Category: College-bound

Tiffany Named U.S. Presidential Scholar

| May 6, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the 49th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 141 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics or the arts. Tiffany is among the two finalists representing Missouri. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by President Obama, selects honored scholars annually based on their academic »

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Tiffany Joins Havard Class 2017

| April 28, 2013

On the drive home from the Missouri Scholars 100 Award luncheon in Columbia, Tiffany announced her choice of college in Facebook: “Harvard 2017! Watch out Cambridge ”

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Thomas J Watson Scholarship

| April 25, 2013

We received a letter today from ETS Scholarship & Recognition Programs informing Tiffany that she had been selected as a winner in the Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship Program.

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Tiffany Named National Merit Scholar

| March 31, 2013

A mail arrived today from National Merit Scholarship Corporation informing Tiffany that she had been selected as a winner of the National Merit $2500 Scholarship. The letter concluded: All of us at NMSC hope that named a Merit Scholar designee will be a source of great pride and encouragement to you as you begin the »

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Tiffany – Presidential Scholar Candidate

| January 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

A small package arrived in our mail box today from U.S. Department of Education. Signed by Marina McCarth and Simone Olson, the letter inform Tiffany that she has been named as a candidate in the 2013 United States Presidential Scholars Program. The letter went to to state that “of the nearly 3.2 million high school »

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Why CalTech is World-class?

| December 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

It comes down to three reasons why CalTech stands apart and tall from other elite American colleges: no athletics favoritism, no biased racial quota and no corrupt legacy recruits. Thus begins Russell Nieli’s in-depth analysis of meritocracy that underlies the uniqueness of California Institute of Technology.

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Summary for Early Admission

| December 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

The following are the results of early applications and admission released by some of nation’s elite colleges:

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Understanding College Early Admission

| December 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

College early admission is an accelerated application process in which candidate students typically complete their applications in November and receive a decision from the college in December. The lexicons used for this process can be quite confusing. Consider:  “early action”, “early decision”, or worse yet “single choice – early action”.

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Princeton Offers Early Admission to 697

| December 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Princeton’s Early Action number is out today, according to the report from Princeton press.

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The Fourth Fat Envelope

| December 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

The fourth fat envelope for Tiffany arrived today in the mailbox. Unlike the previous three, this one was as anticipated as it was expected. It comes from Harvard.

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