It’s Thanksgiving!! This is probably one of my favorite holidays– there’s family time, great food, time off school, shopping– what’s not to love? We also can acknowledge that it feels good to have a reason to sit back and think about all of the wonderful things in life we have to be grateful for! However, this got me thinking; although we know we should be grateful all the time, not just around Thanksgiving, it’s all too easy fall into a normal routine after the holiday season and forget that it is still important to have an attitude of gratitude all year-round. So here I’ve compiled a few ti ..read more

First Things First…  Although I am by no means *technically* qualified to give advice on this topic, since I’m not an admissions officer, I have read a TON on the topic, and used what I learned to help me get into Ivy Leagues and other selective schools. After spending countless hours watching YouTube videos, reading articles, and asking people about their personal experience and advice, this article is an effort to try and consolidate all of this information into what I found to be the most important tips. Before we get started there are some basic things that you need to know, since you can ..read more