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24 Best Aerospace Engineering High School Internships – 2025

The benefits of pursuing an internship during high school cannot be overstated, especially in increasingly sought-after fields like aerospace engineering. Many students might be under the impression that internships in aerospace engineering aren’t available until college, but there are currently excellent, competitive programs for high schoolers offered throughout the...

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How to Write an Email to a College Admissions Officer

You haven’t interacted with a college admissions officer ever since your school’s college fair, when you and hundreds of other seniors crowded your school’s auditorium to meet representatives from various colleges and universities. (Remember those awkward moments when you lingered at a booth, reading and re-reading the brochure, waiting...

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40 Engaging & Fun Vocabulary Activities

Vocabulary activities are super important in the classroom, whether in elementary, middle, or high school. Indeed, much has been made of the importance of children being exposed to a variety of words both at home and in school. As it turns out, a child’s vocabulary at 2 years old...

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SAT to ACT Conversion Chart – 2025

Wondering whether colleges favor the SAT or the ACT? Good news—they don’t! Rather, highly selective colleges look for superior scores on either the SAT or ACT. Accordingly, it can be a useful exercise to compare equivalent scores using an SAT to ACT conversion chart. Doing so can give you...

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Alpha High School: Private High School Spotlight

As math and reading proficiency among US students continues to decline, as the teacher shortage grows, and as student mental health issues spike, we must ask ourselves: What isn’t working? What needs to be changed? How do we make school more enjoyable? How do we create self-motivated, critical thinkers...

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5 College Application Mistakes to Avoid

With the majority of college application deadlines just days away, it’s important to perform a thorough review of your applications to help avoid making obvious mistakes that can negatively impact your chances for admission. When you’re done with that, do it again and then have a second and third...

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