Posts by Kelsea Conlin:
Best Summer Programs in Dallas – 2024
Posted on: 12 Apr 2024
Tucked in the northwest corner of Texas and boasting a 118-acre urban arts district–the largest in the country–is Dallas. It’s packed with cultural gems like the Winspear Opera House, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Sixth Floor Museum. Additionally, the city is well-known for its architecture, including the iconic Meyerson Symphony Center and the […]
Best Summer Programs in Washington, DC – 2024
Posted on: 11 Apr 2024
Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, is absolutely bursting at the seams with landmarks, memorials, and museums. It’s also a walking-friendly city (you’ll want to experience those spring cherry blossoms on foot!) with a robust public transportation system. As such, you can easily tour the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, or Smithsonian museums, to name a few, […]
Best Summer Programs in Chicago – 2024
Posted on: 11 Apr 2024
Although Chicago is located in the middle of the country, thousands of miles away from both the Pacific and Atlantic, its twenty-plus miles of Lake Michigan shoreline make one feel otherwise. It’s also the third-largest city in the country, boasting amazing architecture–such as Willis Tower, The Rookery, and the Wrigley Building–as well as a thriving […]
Best Summer Programs in Boston – 2024
Posted on: 10 Apr 2024
Boston: home to die-hard Red Sox devotees, the USS Constitution, dropped r’s, and the Freedom Trail. You can also throw a rock in any direction and hit a highly selective college, including Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and Boston University. Founded in 1630, Boston is steeped in history, featuring many prominent American Revolution-era sites such as the […]
Best Summer Programs in Atlanta – 2024
Posted on: 09 Apr 2024
Whether you’re a native of the Peach State or looking for adventure away from home, Atlanta brims with fantastic opportunities. Home to many selective colleges—like Georgia Tech, Spelman, Emory, Morehouse, and Agnes Scott—Atlanta is also regarded as the birthplace of the civil rights movement. In addition, Georgia’s capital city is known for being a business […]
10 Instructive Common App Essay Examples — 2024
Posted on: 26 Mar 2024
Examples are integral to the learning process in just about every subject. In writing, they’re particularly important, especially when working with abstract concepts or attempting to master a new genre. Imagine how lost you’d feel if you had to write a poem without ever reading one, or craft a thesis statement without being shown a […]
Summer Program Spotlight: World Scholars Academy
Posted on: 23 Mar 2024
If you’re interested in pursuing business, medicine, law, engineering, computer science, mathematics, international relations, or creative writing, it’s likely that you’ve had few opportunities in high school to immerse yourself in that discipline. As such, many students find themselves on the hunt for summer academic enrichment opportunities that will introduce them to the specialized topics […]
10 Hardest College Majors in 2024
Posted on: 23 Mar 2024
If college is an obstacle course, you will have plenty of moments when you’re leaping from rope bridge to rope bridge like a cat and countless others when you’re flailing upside down in your harness. Every class will test you in different ways, whether it analyzes Shakespeare’s syntax or quantum mechanics. Feeling in control of […]
