As the SAT turns

The makers of the SAT may allow a student to opt for score-choice, but not all colleges will.

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AP Human Geography: worthwhile or worthless?

Whatever happened to the big five subjects: English, Math, Science, History, and a foreign language?

AP Human Geography is a course that is increasingly being taught to ninth grade students, which capitalizes on administrators' and parents' fears about their students having plenty of sought after AP credits on their high school transcripts.

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Early Decision ‘08: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

More students than ever are applying early decision, even in a year full of financial uncertainty. For college applicants waiting to hear their fate some time in December, such news must come as an important reality check. The fact is that many very qualified students are not going to be happy come the Holidays.

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Fewer apply, more get in early at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins University saw nearly identical numbers of early decision applicants this fall as they did last fall. Last year, 1055 students applied early, compared to 1049 this year, a drop of only one percent.

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Early decision aftermath

Some students got in, others didn't, but everyone needs to look forward.

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Harvard loses $8,000,000,000!

The long-emulated Harvard endowment has lost a startling 22% of its value since June. That equals over eight billion dollars.

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I lie, cheat, plagiarize…I’m ethical.

American high school students are treading in some dangerous territory, according to a new survey.

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