All posts tagged "college"
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Out with the old and in with the new: the SAT edition
The game is changing. After Jan. 23, the College Board will be using a new format of the SAT exam, one that resembles features of...
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Out with the Philosopher, In with the Plumber
Starting with the end of the 1950s, the amount of young Americans going to college has skyrocketed; this has been facilitated by teachers pressuring students,...
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Yaks: A Blessing or a Curse?
Yik Yak has become the most popular app used for all the wrong reasons. Useful for cyber bullying, one cannot scroll down more than four...
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PSAT date changes to a weekday
This school year, the College Board changed the date of the PSAT from its usual time on a Saturday to Wednesday, Oct. 14. The school...
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Snapchat Travels
Over the summer many students traveled around the world, waking up in Newbury Park and falling asleep in a hotel bed in Manhattan or on...
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Mr. Intlekofer: 30 years and still going strong
Richard Intlekofer, better known as Mr. I, has been part of the Newbury Park community for 48 years. After moving to Newbury Park in 1965...
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UC Berkeley to begin taking letters of recommendation
The University of California, Berkeley’s new freshman application policy, announced in April, will start going into effect this fall and allows invited students to optionally...
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Thoughts on the future while waiting for college decisions
A lucky few of you reading this have already been accepted to your dream college, figured out how you’re going to pay for tuition, and...
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Advice for the nobodies in this world of scholarships
I am ineligible for virtually every scholarship I find online: I am white, I am not involved in student government, I have never been a...
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College application season
In this bizarre ritual, colleges display their brilliant plumage in hopes of attracting eager young students – but only a few will be chosen to...
