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My Common App essay after two months of fruitful progress.

Top 10: places where I’ve worked on my college application essays (and why you shouldn’t)

Tara Natarajan February 4, 2024

10. My bed DO NOT do this unless you want your dream school to stay in your dreams. I mean that literally. 9. The Saratoga Library I write my best essays when I’m surrounded by a plethora of...

Checking your decision on college portals.

Early Action decisions should be released sooner than January

Victoria Lin January 30, 2024

College applications include three main options: early decision (ED), early action (EA) and regular decision (RD). Both EA and ED are ways to expedite the college application process, as applications...

 In the first semester, seniors have a lot on their plates

Application inflation: As acceptance rates decline, seniors are applying to more colleges

Andrew Lin November 15, 2023

With 96% of 2022 graduating seniors continuing their education at a 2-year or 4-year college, the school has earned its reputation as an academic powerhouse: It’s ranked No. 181 among 17,680 high schools...

What happens when seniors get home from school. 

Seniorly tired all the time: lessons we’re learning with our newly minted status

Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye September 19, 2023

The past three years have built to this moment: the best, last year of high school.  We now have the privilege to care just a little bit less about our grades, giving us time for afternoon boba...

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