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Is AP English Paper a College Application Essay?
You might think the paper that earned you an A in AP English will make a great college application essay. Wrong. Read why not, and learn how you can turn it into a compelling essay admissions officers will want to read.
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"Admission" Movie: Hollywood Fiction?
Have you seen "Admission," the new Tina Fey movie about getting into college? Wow's Lifton said while it was a bit sensational, the flick did a good job depicting the stress students go through during the college admission process. Check out education reporter Eric Hoover's review. What's your take?
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Get Money for College
Budgeting, credit cards, debt... Can you make personal finance interesting? Lead a workshop for your friends to be entered in a drawing to win one of two $10,000 Money On My Mind Scholarships from DoSomething.org. Friends who attend are eligible for $1,000. Deadline: April 30, 2013.
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Wow to Speak at Two National College Fairs and State ConferenceWow Writing Workshop's Kim Lifton and Susan Knoppow will present the "Myths and Facts of the College Essay" at the Western Michigan National College Fair in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, April 9, and at the Metro Detroit National College Fair in Detroit on Thursday, April 11. On Friday, April 12, Lifton will moderate a panel discussion, "Better Essays, Less Time," during the Michigan Association of College Admission Counseling's annual meeting in Lansing. The panel features MSU's Director of Admissions Jim Cotter, UM's Assistant Director of Admissions Kim Bryant, Academy of Sacred Heart Director of College Counseling Gretchen Parks and Birmingham Seaholm High School College Counselor Toby Loukmas. Please stop by and say hello if you attend one or more of these events.
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