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First, Choose Your Colleges Knowledgeably and Strategically

Beginning in February, some high school students who will be applying to college in the fall will say, “I’ve already chosen my colleges; can you just help me with my essays?”  If only college admission success were that easy.

Yes, we can help you with college application essays; they are important. I could go on at length, but I’ll save that for another post. Watch for "10 Qualities of an Excellent College Application Essay" soon.

But first things first: The importance of choosing the colleges to which you apply based on logic, reliable information, and a strategic plan cannot be overstated.

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Setting Goals

I believe in the importance of setting goals, and I have set goals for myself every year since 1966.  Fourteen years ago, when my son was 15 and my daughter 10, I began asking them to also take a few days before the New Year to set goals.  I modeled the importance of goal-setting by emailing them a copy of my own goals.  And as a true believer in the power of goals, I have also required my CPSi students to set goals at the beginning of each year to help them take charge of their education and their well-being.

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The Irony of Higher Education 

Honors Programs

The Selection Process

Students are selected for the University of Washington Honors program based on perceived ability to succeed in the academic world. The 30 students in an introductory honors biology course are chosen because of their success in rigorous high school programs. Students who are not selected are put into the regular introductory biology course. They have not demonstrated abilities to succeed in rigorous academic programs. Therefore they are placed in lecture halls of as many as 700 students.

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