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Student Voices May 26 2016

College application stress can distort your goals for life

Now that I'm 16 and a junior in high school, the prospect of college applications has created a desperate scramble to turn myself into the best candidate possible.

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Daily Video March 09 2016

Changes to the new SAT

Thousands of students across the nation took a new version of the SAT on Saturday.

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Post January 21 2016

Do your students agree?: Less APs and extracurriculars on college applications, Harvard report recommends

Start off class with a short current events writing assignment! Directions : After watchin…

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