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Admissions Survival Kit Tool #9: Leap Ahead with these Insider Profiles
What does it take to get into a great school? How do you know how many clubs to join, how to balance academics and volunteering, which classes to take? [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #8: Staying Calm
We all know being a student is stressful. And sometimes that stress makes you do weird things you wouldn’t normally do….Do any of these sound familiar? You’re writing a [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #7: How to Get the Most Out of Your College Visits
Choosing a college is like choosing your house in a British school of witchcraft and wizardry. It’s a big deal. And you can do all the online research you [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #6: Our HUGE Secret to a Brighter You
Not sure you’re prepared to compete intellectually in college? Colleges want students who are intellectually curious. They want original thinking, creative ideas and new observations (...which, by the way, [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #5: 8 Keys To Making Your Summer Stand Out
School is out, and it's summer vacation! Now what? Colleges will look closely at your academic years, but they're also very interested in how you spend your summers. [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #4: Three Powerful Steps to Manage Time
So many decisions to make, so much to do, deadlines all around: schoolwork, extracurricular activities, sports, internships... So much to accomplish, but you don’t know how to fit it [...]
Summer & Extracurricular Opportunities 2021
It's essential for teens to develop their interests through summer & extracurricular activities starting in ninth grade for college.
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #3: Five Steps to a Head-Turning Resume
You’ve got the right experiences and activities, but how do you make sure admissions officers, internship coordinators, and award decision-makers know how truly awesome you are? The best tool [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #2: Which Extracurricular Activities Do Colleges Want to See?
Sorry, wrong question! But we knew it would get your attention because that’s the question everyone always asks. They also ask, "How many extracurricular activities should I have?" [...]
Admissions Survival Kit Tool #1: Defining Your Interests for College Admissions Success
Welcome to the Blue Stars College Admissions Survival Kit -- Your powerful insider toolkit for getting into the school of your dreams!
Teen Volunteering Ideas while Sheltering in Place
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank As the team and I have been working [...]
The Importance of Taking Teen Stress, Grief, and Sadness Very Seriously (and What You Can Do About It)
From the series: 21st-Century Teenhood and Toxic Stress I have often asked myself how I — a former academic philosopher with no children, no desire ever to have children, [...]
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