Posts by Kelsea Conlin:
Best Business Summer Programs for High School Students – 2024
Posted on: 17 Jan 2024
Have you been running lemonade stands since before you could walk? Selling an array of sought-after stickers on the kindergarten bus? Marketing your signature plant watering service through neighborhood door-to-door efforts? Perhaps you’ve always had a propensity for entrepreneurship and are eager to develop new skills in a formal environment. Or, perhaps business is a […]
11 Life Skills for Teens
Posted on: 21 Dec 2023
By the time our children are ready to fly the coop, we hope that we’ve done everything we can to raise smart, independent young people who are capable of fending for themselves. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, parenting concierge services for college students have started populating near a number of different campuses, raising […]
7 Soft Skills for High School Students
Posted on: 09 Nov 2023
In today’s technology-centric and data-driven world, it’s easy to focus on the hard skills and competencies that you believe your child may need to land college acceptances and job placements, which may include coding languages, data analysis proficiency, or foreign language mastery. However, in order to succeed in college–and in any given career field, for […]
William and Mary Supplemental Essays 2023-24
Posted on: 27 Sep 2023
Founded in 1693, the College of William & Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the entire United States. With an acceptance rate that was 32% for the Class of 2027, W&M is a very selective school. It is even more challenging to gain admission into for out-of-state students. With that in […]
The Highlands Ability Battery: Concept Organization
Posted on: 27 Jul 2023
In our last post, we covered Classification, the first of five driving abilities measured by the Highlands Ability Battery. Today, we’re moving on to the next driving ability: Concept Organization. But before we dive in, let’s abide by the structure of Any Good Series and do a quick recap of the Highlands Ability Battery as […]
The Highlands Ability Battery: Classification
Posted on: 19 Jul 2023
Ready to learn more about the Highlands Ability Battery? We’ve got you covered. First, let’s recap: the Highlands Ability Battery measures our performance across a number of work samples in an effort to gather information about our innate abilities, which provide insight into our personality, motivation, learning and problem-solving style, communication preferences, and decision-making approach. […]
The Highlands Ability Battery – An Introduction
Posted on: 12 Jul 2023
By this point, you’re likely a pro at being assessed–standardized tests, school exams, musical tryouts, art projects. Such assessments measure your level of skill or knowledge on that particular day (or at that particular moment). They hinge on how much you’ve managed to master or memorize. However, none of the aforementioned assessments can tell you […]
Best Summer Theater Programs – 2023
Posted on: 05 Jun 2023
If you’re an aspiring performing artist, you’ve probably heard (at every family barbeque and birthday party since starring in your first-grade production of Jack and the Beanstalk) that your career of choice is a long shot. It’s true–acting and singing are notoriously competitive and difficult to break into–but there’s plenty you can do to prepare. […]
