At Scholars for Students, our goal is to make college admissions a smarter and friendlier process. http://www.scholarsforstudents.com 2008-11-19T17:17:07+01:00 http://www.scholarsforstudents.com http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/templates/sfs_template/images/h_logo.jpg text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Vitorla http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=263 It’s the second half of April, and no matter what the actual saying is, April came in like a lion and is going out like a lamb. The weather has been beautiful the past few.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Stanley Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=262 Hey guys! So all of you have probably heard back from schools by now - congrats on your acceptances! I'm sure you're all really excited about where you'll be headed in the fall (Trust me,.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Crystal Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=261 To all you seniors out there who are now faced with potentially one of the toughest decisions of your lives, all I can say is that you're really lucky to be in the position of getting.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Emmy Liss http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=259 “You’re Emmy Liss, aren’t you?” I froze and looked at the girl. How did she know me? I looked at her, .. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Andrew Hunt http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=257 Hey everyone,Meet Tom Howard:Tom is a senior at North Attleboro High School (my old high school!) and he finds out his admissions decisions this Tuesday. He was kind enough to share his feelings about the.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Hevert http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=256 Hey guys,   Hope you’re all holding up and keeping your academic focuses (maybe foci?) out there; for me, the mounting promises of warm weather have been somewhat distracting lately.  Actually,.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Crystal Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=253 Since I'm from California (which I find pretty self-explanatory), half the words out of my mouth here at Brown are complaints about the East Coast cold, snow, rain, wintry mix, flood advisories, and severe weather.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Stephanie Spielman http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=252 I think we all know that school can be a little overwhelming sometimes. Here’s my most recent example of class being a little too intense. When there are only 10 minutes left in lecture and.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matthew Doup http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=251 .. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Vitorla http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=250 Sorry for the long hiatus! I’ve been meaning to write about the trip I made a few weeks ago to visit my friend at William & Mary, so here it goes.Last spring, one of my.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Andrew Hunt http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=249 It's that time of year again.MIT applicants find out their admissions fate this Saturday. Brown applicants get notified March 31; Johns Hopkins applicants find out April 1. And amidst all the "getting in" frenzy, there's.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Stanley Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=248   Hey everyone! I hope school is going really well for all you guys. I'm on my spring break right now, so I'm at home in California hanging with some friends and watching TV-definitely very.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Daniel Hyman http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=247 Thursday: 7:30-wake up, finish Spanish homework from the night before 9:00-10:20-Go to English 10:30-11:50-History 12:00-12:50-Lunch (remember I have a history paper due at 6 today) .. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Crystal Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=246 I can't speak for everybody, but I personally always hated getting asked what I'd done all summer once I got back to school in the fall and saw my teachers and classmates again. Usually, I.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Hevert http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=245 In for the night, and on my computer making the usual rounds before bed (read: school email, Facebook, personal email, PureVolume.com), satisfied with the anticipation of a decent night’s sleep, I happened to.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Andrew Hunt http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=244 Then I would probably give it away. ...To my parents. Who would then give it back to me......to avoid taxes.No, seriously, that's probably what I'd do.My apologies to everyone for not having written a blog.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matthew Doup http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=243 I’ve gone through a lot of phases this semester, which I think is normal for any college freshman. My latest interest? The possibility of going Greek.I’ve never considered myself as fitting the mold of the.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Stanley Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=242    So Duke has this really cool new program called DukeEngage that was just launched this past June. The idea is that you spend about 8-10 weeks of your summer vacation in a US city.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Crystal Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=241 For starters, I wasn't even going to apply to Brown. Throughout high school, I'd aimed only for Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford--the thought of considering Brown never even crossed my mind (partly, I suspect, because.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Hevert http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=240 First, I apologize for my inability to come up with a catchier title. Now - let me set the scene: the weather has been absolutely miserable in Boston lately (think The Day.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Andrew Bergmanson http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=239 Ola Pessoal!"Finding the Match." That is how our beautiful new website describes the process of choosing the colleges to which one will apply. The general assumption is that, somewhere, out in the abyss, there exists a college that.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Christiana Stephenson http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=238 By Emmy Liss and Christiana StephensonEmmy: I met Christiana on the first day of my public policy seminar – Issues Facing Education Policy. We each went around the room, saying why we were interested in.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Emmy Liss http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=237 Dear Avid Readers, We are proud to present you with our greatest blog creation to date. It’s real, off-the-cuff, raw, emotional, and most importantly, totally truthful… But seriously.  People .. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matthew Doup http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=231 So today I happened to read an article in the Brown Daily Herald about ADOCH (A Day on College Hill), a program at Brown in which accepted students (pre-frosh as they are affectionately called) come.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt Vitorla http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=230 For those of you who have heard of or experienced the rigors of the Diploma Programme (British spelling—another plus to IB) program, you’re awesome! It’s always great to meet someone else who knows that those.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Stanley Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=229   Last Wednesday was one of the biggest days of the year on the Duke University campus. At 9 PM, everyone stopped what they were doing, sprinted to the nearest television they could find, and.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matt See http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=228 California spoils you.  Raised in San Francisco, I experienced quite moderate weather with no significant changes in temperature. When I finally made the decision to attend school on the east coast,.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Crystal Huang http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=227 Okay, so you've thought long and hard about your essay topic. Now (you'll be glad, surprised, or some combination of both to hear this) the hard part's over! But although a fantastic and unique topic.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Margaret Blume http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=226 Yesterday, I started my job at the library.  After three hours of shelving in complete silence, hidden away in the stacks of Sterling Memorial Library, one of the largest libraries in the world,.. text/html http://www.scholarsforstudents.net Matthew Doup http://www.scholarsforstudents.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=225 I’ll readily admit that I had developed a kind of “fatal attraction” to Amherst College.I thought that it possessed everything I desired in a college - great academics, no distribution requirements (i.e. NO MATH!!!), Division..