Archive for September, 2007

Finding the Perfect Fit

University of Virginia alumni wrote a list of what to look for in a college. They are clearly happy with their matriculation venue, but I liked their words of advice because no one crams their alma mater down the reader’s throat. It’s just good advice about how to find a school that’s a good fit [ READ MORE ]

How To Read A Scientific Research Paper

For my entire high school career I was under the horrendously asinine assumption that because I was smart (or so all the adults around me reported) I shouldn’t have had to really work at learning; I should have been able to look at the information once and instantly absorb and understand it. That approach never [ READ MORE ]

Awesome Parent

I think I’ve been pretty consistent in showing my immense frustration and disgust at the amount of pressure high school students are under these days to get into The Ultimate Ivory Tower College of Academic Wonderfulness. The hoop-jumping is endless: the AP classes, the SATs, the ACTs, the transcript padding, the private college counselors being [ READ MORE ]

Penelope Trunk

Penelope Trunk has this blog and wrote this book. I haven’t yet read the book (not planning on becoming a Brazen Careerist quite yet as I’m still floating through the halcyon days of mommy-ness) but everyone else seems to like it. I’ll be making Brazen Careerist flashcards for myself someday in the not-too-distant future when [ READ MORE ]

Testing Season Begins

In honor of the first SAT and ACT test dates of the 2007/2008 school year, I found these excellent arguments for parents to simmer down and back off. Your kids won’t end up working in badly ventilated, inadequately lit factories. Probably. But keep in mind that this is what they’re doing when you think they’re [ READ MORE ]

College Major Decisions

I’d be willing to bet that I was the only adult in my niece’s life that didn’t corner her at her high school graduation party and demand, “So! What will you be majoring in this fall? What are you going to do with yourself? What do you want to be when you grow up?” I [ READ MORE ]