Getting into a college can be the most stressful ordeal a student can face, with endless planning, test-taking, competition, the torturous wait for an answer. . . . Now six undergraduates at Harvard reveal the secrets they learned while applying to the country's top colleges. With wit and common sense, they share tips you won't get from college counselors--because these students have actually faced the process themselves . . . and beaten it! Learn how to: - Clean up your image in high school and capitalize on your strengths - Choose the right college using factors that really matter - Make your personal essay stand out with examples of essays that worked and why. - Finance your education, no matter what your means Also including: - Surprising, fun facts, and a useful glossary of common admissions terms - Quotes from current students on their experiences and regrets
Covers many aspects of adult human sexuality, with a brief historical and educational overview of the body and detailed descriptions of various techniques, acts, and fantasies.
A fully revised and updated edition of the category leader. Includes two new chapters and 5 new illustrations.
In doing so, however, long-time Harvard Dean Bill Fitzsimmons continued to stress the value of the tests. He notes that the subject tests are “the second best predictor of success after high school grades.” He also stresses that he ...
... your course is taught by a professor and not a TA, all the following tips still apply— only you'll ask the professor for a research position. 1. Let your approach to the instructional lab ... partners waiting or miss your TA's initial ...
The author shares anecdotes, advice, and cringe-inducing jokes based on her own experiences of being an insecure misfit, and counsels readers on fitness, grooming, and pursuing healthy goals.
However, some magnet schools may require you to sacrifice the broad depth of curriculum that you get in a regular high school. Others require you to live away from home (which means you will have to pay to do your laundry and eat nasty ...
f you want to experience the height of independence, visit Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. Starting in the 1970s in an old car dealership, Michael Powell and his father, Walter, a retired painting contractor, created a bookstore ...
Jenny Blake's Life After College gives you practical, actionable advice, helping you to navigate every area of your life -- from work, money, dating, health, family, and personal growth -- to help you see the big picture.
A guide for women with confidence and attitude provides tips on climbing the corporate ladder, dressing for success in careers and relationships, meeting men, and finding happiness.
Solnit is interested in the stories we use to navigate our way through the world, and the places we traverse, from wilderness to cities, in finding ourselves, or losing ourselves.