptance do you accept?

By NICOLE MORGAN   |   Shorecrest Preparatory

If more than one “yes” arrives in the mailbox, seniors face another challenge: Deciding which acceptance to accept.

Whereas applicants to most Ivy Leagues and ...

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February 28 Farewell to Florida

BY ALEXANDRA PASSAUR  |   Blake High

Stepping out of your comfort zone is a universal high school experience, from the time you leave middle school to the time you graduate. Being ...

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February 28 A look from the inside: Representing students for the College Board

BY ELLEN PHAM, Chamberlain High

“On behalf of the College Board, I am pleased to offer you a place on the Advisory Panel on Student Concerns.”

With that one sentence ...

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