This past fall, upwards of thirty Wesleyan University students stood outside a Board of Trustees meeting holding a sign that said “Let Us Into The Conversation”. A small sect of this group comprising of the most passionate individuals actually stormed into the meeting in the spirit of protest that Wes is known for. Their cause?...
My sister Emily Feinstein insisted she never wanted to go abroad. Loudly. Often. Whenever our parents brought it up. “I love Barnard College so much and I don’t want to miss any time there” was her excuse. But a desire to expand her horizons, and the positive experiences of friends who had taken the same...
Alas, another week has come and gone. College students are getting out of school (except for those on the quarter system…I’m looking at you, UChicago and Northwestern), and high school students are breathing a sigh of relief as AP testing comes to a close (it really wasn’t that bad, right?). Looking for a way to...
1. Get a Job (for reals though) Okay I know what you’re thinking…”I just graduated, and now you want me to do MORE work?!” and to that I say, “YES!!!”. Just think about how great it’ll feel in the fall when your peers are experiencing being totally broke, but you’re cashing into those summer savings....
Financial aid is an important part to anyone’s college career. I know that if I didn’t have any one section of my financial aid it would be a lot harder for me to survive in college. All of the pieces of aid seem to lie seamlessly together in order to help me afford my collegiate...
What better way to illustrate the expression “two birds with one stone” in an academic setting than combined degree programs, both Bachelor-Master Programs, Bachelor-Doctor of Medicine, and Dual-Degree Bachelor programs? Most of these programs are highly competitive as well as rigorous. Usually only applicants with prior knowledge of the field in which they are applying for...
Your cap and gown are ready, your parents are already getting all sappy and sentimental about that time you tried to drink water out of the toilet bowl, and you just want it to be over. But I mean, what’s so cool about graduating from high school? Well my friend, a lot of things: 1....
Brace yourselves – finals are coming. If you are currently in college, you might already be swamped, like I am, with final papers, projects, and other ways to show-off to your professors on how you ‘understood the semester’s material’, but actually just crammed during these last couple weeks. As a SkyDrive Insider, I was trying...
One challenge. One test. One ridiculously difficult task that more or less determines your future. Some have been preparing for years; some are dragged in hoping for the best. This isn’t the Hunger Games; this is standardized testing. SATs and ACTs were once considered the “make or break” factor for admissions. Your score, the result...
Another week of stressed out high school students (#apweek), stressed out college students (#finals), and stressed out parents (#justcuzzz) has passed. And of course, The Prospect is here to bring you all of the college news you could ever want (I know, we’re too kind). This week in college news: USA TODAY College Collegiate Correspondent...
Senior year is one of those times in your life when all you want to say is, Seriously. Can everyone just calm the hell down? For one thing, your friends totally go off the deep end. They try to party their faces off… …and get all belligerent in the process. And all you want to do...
In case you haven’t noticed, this week The Prospect has been quite cray cray (helloooooo there, FINALS), and we’re going to continue this insanity with a fun little test. Consider us the Cosmo of college admissions-related quizzes. For all you prospies out there taking APs, I know your pain. Stick through it, try and get...
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