Ultimately, I was very happy with my final choice—though honestly, I know that I would have been happy with many of the schools to which I applied. After all of the stress of applying to schools, we sometimes forget that it can also be very difficult to hold the decision-making power. Here are some pointers that I learned from my own experience.
A recent NYT article discusses controversy over the downsides and benefits of too many honor societies in high schools. I look at the article through the lens of my own experience.
Not every early decision application to a college comes from a place of utmost certainty. I applied early to a school largely due to pressure that everyone else was doing it so I had to in order to remain competitive. I didn't get in–and that turned out okay.
I caught this "13 Things Students Love to Hate About College" article on the excellent Professors' Guide page on USNews.com. They pick up on several common complaints that students have in college and I thought I'd offer my two cents on a few that resonated the most with me.
3. My professor is unbelievably boring. What you […]
