Great advice for honesty in UC essays. Adrianna, the first in her family to go away to college, talks about her UC essays. Adrianna: What I Wrote About In My UC EssaysOctober 21, 2010 in News tagged College Access / college essays / colllege / essays / first to go / High School Seniors / Latinas in college / Latinos in College / parents / UC Essays by rjoseph
Michelle and Jennifer-both first generation college goers and Latinas, share why it's great to live in dorms and how they convinced their families to let them go away to college. They both attend UC Riverside and graduated from La Puente High School. Michelle and Jennifer-Why It’s Great to Go Away to CollegeOctober 16, 2010 in News tagged college / College Access / college admissions / college applications / college life / Dorms / Gear Up / La Puente High School / Latinas / Latinos in College / parents / UC Riverside by rjoseph
Johanna wants all high school juniors and seniors to take the SAT and other tests seriously. You can get fee waivers to take them twice---each test--SAT, ACT, and Subject Tests....for free. Johanna: Video Tips–Take SATs seriously. You can take them for ...October 14, 2010 in First Generation College Blogs tagged ACT / college / College Access / college admissions / college admissions tests / college applications / College Board / college deadlines / Compass / Educational Testing Service / ETS / fee waivers / free test prep / high school / high school juniors / High School Seniors / Kaplan / Princeton Review / Revolution / SAT / Standardized Tests / test prep / Tests by rjoseph
This is college interview season. College interviews are great opportunities for personable students to show off, help make you three dimensional to a college, and demonstrate your strong interest in a campus. So please read these tips and prepare. Ten Tips for Successful College InterviewsOctober 14, 2010 in News tagged applications / college / College Access / college admissions / college interviews / High School Seniors / interviews / juniors / resume / seniors by rjoseph
Williams' knows: He applied to colleges and scholarships his senior year and paid for his entire college education!!! Williams’: Video Tips for Senior Year–Apply, Apply, ApplyOctober 12, 2010 in News tagged college / College Access / college admissions / college applications / college scholarships / first generation students / Latino students / pay for college / scholarship applications / scholarships / senior year by rjoseph
1 I’ve been living at Sarah Lawrence College for 7 weeks now and I sit here typing this while simultaneously blasting the Chili Peppers out my laptop it finally struck me— really struck me; I have complete control over my experience here. It is completely up to me to make this worth it. The Three Convergents of College LifeOctober 11, 2010 in News tagged college / College Access / college freshman / college freshmen / college life / college time / First Generation / first generation students / organization / Sarah Lawrence / study skills by rjoseph