Posts categorized First Year

It’s okay to enter college undecided. Some of you know what you’re going to be when you grow up, and some of you have no idea. Some of you who…

I recently watched the movie The Roommate with my friends. Have you heard of it? It was all right. But hey, I’m not here to be a movie critic. While…

I’m not really sure how, but freshman year managed to end. I have found that people often spend so much time looking forward to things that, when they end up…

Leadership is more important than membership. This is related to the previous topic. When students apply to colleges and universities, we see their activities sheet—their résumé. There is also a…

Okay. Maybe that title is a little overdramatic. But really. I look on the U of R Class of 2015 Facebook page all the time and see how, one by…

Find your cocurricular passions. Do the things that are important to you, not the things you think are important to an admissions office. At times I am asked, “Do you…

We pay attention to rigor when we review your high school transcript. Your high school transcript is one of the most important documents in your application for admission. Strong grades…

As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, senioritis is “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades.” Sound familiar? I see it…

All four years of high school are important. You may have heard the widespread rumor that your junior year is your most important year. In reality, admissions officers scour your…

Now, it’s no secret among my friends or family about how excited I am for college next year. If it were up to me, I would travel through time to…