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UC System Professors Request a Return of Standardized Tests – What This Means for Students

The University of California system are some of the best public schools in the country, from the crown jewels of UCLA and UC Berkeley, to incredibly strong research institutions like UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara....

UC System Professors Request a Return of Standardized Tests - What This Means for Students - Ivy Scholars The University of California system are some of the best public schools in the country, from the crown jewels of UCLA and UC Berkeley, to incredibly strong research institutions like UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. These schools are remarkable for being one of the few groups of schools to remove....

What Hong Kong Students Need to Know When Applying to US Universities

Many students in Hong Kong seek to attend university abroad, quite often looking to the US. While the geopolitical situation has made this somewhat uncertain of late, a great many students are still drawn to the strong academic programs and amazing opportunities afforded by top universities in the US. ...

What Hong Kong Students Need to Know When Applying to US Universities - Ivy Scholars Many students in Hong Kong seek to attend university abroad, quite often looking to the US. While the geopolitical situation has made this somewhat uncertain of late, a great many students are still drawn to the strong academic programs and amazing opportunities afforded by top universities in the U...

Understanding the Common App’s Honors Section

The Common App tries its best to be user friendly, and sometimes even succeeds. That said, we get questions from students every year about different pieces of it, and helping students complete it in a way that appeals to colleges is a major part of the work we do with students. One thing we find ourselves explaining quite often, and get many questions from students about, is the honors section....

Understanding the Common App’s Honors Section - Ivy Scholars The Common App tries its best to be user friendly, and sometimes even succeeds. That said, we get questions from students every year about different pieces of it, and helping students complete it in a way that appeals to colleges is a major part of the work we do with students.  One thing we find [...

College Scholarships for Texas Students

College is an increasingly expensive thing; even as schools offer more financial aid, the costs grow far faster than inflation, and students and parents are expected to shoulder an ever higher financial burden. States realize that this cost is a major barrier to education, and act to counter it. After all, a well-educated populace adds a lot of economic value to a state, in the work they do and the taxes they pay. ...

College Scholarships for Texas Students - Ivy Scholars College is an increasingly expensive thing; even as schools offer more financial aid, the costs grow far faster than inflation, and students and parents are expected to shoulder an ever higher financial burden. States realize that this cost is a major barrier to education, and act to counter it. Aft...

College Scholarships for Hispanic Students

As the cost of college continues to grow, we hear from more and more students about their interest in finding scholarships. While some scholarships are open to all applicants, we have found that the best way to get some scholarship funding is to find the scholarships that best apply to you; that is the ones where your personal traits align exactly with what whoever is offering the scholarship is looking for. ...

College Scholarships for Hispanic Students - Ivy Scholars As the cost of college continues to grow, we hear from more and more students about their interest in finding scholarships. While some scholarships are open to all applicants, we have found that the best way to get some scholarship funding is to find the scholarships that best apply to you; that is....

College Scholarships for Black Students

College is expensive, and so many students turn to scholarships to fill their gaps in financing. Some scholarships are quite large and available to all students, while others are far more niche, targeted specifically at students of specific backgrounds and with specific interests. Ethnic markers are a common one for this, with a great many scholarships earmarked for students from ethnic backgrounds commonly underrepresented in higher education....

College Scholarships for Black Students - Ivy Scholars College is expensive, and so many students turn to scholarships to fill their gaps in financing. Some scholarships are quite large and available to all students, while others are far more niche, targeted specifically at students of specific backgrounds and with specific interests. Ethnic markers are...

What to do When Colleges Ask for a Writing Sample

Colleges, generally speaking, want to admit academically bright and talented students, ones who have the potential to do great things, both while in college, and afterwards. The entire trick of admissions, then, is figuring out which students really match the ethos of a college, and who will be able to do great things with their help. In order to assess this, colleges ask for any number of things from applicants....

What to do When Colleges Ask for a Writing Sample - Ivy Scholars Colleges, generally speaking, want to admit academically bright and talented students, ones who have the potential to do great things, both while in college, and afterwards. The entire trick of admissions, then, is figuring out which students really match the ethos of a college, and who will be able...

What is the TiE Young Entrepreneurs Program?

Getting involved in entrepreneurship in high school is often a challenge; there are so many unknowns, and even more unknown unknowns, so many steps you need to take, and high school courses generally aren’t designed to prepare you for this. There are limited extracurricular opportunities which fill this gap, but they do exist, and can be a great thing to avail yourself of....

What is the TiE Young Entrepreneurs Program? - Ivy Scholars Getting involved in entrepreneurship in high school is often a challenge; there are so many unknowns, and even more unknown unknowns, so many steps you need to take, and high school courses generally aren’t designed to prepare you for this. There are limited extracurricular opportunities which fil...

Are Dual Enrollment Classes Worth it for High School Students?

Dual enrollment classes are on the rise in recent years, with more and more high schools offering more and more of them, giving students a chance to earn an ever-higher array of college credits. This proliferation is piecemeal, however, and some are concerned that these courses are not doing what they are intended to. In this article, we’re going to examine what dual enrollment courses are, why they work, and when they don’t....

Are Dual Enrollment Classes Worth it for High School Students? - Ivy Scholars Dual enrollment classes are on the rise in recent years, with more and more high schools offering more and more of them, giving students a chance to earn an ever-higher array of college credits. This proliferation is piecemeal, however, and some are concerned that these courses are not doing what th...

How to Avoid College Admissions Stress and Doomscrolling

Applying to college is stressful. We do our best to make the process as simple and easy as possible for students and parents, but this is a thing that is always going to be at least a little overwhelming. After all, where you go to college has a major impact on the rest of your life, from your careers to who your friends are to where you end up living in the country....

How to Avoid College Admissions Stress and Doomscrolling - Ivy Scholars Applying to college is stressful. We do our best to make the process as simple and easy as possible for students and parents, but this is a thing that is always going to be at least a little overwhelming. After all, where you go to college has a major impact on the rest of your […]