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How the college admissions scandal affects the rest of us

Georgetown University - one of the universities connected to college admissions fraud. How far would you go to get into your dream college?

What are you willing to do to get into your dream college?

You got your grades from last semester, and now you're panicked about the next one! If you got bad grades last semester in college, first off, know that they're not permanent. Second, you need a plan to change them for the better. If you got good grades, you're likely still panicked that you can't sustain them. You also need a plan - to alleviate your panic.

You got bad grades, now what? 10 tips

Do good students become successful? – Long-term costs of being a good student

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Outliers Review – Summary & Analysis – Opportunity, Part 1/4

5 lessons for success from chess - How Children Succeed

Good grades don’t predict success

Books for thought on Education and Purpose

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An alternative to the SAT and ACT?

How much do AP classes really benefit you in college?

How many AP classes should you take? To get into an Ivy? A good college? Let's analyze the answer - take as many AP classes as you can. Let's do the math!

How many AP classes should you take? Do the math!

How important is completing all your homework?

Even adults should get 8 hrs sleep, teenagers should get more. Not only that, they should sleep later than adults. Late weeknights because of homework? Even if you have more time to sleep on the weekend, you can't sleep off a sleep deficit.

What students can learn from too much homework

The US education system compared to Finland has less testing, less homework, and encourages entrepreneurship. From the film The Finland Phenomenon.

US education system compared to Finland – Finland Phenomenon Part 3/3

Are low numbers of young entrepreneurs caused by our broken education system? Generation Startup follows a few young entrepreneurs in their new companies.

Young Entrepreneurs numbers are low

National Merit Semi-finalist cutoff scores on the PSAT have risen dramatically this year. As you look at the list of the class of 2018 National Merit Cutoff scores, it is important that you realize that many kids will miss the cutoff that deserve to have their hard work recognized. How you think about this "win" or "loss" can be important emotionally.

What the ACT doesn’t tell you about district tests

What PSAT score is good enough to qualify for a National Merit Scholarship?

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