In every student’s life, setbacks always come across their way. That’s why, it is essential for every educational institution to hire a guidance counselor to help students as well as teachers and members of the faculty overcome personal problems. Institutions having excellent counselors for students to depend on and look up to have a better [...]
Considered as a good way to break into some industries is having a formal education but don’t fret if you didn’t earn a college degree. There’s still hope! Let’s look at three qualities you must possess in order to get the job you want without a degree. Here are the Soft Skills. These skills are [...]
Geography is probably the biggest Zone and the easiest to understand, but it isn’t the only Zone. A Zone is something that is common or expected. Breaking the Zone is uncommon or unexpected. If you are an African American, an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) expects you to apply. So, you might be breaking [...]
Just because you have an NTA on your application doesnt mean its going to help (even if it gets you noticed). Your NTA has to be real and substantiated. When you describe your NTA, make sure you are straightforward and honest. If you want your NTA to sound impressive, make sure it is impressive. Admissions [...]
Many teenagers feel passionate about their relationship with their peers. They fight to protect time with their friends and for their «right» to hang out and do things with their friends. This kind of passion, although real, gets lost because it isn’t an NTA, and it does nothing to help an adult tell you from [...]
One of the easiest ways to engage in an impressive NTA is to start a business and make some money. Everybody loves money. You can give it away to charity or you can blow it on junk if you want, but be sure to put a little aside so the admissions counselor knows you’re saving [...]
You can learn more about the Zones by talking to an admissions counselor directly than any other method. Colleges may post data about their classes on their websites, but they may not tell the complete picture. Admissions counselors want to help. They want you to know where they need students. (Increasing diversity is by far [...]
Starting a newspaper is easy. I started a local paper when I was still in grade school. I asked my classmates to write articles, and I sold ads to local businesses. The paper itself was actually pretty lame, and it only lasted a few issues, but I was lucky enough to run into a real [...]
Sometimes students are too lazy to engage in a meaningful NTA, or it is already too late to do so before they apply to college. Even if you are one of these unfortunate souls, there is a way to dramatically increase your chances of getting into a competitive college even with a marginal academic record. [...]
Sometimes you can take a typical teenager activity and turn it into an NTA. Taking it to the next level is a good way. I know a girl who joined «Best Buddies» and became a friend to another girl who had terminal cancer. This is a teenager activity but not an NTA; it is great, [...]