Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 8, 2012, 12:06 am
Welcome to the TeenCollegeEducation College Matcher! We have worked tirelessly to bring you this list of colleges that will help find the right fit for you. This is by no means a comprehensive guide, but a starting point with what we considered to be the most striking colleges and univer...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 2, 2012, 11:25 pm
As one college counselor put it, “I actually hate this question because I want to believe that good people are doing good work…” However, the sad reality is that college scholarship scams are real. This week, our experts weigh in on the most common types of scholarship scams and th...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jan 24, 2012, 3:40 pm
An Apple for Teacher: Sowing the Seeds of Learning. Imagine a world where you can earn an advanced physics degree without ever opening a textbook. The rise of tablet computers and e-books is making this a growing possibility. The technology innovator Apple is at the cusp of this change, ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Sep 28, 2011, 1:35 pm
It is that time of year again, the time to start worrying about college. US News and World Report released their 2012 college rankings a few weeks ago, and for anyone who follows the admissions game, this is a big deal. Colleges often compete with one another to improve their rankings and become eve...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Sep 1, 2011, 10:41 am
“1,597,329 million college-bound seniors in the class of 2010 took the SAT.”Resource:  2010 College-Bound Seniors Profile Report issued by the College Board. Despite the impressive number of participants, the standardized college testing experience is very personal. Results are com...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 8, 2011, 4:00 am
“How can parents help students with the college search and application process?”—Vanessa K., Boise, ID. A: Five things parents can do to help with college admissionsIt’s not easy for parents to know if they are doing too much or too little regarding their child’s college admissions. A lit...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 5, 2011, 12:05 pm
All high school students need to take either the SAT or the ACT sometime during their student careers. To make it easy for you, we compiled a list of all the SAT and ACT test days in one place. SAT test days October 1, 2011                       Register by September 9th  (21...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jul 19, 2011, 1:06 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. “In all of your years working with students, what were some of the most unexpected successes you witnes...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jul 13, 2011, 1:36 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. “In your experience, what are three of the most accepted or exaggerated myths in the college admissions...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jul 6, 2011, 10:17 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. “In your experience, what are three of the most significant and avoidable mistakes students make throug...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jun 27, 2011, 11:02 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. “What are some of the most unexpected costs for incoming freshman?”—Peter T., Covington, KY. A:...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jun 20, 2011, 2:46 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school.  “I’ve heard that spending a little time with many extracurricular activities is less attractive...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - May 30, 2011, 5:00 am
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. See answers from the President & Founder of HernandezCollegeConsulting.com & ApplicationBootCamp.com, ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - May 5, 2011, 8:01 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. See answers from the Dean of Admissions at University of Illinois, VP of The College Board, and have y...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 29, 2011, 7:50 pm
Each year, high school seniors take the SAT’s. They visit colleges around the nation. Then, they apply to the colleges that seem like the best fit academically, socially and financially. If these students are lucky enough, they get accepted to multiple schools. So, which college should you pic...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 25, 2011, 2:43 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. See answers from the Dean of Admissions at University of Illinois, VP of The College Board, and have y...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 18, 2011, 8:00 pm
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. See answers from the Dean of Admissions from University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, and have your que...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 15, 2011, 3:23 am
 This is a guest post from bookace: Is it better to buy textbooks or rent them? Although a student might at first enjoy the idea of going to college, this soon changes when they have to buy textbooks; most to-be college students looking to buy textbooks have no idea how expensive this can be....
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Mar 21, 2011, 8:00 am
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school. To have your questions answered visit www.unigo.com/expertquestions “Can what I post on Facebook ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 15, 2011, 10:48 pm
As the economy is only beginning to recover, many college students are seeking ways to distinguish themselves in one of the most difficult job markets ever.  To look more attractive to employees, college students may want to consider a degree in chemistry.  And while many may think a chemistry deg...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Dec 22, 2010, 5:01 pm
Read about what some teens are doing to educate other students about politics. These teens are TeenCollegeEducation approved. NewPolity.com "A non-partisan website designed by two politically active teens to engage and inform the next generation of our society. Our goal is to raise awareness...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Oct 10, 2010, 9:43 pm
Right now seniors across the country are feeling the stress of college full force. It is a force to be reckoned with, and it's bad. The SAT is on Saturday the 1th, most schools have their homecoming games and dances in a few weeks, early decision college applications are due in 3 weeks, and a lot mo...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Sep 26, 2010, 6:18 pm
So there are a lot of people out there starting companies and websites that promise to help you get into college. They each have their own secrets and tips that claim to get you into the college of your choice. Some are more useful than others, but most, if not all of them cost money to sign up. As ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Sep 12, 2010, 2:12 am
Should I start my college applications?? The short and simple answer is YES! Do it. Start them now and get some of the applications out of the way so there is less stress later in December when you are trying to meet January 1st deadlines. If nothing else, then I recommend doing a few things to at l...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 30, 2010, 9:14 pm
For many high school and college students, classes either started today, Monday the 29th, or they start soon. (Some unfortunate students started already, so be glad you had additional vacation). Everyone is nervous about their first few days and wants to make a great impression on the teachers and s...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 22, 2010, 11:07 pm
I just found this video clip on the internet and thought that you would love to watch it. For all of the teens out there who are stressing over the SATs, watch this for some nice comic relief. It is sad how true most of the observations are. It provides some great insight into the college system of ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 19, 2010, 2:20 pm
The 2011 US News and World Report college rankings are finally out. US News and World Reports ranks the top universities every year, testing a variety of areas from professors to student happiness. The rankings are a valuable tool, but they do not mean everything. The top 20 universities this year a...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Aug 11, 2010, 3:55 pm
Is your score good enough?? If you favor the ACT over the SAT, then like all other students out there, you want to know what is a good ACT score. If you want to know what a good SAT score is, then read What is a Good SAT Score for a breakdown of scores at top universities. But for everyone else who ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jul 26, 2010, 2:34 pm
 Is Procrastination Killing You?? I have been putting off writing another article for a good two weeks just because I am lazy and on vacation right now. The truth is that I have had numerous opportunities to write when I have been doing nothing but playing video games, but procrastination got the b...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jul 13, 2010, 4:26 pm
 It is like these two things give teachers a heart attack. Almost every teacher today hates two things in the classroom: cell phones and gum. They do everything in their power to make sure that there two things do not appear in class, as if they are the plague. Many teachers go o...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jun 22, 2010, 3:47 pm
 When was the last time that you read a book for the fun of it? So it has been summer vacation for a few weeks already and chances are that we have all had our time to relax and settle down from the difficult year at school. If you are still in school, then that sucks for you  hahah =P  So ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Jun 14, 2010, 12:12 am
 Vacation is Upon Us!! WOW. CONGRATULATIONS!!! You made it to summer. (For anyone who is still in school I apologize, but please come back to read this once your classes end). First thing's first, catch up on some sleep. We all need it, especially after a tough school year. Take your first fe...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - May 27, 2010, 12:01 am
 Which do you think is more important? Especially today with budget cuts across the country, one of the first things to go in public high schools is fine arts. People think that math and science classes are more practical in the long run because they can be applied to the job markets of the f...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - May 21, 2010, 7:02 pm
Here is your chance to ask questions and respond to others that you might have about college, school, or anything of the sort. Please do not be shy about the forum and start writing away. The Forum http://www.teencollegeeducation.org/p/forum.html
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - May 9, 2010, 10:39 pm
What Have We Come To? I absolutely hate to say it, but our society right now is focused on grades and grades alone. Grades on report cards, grades on essays, grades on attitude, grades on standardized tests, just grades. If something does not have a point value or grade assigned to it, then we do no...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 26, 2010, 2:03 am
The Secrets to Getting a 5 on Your AP Test AP tests are upon us. There is very little time between now and test day, so it is time to make the most of it. There also happens to be another SAT on May 1st which is great for any AP students who are also taking SAT II's in their respective subjects. The...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 17, 2010, 10:25 pm
 Do You Want to Write a Killer Admission Essay? Who doesn't?? Everyone needs to write a college essay as part of the application. This is in addition to the grades and test scores that all colleges request. The essay is very important because it sets students apart from others who would other...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Apr 4, 2010, 1:09 am
Do you want to know the Secrets to score well on the SAT or ACT? There is no question that the SAT/ ACT is the most important test that a student will take during his or her career in high school. Both of these tests are important in college applications and decisions as they are both administ...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Mar 30, 2010, 7:27 pm
 Do you want to get all of your school work done and still have time to RELAX? It is impossibly hard to get all of the work done that students get in high school. There is always some sort of project, essay, reading, studying, bookwork, or other homework that needs to be done and there is not...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Mar 19, 2010, 11:37 pm
Every high school in America teaches foreign language classes to students. Most require at least 2 years to a single language to graduate, some even three. The reasoning behind this is that colleges usually require at least 2 years of language for admission. A fourth year of a language is usually op...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Mar 10, 2010, 10:38 pm
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 28, 2010, 2:55 am
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 24, 2010, 12:32 am
So I was sitting at home studying for a French test when I had a great idea to help all of my readers/students who are confused about college. I thought that I would start a sort of Forum on Twitter where anyone could ask questions. I will try to answer these questions to the best of my abilities, b...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 24, 2010, 12:32 am
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 19, 2010, 10:19 pm
Continuing from Tips to Help You Get Into College (part 3), today we have tips 7 and 8. Last time I discussed standardized tests and college visits (in part 3) so tips 7 and 8 have to do with being organized and showing interest in colleges.  7. Be Organized!!  College application for  earl...
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Basil Ace posted an article on Teen College Education - Feb 19, 2010, 10:19 pm
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