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April 7, 2016 In PA College Prep By paprep

UC offers admission to 15% more Californians

After four years of grueling work, the moment had arrived. Maria Contreras, a Hollywood High School senior, huddled with her family around her computer and checked her inbox. There it was. Click. “Congratulations!” the March 18 email said. “It is our great pleasure to offer you admission to...

April 7, 2016 In PA College Prep By paprep

NO SPANKING, NO PUNISHMENT, NO PROBLEM

A child psychologist argues punishment is a waste of time when trying to eliminate problem behavior. Instead, he advocates for a radical technique in which parents positively reinforce the behavior they do want. Say you have a problem child. If it’s a toddler, maybe he smacks...

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April 7, 2016 In PA College Prep By paprep

Student writes college essay about Costco, accepted into five Ivies

If a superstore has impacted your life, you might want to write about it. It seems 18-year-old high school senior Brittany Stinson submitted an essay about her love for Costco and got some pretty good responses, specifically, a big “yes” from the University of Pennsylvania, Yale...

November 16, 2015 In PA College Prep By pacollege

MIT Master’s Program to Use MOOCs as ‘Admissions Test’

MOOCs may soon become a prominent factor in admissions decisions at selective colleges, a way for students who may not do well on traditional measures like the SAT to prove they can hack it. That’s the argument by officials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which...

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