Posted on: 12 Jan 2025
If your initial attempt to become a Golden Bear directly out of high school came up short, there is no reason to lose hope. In fact, UC Berkeley admits 4,000-5,500 applicants every year. In further good news, acceptance rates for transfers at UC Berkeley are roughly double those of the regular round. The following blog […]
Posted on: 10 Jan 2025
I was the oddball kid who could not only sit through nine innings of a baseball game without unleashing a single yawn, but also view all 18.5 hours of Ken Burns’ documentary with nary a pee break. From the age of five, I couldn’t get enough of baseball encyclopedias, NFL almanacs, autobiographies of hockey legends […]
Posted on: 08 Jan 2025
INFJ stands for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging in the Myers-Briggs universe. It is believed that INFJ personality types make up somewhere around 1-2% of the population. By gender, roughly 2% of women are INFJs while just 1% of men are classified as such. Out of the 16 personality types in Myers-Briggs-speak, INFJ is the very […]
Posted on: 08 Jan 2025
The state of Alabama has 60 colleges and universities, some of which are 4-years schools and other of which are community colleges. Just four are designated as R-1 Doctoral Universities. The following list of the best colleges in Alabama is meant to give you a sense of the array of wonderful higher education options in the […]
Posted on: 07 Jan 2025
In the world of Myers-Briggs testing, ENFP stands for Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving. It is believed that ENFP personality types make up somewhere around 8% of the population. By gender, roughly 10% of women are ENFPs while just 6% of men are classified as such. Out of the 16 personality types in Myers-Briggs-speak, ENFP is […]
Posted on: 05 Jan 2025
Choosing a high school in Fairfax County is rarely straightforward. Between nationally recognized public schools—Langley, McLean, Oakton, Woodson, Madison, Chantilly, Robinson, Lake Braddock and prestigious private institutions like The Madeira School, The Potomac School, and Flint Hill, families are surrounded by strong choices and equally strong opinions. It’s no surprise parents often ask: Would a […]
Posted on: 06 Dec 2024
While a small number of colleges operated with test-optional policies for years before the pandemic, COVID-19 instigated a new era of testing guidelines that brought as much confusion as rejoicing. Was a strong test score still the proverbial cherry on top of one’s application? Or was it finally time to throw testing out the window […]
Posted on: 04 Dec 2024
You shed any Prufrockian paralysis and boldly confess your undying love to the college of your dreams. By applying early decision you’ve offered them 100% commitment and devotion with no guarantees in return. Your heart is all in their hands now. After a nervous, lengthy wait to find out if your feelings are requited, a […]