Posted by: lazygirjl on: January 25, 2010
Alex Jaegar, a 10-year-old Kansas boy who recently scored a 23 on the ACT entrance exam is attending Pittsburg State University this semester ( 2nd semester of 2009-2010). Alex Jaegar is another child prodigy who was always inquisitive and ready to learn. In kindergarten, he scored in the 99.9 percentile of the Stanford-Binet, a standardized [...]
Posted by: devu91 on: November 2, 2009
This Friday I leave to go to Los Angeles for the weekend. I fly in the afternoon on Friday and get back on Monday. I am going to attend a recruiting camp at Loyola Marymount University. I am hoping to go to college in California next year, and LMU is an option. In addition, there [...]
Posted by: danieladaniela on: October 14, 2009
Preparing for college and deciding what career to study has become something important now that I am entering high school. I´ve been very focused over the last two years in preparing to be a very good soccer player, not only because I love the game, but because I also see it as a means to getting [...]
Posted by: joanna200 on: October 8, 2009
The University of South Florida texted all the teachers and students that are on campus, alerting them of a possible gunman. This took place Monday, October 5, 2009 at 2p.m, In Tampa, Fl where the University of South Florida is located. The text message that was sent said, “EMERGENCY: Armed intruder on Campus. Stay inside. [...]
Posted by: dillonmoyer on: September 24, 2009
In California, the economy has gotten so bad that President Obama has stopped supporting California with funds. This puts the public universities in a crisis situation because without the funding they cannot function properly. So the schools have started to compromise by increasing costs for students and cutting salaries for teachers. Today there are many [...]
Posted by: janajohnson on: March 18, 2009
It’s March 18th and decision deadlines are just around the corner. Right now, some of us know where we are going to college and are still in the process of getting a scholarship. Some have been accepted into colleges but still haven’t had the time to visit and thus still remain undecided. Finally, there are still [...]
Posted by: xeniya on: February 25, 2009
Colleges are a big concern for all the seniors right now, and with all the applications being submitted, the only thing that is left to do is waiting. Well, I didn’t just simply waited, I went ahead and visited 8 colleges in 2 weeks, which left me with an unforgettable experience. First of all, I [...]
Posted by: jnguonly on: February 10, 2009
As a senior in high school, I am one among many in Pendleton to be graduating this year and moving on to college next year. For a lot of us, college may seem scary and we may be worried about it, but I am sure it will be very different than we think. Also for [...]
Posted by: xeniya on: February 9, 2009
The school year comes to the end, and February is the best month for students to start visiting colleges, which is exactly what I am doing right now. New York is an amazing city, full of opportunities, that has a lot of colleges for any kind of student, and that’s where I traveled in hope [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 15, 2008
As deadlines for many colleges near, the craze over where everyone is going to school next year has reached full peak. Something I really don’t like is how people go around talking about how they don’t like a certain school because of the name recognition or the reputation it has. Some people, if they’ve never [...]
Posted by: hannahshulla on: November 13, 2008
A small college in Holland, Michigan has been shut down until tomorrow because at least 400 people on campus came down with a Noro-like virus. Health Officials closed Hope College, a liberal arts college with 3,200 undergrads, when 8% of the student body became ill. because Though there wasn’t a formal quarantine, Health Officials have [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: November 9, 2008
Kids need to go to college where they want to go. You finally have a choice to choose where you want to go for the next four years. It’s not like public school where you can’t choose and have to go where your district tells you you have to go. Most parents try to pressure [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: November 6, 2008
Personally, I think no one should ever have to take a standardized test. I think the concept of comparing your “intelligence” to the rest of the country is stupid and doesn’t give colleges a sense of how smart you really are. It’s a huge imposition to have to take SAT prep class or get a tutor [...]
Posted by: jnguonly on: November 6, 2008
The next step for many of us at IMG is college. For those few of us who will go on to play pro in a sport congratulations but the fact of the matter is that more than 3/4ths of us will never play professionally in our sport. College is a big step for everyone. Choosing [...]
Posted by: jnguonly on: November 6, 2008
For every high school student the process of applying to colleges and figuring out where you will spend at least the next four years of your life is long and sometimes frustrating. Now many of the applicants hope for some sort of scholarship, whether you are an athlete or an outstanding student it seems money [...]
