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

An alternative to the SAT and ACT?

Conan O'Brian's academic success and in his university graduation speeches, his changing perceptions on failure after his big career failure.

Success Biography – Connan O’Brian’s school record was no joke

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.

How important is completing all your homework?

What students can learn from too much homework

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Excellent Sheep examines why it appears students are effortlessly over-achieving, when actually we have “an epidemic of depression among younger people.”

AP Failure and the College Admissions Arms Race – Excellent Sheep Part Part 4/5

Success biography – Scalia, stellar student

You’re majoring in what? – How to choose a college major Part 1

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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!

Do you really need to agonize over your essay for your college application essay? I keep telling my kids it's not as big a deal as they think. I explain why in this article. Writing the essay is hard enough as it is. Don't make it harder with misinformation. How to find the real tips in the articles of hype and fear.

A college application essay that shines is your golden ticket! Or is it?

How homework hurts your children

High school parents, does this sound familiar to you? Does your kid "do homework almost every day on Saturday and Sunday, working until late at night every day?" The chilling similarities with American high school workloads and Japan's problems with "karoshi," death from over-work. How long until "karoshi" becomes an American word?

Karoshi, the chilling similarities with American high school workloads

Breaking Point – from bones to academics, everything has one

Steve Jobs biographies - my own observations

Entrepreneur skills Steve Jobs didn’t learn in school – Part 3/7

National Merit Semifinalist 2016 Cutoff Qualifying PSAT Scores by State

Do PSAT scores and National Merit numbers mean anything?

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