Category: Build Your Profile
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How to Make Your Winter Break Productive
How to Make Your Winter Break Productive For a high school student, holidays provide you with an opportunity to work on aspects of your profile that will help you get into selective colleges. Since the winter breaks are shorter, it is important to plan these days smartly so that you can maximize the impact of… Read more
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Understanding the Acceptance Rate of UCLA
Acceptance Rate of UCLA UCLA is a public research founded in 1919, making it the fourth oldest of the ten schools in the University of California system. Based in Los Angeles, California, the university is ranked # 13 in the latest Fobes listing of American colleges. It boasts of several prestigious undergraduate programs. They include… Read more
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Navigating the College Application Video: Tips for Success
College Application Video: Tips for Success In recent years, colleges have been getting increasingly creative with their essay prompts, pushing students to think outside the box and deliver thoughtful, innovative responses. An exciting trend gaining traction in the college admissions process is the option to submit a college application video. Universities and colleges — such as… Read more
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Technology Jobs of the Future- Trends and Opportunities
Technology Jobs of the Future Technological developments; digitization and automation in the recent past, have revolutionized economies. The diverse areas that technology encompasses, make it one of the most sought-after courses in higher education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) during the 2020-2021 school year, US institutions awarded 104,874 bachelor’s degrees in… Read more
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Unlocking Potential: Passion Projects for High School Students
Passion projects allow high school students to explore their interests, develop new skills, and create something they can be proud of. Since these projects are driven by personal passion, the process of working on them makes the experience enriching and enjoyable. These are independent of any academic requirements, fostering a space for creativity, innovation, and… Read more
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ACT-Big Changes Announced From 2025
In keeping with its legacy of innovation, ACT has made some changes that will be implemented in April 2025. The ACT is a comprehensive college readiness test that includes a STEM score that is based on the high school syllabus. Students aspiring to be placed in highly competitive colleges to study STEM subjects choose to… Read more
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Top Business Competitions For High School Students
As a high-school student, are you someone Who has ideas for creating a business of your own? Who identifies a problem and wants to solve it using innovative ways? Do you have the drive and the skill to turn an idea into reality and impact the broader communities? Are you also considering studying Business in… Read more
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Top Summer Programs- Boston Leadership Institute
Boston Leadership Institute offers award-winning summer programs for students entering grades 6–12 on subjects that may not be accessible in summer schools. From forensics to biomedical engineering, emergency medicine to STEM entrepreneurship, BLI offers a wide array of summer STEM programs ranging from 1-3 weeks. If you are looking for something engaging this summer, you… Read more
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Lumiere Research Scholar Program
Founded by Harvard and Oxford researchers, the Lumiere Research Scholar Program is a mentored research program for talented students. In the program, students work one-on-one with a researcher from a top university to produce an independent research project. Lumiere prides itself on having distinguished mentors from top universities, namely Columbia, Princeton, the University of Chicago,… Read more
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Pioneer Research Program for High School Students
Pioneer Academics, a public benefit corporation, has established itself as the premier and only college-accredited online research program tailored for high school students. It has earned the distinction of awarding maximum college credits unparalleled to any undergraduate-level research course. It was in 2016 when Pioneer Academy and Oberlin College’s collaboration crystallized in the accreditation of… Read more
