“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.”
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
May 27, 2024
Whether you realize it or not, you use adjectives all the time in speaking and writing. Anytime you pay a friend a compliment (you’re amazing!) or decide what size...
May 26, 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...
May 24, 2024
If you’re applying to college, you undoubtedly know that tuition prices have only been rising in recent years. Between moving, room and board, and student fees, attending college can...
May 23, 2024
While we often think of course planning as something college students do, it’s equally important for high school students to be thoughtful about plotting their course load. Maybe you...
May 21, 2024
Writing assignments asking students to engage with social justice/social issues topics target skills vitally important to success in college and beyond. They require writers to demonstrate critical, ethical, and...
If you’re in an International Baccalaureate (IB) program, you’re most likely taking a range of challenging courses. Perhaps you’re preparing for upcoming IB exams, or maybe you just took...
How long is a high school basketball game? The answer is pretty simple: about an hour, sometimes more. High school basketball games consist of four 8-minute quarters. A halftime...
The University of Georgia is one of the winningest programs in college football, capturing back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. Since 2000, the Dawgs have the fourth-best winning...
May 20, 2024
Given its reputation, you’ve likely heard of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World – even if you haven’t read it. (Here’s a helpful summary if you’re interested.) Published in 1932,...
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in business, earning an MBA can help pave the way to success. A Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree opens opportunities for...
Ignore your teeth and they’ll go away! Dentistry is a noble profession, and—like other jobs in healthcare—promises job security and stable pay. That said, the path towards becoming a...
May 17, 2024
As you apply for college, you’ll notice that there are several different essay writing genres you’ll need to familiarize yourself with. There’s the Common App Essay, of course, along...
The biggest and loudest college basketball arenas aren’t as staggeringly huge as some of the biggest college football stadiums. But that doesn’t mean that they aren’t high-decibel madhouses when...
May 15, 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...
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...
May 14, 2024
Our nation’s capital may only be 68 square miles in size, but that doesn’t stop Washington, DC from being a per-capita higher education powerhouse. A handful of prestigious private...
The Badger State is home to the University of Wisconsin whose Madison branch draws elite high school students from around the world. Yet, there are also some excellent private...
From Vanderbilt with its 5% acceptance rate to Belmont with its 96% acceptance rate, our list of the Best Colleges in Tennessee spans the selectivity gamut. Within the Volunteer...
The last of the original 13 Colonies to earn statehood, Rhode Island also, of course, holds the distinction as the smallest member of the United States. Still, its geographical...
May 13, 2024
Back in 1819, when former President Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia, Old Dominion was hardly a premier location for higher education. What a difference a couple of...
