Posted on: 25 Jun 2024
Our list of the 100 best college scholarships for high school seniors is intended to guide you toward a wide range of opportunities in the world of private scholarships. These include no essay scholarships as well as offerings for those pursuing specific majors like nursing or education as well as members of minority groups. At […]
Posted on: 19 Jun 2024
With the motto “Ex Scientia Tridens,” meaning “Through Knowledge, Sea Power,” the United States Naval Academy sounds like an institution with a formidable history dating back to the days of the American Revolution and the Founding Fathers. Yet, the history of the USNA, often referred to simply as “Navy,” reveals humble beginnings, and, even as […]
Posted on: 14 Jun 2024
Cal Poly SLO, the shortened name for California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo, is the most selective of the 23 schools within the massive CSU system that serves nearly half a million students. With affordable and well-regarded bachelor’s degree programs in areas such as mechanical engineering, business administration, computer science, and architecture, it’s no wonder […]
Posted on: 07 Jun 2024
You’re wondering if 1200 is a good SAT score and the short answer to that question is “Yes”. In fact, scoring a 1200 on the dot places you in the 81st percentile among all SAT takers and around the 75th percentile of all high school students nationwide. Of course, “good” is a relative term in […]
Posted on: 07 Jun 2024
You’re wondering if 1300 is a good SAT score and the short answer to that question is “Yes”. In fact, scoring a 1300 on the dot places you in the 86th percentile among all SAT takers and around the 90th percentile of all high school students nationwide. Of course, “good” is a relative term in […]
Posted on: 26 May 2024
As I’ve written in other places, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a trenchant critique of a media-saturated, conformist society. Frequently paired with George Orwell’s 1984, Brave New World posits a New World State in which citizens are sorted according to biological caste, promiscuous sex is encouraged, and everyone is “happy.” Into this mix arrives […]
Posted on: 15 May 2024
If you’ve never been to Idaho, you’ve probably at least heard of their famous potatoes. If you’re from Idaho, you’re probably thinking, “You couldn’t write one line of this article without mentioning the damn potatoes!” If you are a potato, you are not sentient and are therefore unlikely to be reading this blog. Okay, now […]
Posted on: 15 May 2024
It feels wrong not to begin any examination of the collegiate landscape in Iowa with a perfunctory Field of Dreams reference, so let’s jump right in…If Ray Kinsella had heard his cornfield mysteriously whispering, “If you build it, he will come” and, instead of a baseball diamond, he decided to build an elite liberal arts […]